Ritual Coffee Roasters — Restaurant in Millbrae

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Ritual Coffee Roasters at San Francisco International Airport, located in Terminal 2 on the Departures Level, is a welcome surprise for coffee lovers. I stopped by before my flight and really enjoyed the quality of the espresso—it was rich, smooth, and clearly well-crafted. The baristas were efficient and friendly, and the shop had a clean, modern atmosphere that felt more like a specialty café than an airport kiosk.

One downside is the limited seating nearby, so it’s more of a grab-and-go experience. Prices are a bit high, but that’s expected at the airport. Also, the menu isn’t as extensive as their main city locations, but it covers all the essentials.

Tip: If you want to avoid a wait, try to visit early or order ahead through the SFO app. It’s definitely one of the better coffee options at...

I have been to Ritual's SFO location, just past security at T1, more times than I can count. I travel through SFO every two weeks, and I have been to every other shop here that boasts anything resembling an espresso machine. They all pale in comparison.

I cannot comment on the ambiance or service. It's an airport. It will be noisy, overpriced, and the people behind the counter will likely be strained past the limit of their tollerance for your...whimsy (you know who you are).

Nor have I have never had the food here or anything else aside from a small latte, so I cannot comment on all that.

But the latte...well, it's an 8 or so (with 1 being motel continental breakfast lubricant and 10 being this year's WBC winner).

But it's a consistent 8. Every. Single. Time. Out of dozens to date. And that is a feat worth at...

A lot of service workers in this airport are quite rude and biased - here I stood at the register after the employee just finished with another customer but instead of helping me he goes to the another register further from where I stand and I say oh you can’t use this one? He rudely says it’s only for card and seemed to assume I only had cash. I asked him to repeat himself and he says rudely again you have cash? This is for cash. I say what about the one I’m standing at and rudely and in admonishing way demand do you have card or cash?! Unfortunately a lot of people have rude tendencies towards Asians and talk to them in a very dismissive or rude manner they would not dare to speak to others in that way - usually the people who are unhappy in their lives and project their misery...