Contender Coffee — Restaurant in San Francisco

I stopped by after work and was pleasantly surprised :-). I passed this place a day before going to a different coffeeshop and decided to come back and check it out. The menu is pretty hefty with all of the customary coffee drinks, but they also have smoothies with protein offerings. They hold boxing 🥊 classes here, hence the name of the shop. Usually places that multitask like this let the coffee fall by the wayside, but the barista recommended a drink he put on the menu that day, a peanut butter cup latte, and it was really good! Hope he keeps it on the menu. Anyways, this place had a nice friendly vibe and staff was kind. The shop is open and airy and I will definitely...

Such a gem!! Love the layout and love how friendly Jessica is.

Also, every Tuesday from 7am to 1pm, the food is 50% for Taste Test Tuesday. All baked goods, hot foods, even the overnight oats are 50% off but smoothies and other drinks are still full price.

Definitely want to come back and try new things!!

I had the Alfredo sandwich, which is on piazza blanco (mix between ciabatta and focaccia) which was incredibly delicious.

The bialy and overnight oats and the lemon poppyseed muffin tops are on my shortlist...

This place is an oddball. And Im actually drawn to different. The last time I had coffee here, it mosdef was qualitative, rich, and artisanal culture. But the environment is super approachable, and it's the whole fact that there's a boxing gym symbiotic that makes this place, at the very least, a spot to visit and try. The layout is open, and there's plenty of natural light streaming in. I wanna try working on some art here on my next visit, just to get a different work flow, and to get...