Blue Bottle Coffee-Kiosk

315 Linden St
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone - (415) 252-7535
Categories: Coffee Stores, Beverage Stores, Beverages Non Alcoholic

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  • By Majnoonita
  • Updated 5 months ago
  • 3 Thumbs Up

“You want me to drink coffee from a kiosk??” Don’t freak out. Kiosk is meant with the utmost irony in this instance. What the Blue Bottle Coffee Kiosk in Hayes Valley really is, is a hole in the wall. Literally. A hole with a garage door. Again this is more of an espresso establishment, seemingly modeled after an Italian espresso bar: order, shoot it, leave. For those with more social attachment to their coffee consumption, there’s a small bench to sit on. Aside from their dynamite espresso Blue Bottle also serves New Orleans style iced coffee, which is sort of magical (the magic comes from chicory added to the grinds).

Lusting for libations

Lusting for libations

  • By Karey Ann
  • Updated about 1 month ago
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For: to wait in line, to feel like a part of something. Nah, forget that. If your hung-over ass hasn’t had it’s caffeine fix yet, it will want to kill your fellow Blue Bottle fans. You had better go for the fantastic coffee itself, and have patience, young Skywalker.

Why: It’s that good. Yes, really. Each cup of coffee is individually hand-dripped, and their espresso is formidable as well.

Genre/vibe/ambiance: An awning propped open during business hours, no seating. Lots of cranky, self-important customers in line. You might be one of them.

Other bonuses: somehow this coffee gives you an amazing positivity buzz (remember the flying scene in Half Baked?). As uppity as patrons are before they’re served, hipsters have been known to hug afterwards, and bourgee Hayes Valley inhabitants to break out in song. Believe it.