Cafe Banc — Local services in San Francisco

This is very nearly literally a hidden jewel -- an intimate, cozy coffee house directly next door to the 7-Eleven at this intersection. The proprietor is a sweet and attentive woman; I've also met her daughter (equally nice!) and son . . . This is truly a family-run cafe, and as such, it has a casual, personal ambiance (utterly divorced from the cookie-cutter likes of Starbucks, Peets, etc.). Besides coffee there is a small menu of fresh food.

An unexpected surprise is the completely hidden "patio" on the back side of the building . . . while it's a "no-frills" space it does feature two large umbrellas and a pair tables -- and is a good place to just "get away from it all" so long as you're not looking for fancy decor. I recently spent nearly three hours on the patio, journaling, reading, relaxing and downing luscious latte coffees.

There are only two downsides to this sweet cafe: No public restroom

Given the high price of rents in this valley, Cafe Banc might not endure for terribly long unless you, and your friends, spread the word . . . and too lose such a small, quite, unique setting such as this...

I do restaurant equipment repair for a living so my was this a nice surprise, to find this little café next to sees candies. I ordered the breakfast burrito and got the most beautiful looking cut in half I can't call it a burrito because it was delicious it was more like a flattened sandwich with a great rap on it it was filled with everything! You'll have to go get one to find out what I mean by about everything. All I can say is out of all the places that I do work, this was the cleanest kitchen I have ever seen! The person behind the counter is the owner she does everything and she is a very pleasant person if you would like to find a place to have your lunch this is definitely the spot, it is very comfortable very laid-back and just a great place to eat!! But you can take the food to go also if you want!!! Try this out!! I want to get this place so busy, that you can't see...

Cute little coffee shop. We had the breakfast burrito and casera quesadilla. Both came with a side of fruit. I also had a cup of coffee. The charming host asked if I liked my coffee strong and offered to add a shot of espresso.

We both preferred the casera quesadilla over the burrito. The burrito, while filled with fresh ingredients, was lacking a little something.

There is lots of comfortable...