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Cafés in SoMa & Mission Bay
Weekday espresso on 2nd and New Montgomery, Yemeni coffee houses, Folsom Street roasters and cafés by the ballpark.
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SoMa, short for South of Market, runs from Market Street to Mission Creek and from the bay to roughly 13th Street and US 101, though its edges vary by source.1 It was laid out in 1847 as the 100 Vara Survey, was destroyed in the 1906 earthquake and spent most of the next century as warehouses and working-class streets, until the dot-com boom of the late 1990s turned its lofts into offices.1
Coffee here follows the office day. SoMa ties with the Castro for the most specialty cafés in San Francisco, and the densest blocks are on 2nd, Fremont and New Montgomery streets. It is also where the city's Yemeni coffee houses began: Delah Coffee House opened in SoMa in June 2022, the first of its kind in San Francisco and the Bay Area.2
Local tip: On a Saturday many office-block cafés are shut; Cumaica on Mission Street opens at 06:30 and Sightglass on 7th Street at 07:00.
At a glance
88Cafés listed
32With opening hours
06:00Earliest opening
00:00Latest closing
- Opens earliest: Cumaica, from 06:00 (Mon–Fri 06:00–15:30 · Sat–Sun 06:30–14:30).
- Closes latest: Heyma Yemeni Coffee & Brunch, until 00:00 (Mon–Thu 07:30–23:30 · Fri 07:30–00:00 · Sat 08:00–00:00 · Sun 08:00–23:30).
- Most listed streets: Folsom Street (4), Howard St (4), New Montgomery Street (3).
- Most common features: wheelchair access (17%), takeaway (10%), outdoor seating (7%).
Cafe Madeleine
- Outdoor seating
- Takeaway
Cafe Okawari
café suspiro
- Outdoor seating
- Card payment
- Wheelchair access
Coffee Wafflee
Cumaica
Dento Piano Cafe
Doppio Cafe
El Porteño
- Indoor seating
Golden Goat Coffee
Heyma Yemeni Coffee & Brunch
Mo'z
- Open by 6am
- Brunch
Nirvana Soul
Nosh Box
- Takeaway
- Vegetarian options
- Wheelchair access
- Bakery café
Paper Son Coffee - FiDi
Peasant Pies
- Vegetarian options
- Wheelchair access
Sana’a Cafe
Sextant Coffee Roasters
Sextant Coffee Roasters
Steps Coffee
Telescope Coffee
- Takeaway
- Wheelchair access
- Bakery café
Telescope Coffee
The Lightbox Café
The Venue
Bubble Queen
- Bubble tea
Cafe Venue
- Indoor seating
- Wheelchair access
Double Shot Coffee
Estas Manos Coffee Roasters
Grove To-Go
- Wi-Fi
- Takeaway
- Indoor seating
- Wheelchair access
Plentea
- Wheelchair access
- Bubble tea
- Open late
South Beach Cafe
- Outdoor seating
- Wheelchair access
Steep
- Takeaway
- Bubble tea
A2 Cafe
- Wheelchair access
Alfred Coffee
Arsicault Bakery
Boba & Brew
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Coffee chains in SoMa & Mission Bay
Chain
Starbucks
Show 16 locations
- 100 1st Street
- 1298 Howard St (9th & Howard)
- 1375 3rd StreetMon–Fri 04:30–21:00 · Sat–Sun 06:00–21:00
- 1690 Folsom St
- 1700 Owens StreetMon–Fri 04:30–18:00
- 199 Fremont St
- 201 3rd St (3rd & Howard)
- 201 Spear St Ste 100
- 298 King Street
- 299 2nd St
- 299 Fremont Street
- 350 Rhode Island St (Kansas & 16th St , - San Francisco)
- 36 2nd Street
- 490 Brannan St (4th & Brannan - Wfb)
- 689 Townsend St (8th & Townsend - San, Francisco)
- 74 New Montgomery Street
Chain
Peet's Coffee
Show 7 locations
Chain
Blue Bottle Coffee
Show 7 locations
- 1385 4th StreetDaily 06:30–17:30
- 168 2nd StreetMon–Fri 06:30–17:00
- 2 South ParkMon–Fri 06:00–18:00 · Sat–Sun 06:30–18:00
- 250 Howard St
- 300 Toni Stone Crossing, STE E
- 55 South Van Ness AvenueMon–Fri 06:00–17:00 · Sat–Sun 08:00–15:00
- 66 Mint Plaza
Chain
Philz Coffee
Show 4 locations
- 1 Warriors Way, 16th St Office Tower #9Mon–Fri 05:30–17:30 · Sat–Sun 07:00–17:30
- 201 Berry StreetMon–Fri 06:00–17:00 · Sat–Sun 06:30–17:00
- 300 Folsom StreetMon–Fri 05:30–16:00 · Sat 06:00–17:00 · Sun 06:00–16:00
- 425 Mission StreetMon–Fri 06:00–16:00
Chain
Andytown Coffee Roasters
- 181 Fremont StMon–Fri 08:00–17:00 · Sat–Sun 09:00–15:00
Chain
Joe & The Juice
- 1155 4th StreetDaily 07:00–19:00
- 301 Howard Street
- 525 Market Street
Chain
Réveille Coffee Co.
