The Cakery Cafe
Miramar • $$
Bagels so pretty they belong in a gallery, and they taste even better than they look. This bright Miramar cafe piles crispy-chewy bagels with heirloom tomatoes and smoked salmon, alongside playful injeolmi matcha lattes.
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Barrio Coffee
Sherman Heights • $
Barrio Coffee pours serious vanilla lattes built on housemade syrups and beans sourced from a Tijuana roaster. The staff treats regulars like family, and yes, the breakfast burritos do sell out fast.
Na Tart
Clairemont • $$
Warm, flaky egg tarts in flavors from classic Portuguese to durian and crème brûlée, plus a ceremonial matcha menu worth swooning over. Mostly grab-and-go, so plan to devour them fresh on the curb.
S3 Coffee Bar
Grantville • $$
Fall at S3 means one thing: pumpkin spice lattes served in actual mini pumpkins, plus pumpkin-shaped bagels with sweet pumpkin cream cheese. The viral combo sells out fast, so set that alarm.
Seven Seas Roasting Co. South Park
South Park • $
Seven Seas Roasting serves up creative seasonal sips, from Pumpkin Cheesecake Lattes to Spiced Apple Chaider, in a warm, family-friendly space where the baristas actually seem happy to see you.
Bonjour Patisserie
Little Italy • $$
Banana lattes and pistachio croissants at a French-style patisserie stand where pastries are stacked with proper layers and the line proves the locals know what's up.
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Tea in the Garden Series
Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa · La Jolla
Tous Les Jours Cafe
La Jolla
$$
Drinky Promise
Barrio Logan
Bee & Tea
Bay Terraces
Nutmeg Bakery & Cafe
Sabre Springs
$$
QUICK BITES CAFE / Best Sandwiches
Little Italy
$
Black Rock Coffee Bar
Pacific Beach
$
Fig Tree Cafe
Pacific Beach
$$
Frost Me Cafe and Bakery
Little Italy
$$
RAD HABITS Juice Co.
South Park
$
85°C Bakery Cafe-San Diego (University Town Center)
University City
$$
Ultreya Coffee and Tea
Mid-City
$
Nibble Chocolate Old Town
Old Town
$
Bei Yuan Tea & Boba
Mira Mesa
MIO + TUO cafe
Cortez Hill
$
Lovesong Coffee + Market
North Park
$
The Invigatorium
East Village
$
Mochi Dough | Premium Japanese Donut
Grantville
Bei Yuan Tea & Boba
Kearny Mesa
Nutmeg Boutique
Sabre Springs
Sidecar Doughnuts & Coffee
Carmel Valley
$$
Parfait Paris
Carmel Valley
$
Chocolate Cafe
Gaslamp Quarter
$
Parfait Paris
Gaslamp Quarter
$$
Pappalecco
Little Italy
$$
Bica Coffee Shop
Mid-City
$$
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