Stanza Coffee Bar — Restaurant in San Francisco

Low lighting and mellow music greet me along with an attractive, friendly barista. Several people in line and she's alone. I consider ordering a regular cup of coffee to save time but really want my breve latte. (I need the half n half in it for energy and regular coffee fries my nerves.) i was tired of waiting but I order it anyway and the girl next to me says with a smug attitude "I'll just have a cup of coffee." So she was served first. And then she needed food too. Which of course took long enough for it to slightly piss me off. The breve is good. Not spectacular. I like the dark feel of the place. I don't think the barista meant to disrespect but I would appreciate it if people that haven't been in line as long as me don't get served before me. And from the aftertaste of the latte I doubt the beans were ground just before they were brewed. I could be wrong it could be the...

Not wanting to be inconsiderate and hold up a table at Pork Store Cafe down the street, my friend and I migrated here after lunch so we could just sit and chat. Your typically quaint hipster cafe, with some limited seating both up front and in the back, and tables make out of upcycled wooden barrels.

I ended up ordering one of their pourovers, going with the Kilenso Mokonisa from Intelligentsia, which was surprisingly tastier than expected. Better than Philz? Nah, not really. But better than anything I've had from Blue Bottle, that's for sure - though, admittedly, I'm not a fan of the more sour, acidic coffees that many a person here seems to be, and that seems to be pretty much all Blue Bottle has these days.

Accessibility Info

Venue - Another fairly small space, but I'd say about half their seating is accessible, albeit possibly a bit cramped.

Bathroom - Didn't...

Got an iced matcha latte & chicken arugula sandwich - stayed for around an hour to do work! Decent place to sit down and work although it can be a bit loud sometimes. Service is a bit on the slower side but there’s not many people working there & the quality of food is good. My chicken sandwich was really really delicious! Couldn’t tell but first bite made it taste like it was on garlic bread. The bread on the sandwich was great. However, I probably wouldn’t recommend the matcha latte. It was quite a bit powdery & there was nothing in it to make it sweet. A bit on the more expensive side...