- 610 Long Bridge StreetDaily 07:00–17:00
Chain
Bluestone Lane
- Bluestone Lane Avery Cafe, 420 Folsom St
- Blue Stone Lane, 55 2nd StreetMon 07:00–15:00 · Tue–Thu 07:00–16:00 · Fri 07:00–15:00
Chain
Latte Express
Chain
Saint Frank Coffee
Chain
Sightglass Coffee
- 270 7th StreetMon–Fri 06:30–17:00 · Sat–Sun 07:00–17:00
Chain
Spro
- 201 Spear StreetDaily 07:00–18:00
- Spro - Mission Bay/soma, 601 Mission Bay Blvd N
Chain
Equator Coffees
Getting to SoMa and Mission Bay
Muni's Central Subway has stations at Yerba Buena/Moscone and, on the surface, at 4th and Brannan, and T Third Street trains have run through it since full service began on January 7, 2023.3 The N Judah streetcar ends at 4th and King, by the Caltrain depot.4 On the northern edge, the replacement for the Transbay Terminal broke ground in August 2010 and opened in August 2018, the same year Salesforce Tower was completed.1
Moscone, Folsom Street and the old coffee plant
Moscone Center opened in stages between December 1981 and June 2003, and Yerba Buena Gardens, on its roofs, holds an ice rink, a bowling alley and a restored carousel.1 Two cultural districts overlap here. SoMa Pilipinas, the Filipino Cultural Heritage District adopted in April 2016, runs from Market to Brannan between 2nd and 11th streets; the Leather and LGBTQ Cultural District of 2018 marks the community that grew along Folsom Street after the Tool Box opened in 1962.1
Coffee was industrial here long before it was a craft. In 1926 Hills Bros. moved into a Romanesque revival building by George W. Kelham at 2 Harrison Street on the Embarcadero, now a city landmark.5
Yemeni coffee on New Montgomery and 4th Street
Delah's San Francisco café is at 370 4th Street. When it opened, its menu included the Yemeni latte, infused with cardamom, cinnamon and honey, and Adeni chai.2 Sana'a Cafe's flagship is at 199 New Montgomery Street, open from 06:30 on weekdays and until 22:00 every day; by July 2026 the chain also had cafés in Oakland, Hollywood, Sacramento, Lake Forest and Elk Grove.6 Its menu runs from Adeni chai and espresso drinks to baklava and milk cake.6 Heyma Yemeni Coffee & Brunch is at 248 9th Street.
Roasters, early counters and weekday hours
Sightglass Coffee, now at 270 7th Street, began in 2009, when the brothers Justin and Jerad Morrison served coffee from a small service cart in a San Francisco warehouse.7 It opens at 06:30 on weekdays and 07:00 at weekends. Sextant Coffee Roasters is at 1415 Folsom Street, Saint Frank Coffee at 120 Folsom Street, and Andytown has a café at 181 Fremont Street.
Most counters keep office hours. Cumaica at 1398 Mission Street and Mo'z at 36 5th Street open at 06:00, while Cafe Madeleine on New Montgomery, Estas Manos Coffee Roasters on Mission Street and The Lightbox Café on Main Street close at weekends. In Mission Bay, Cafe Réveille at 610 Long Bridge Street opens daily 07:00–17:00 and has outdoor tables, and Plentea at 1515 3rd Street serves bubble tea until 23:00 from Friday to Sunday.
Sources
- South of Market, San Francisco, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
- SF's first Yemeni-style coffee house expands to the East Bay, The San Francisco Standard (December 29, 2022), accessed October 2026
- Central Subway (San Francisco), Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
- N Judah, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
- Hills Bros. Coffee, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
- Yemeni coffee darling Sana'a Cafe muscles into Downtown LA and Long Beach, Hoodline (July 9, 2026), accessed October 2026
- Sightglass Coffee, Good Eggs, accessed October 2026
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FAQ
SoMa & Mission Bay cafés: questions
Where can you drink Yemeni coffee in SoMa, San Francisco?
Delah Coffee House opened in SoMa in June 2022 as the first Yemeni-style coffee house in San Francisco and the Bay Area; its café is at 370 4th Street and serves a Yemeni latte with cardamom, cinnamon and honey. Sana'a Cafe's flagship is at 199 New Montgomery Street, open until 22:00 daily, and Heyma Yemeni Coffee & Brunch is at 248 9th Street.
Which SoMa cafés in San Francisco open earliest?
Cumaica at 1398 Mission Street and Mo'z at 36 5th Street open at 06:00, and Sightglass Coffee at 270 7th Street and Sana'a Cafe at 199 New Montgomery Street at 06:30 on weekdays. At weekends Cumaica opens at 06:30 and Sightglass at 07:00, while office-block cafés such as Cafe Madeleine and Estas Manos Coffee Roasters stay closed.
How do you get to SoMa and Mission Bay in San Francisco by Muni?
Muni's T Third Street line runs through the Central Subway, with stations at Yerba Buena/Moscone and 4th and Brannan, in full service since January 7, 2023. The N Judah streetcar ends at 4th and King, by the Caltrain depot, and the rebuilt Transbay Terminal on the neighborhood's northern edge opened in August 2018.
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