Best Iced Coffee In San Francisco
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While many folks have trouble functioning without their daily morning cup of joe, iced coffee is often relegated to an occasional treat. Perfect for a hot afternoon, an iced coffee provides the perfect pick-me-up to make it through the day. San Francisco coffee shops offer a number of tempting brews, including everything from multi-day cold brewed iced coffee to a mint and milk-infused mojito iced coffee. Here are five of the best places in the city to nab a quality iced coffee.
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CoffeeShop
3139 Mission St.
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 368-3802
www.facebook.com/CoffeeShopSF
One of San Francisco's best kept secrets, CoffeeShop is a sweet little spot to grab a cup of quality coffee. The place sources all beans from Emeryville's Ubuntu Coffee Cooperative, a worker-owned roaster. In addition to delicious hot coffee drinks, CoffeeShop's menu includes some cold refreshments. Customers rave about the iced coffee, which is painstakingly brewed for three days and then served undiluted with coffee ice cubes.
270 Seventh St.
San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 861-1313
sightglasscoffee.com
At SoMa's Sightglass Coffee, beans are roasted in-house in a vintage Probat roaster. This family-owned business takes pride in direct sourced, small batch coffees to produce high-quality refreshments. Iced options range from cold brewed iced coffee and iced lattes to the spice and vanilla infused brews. Pair a cold beverage with one of an assortment of tasty fresh pastries, and then snag a bag of beans to take the Sightglass experience home.
882 Bush St.
San Francisco, CA 94108
(415) 567-0915
www.facebook.com/pages/Fresh-Brew-Coffee
Located in Nob Hill, Fresh Brew Coffee serves up delicious hot coffees and teas, as well as Vietnamese bahn mi and American style sandwiches. Open six days a week and closed on Wednesdays, Fresh Brew is open daily for breakfast and lunch. In addition to hot drinks, the menu offers iced Vietnamese coffee redolent with sweetened condensed milk and plenty of large ice cubes. On hot days, customers can either eat in-house or grab a sandwich and iced coffee to enjoy al fresco.
1352a 9th Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94122
(415) 573-7740
snowbirdcoffee.com
Open seven days a week, Snowbird Coffee cranks out exceptional coffees and teas selected from around the country. The daily menu provides a number of traditional options like mochas and lattes, but also mixes things up with offerings like the Café Bombon which is a condensed milk laced espresso, and the breve cortado that comes with a splash of wildflower honey. The iced coffee is cold brewed and served with coffee ice cubes to ensure consistent flavor through the whole cup. Round out a snack with one of Snowbird's fresh baked muffins or croissants.
724 Bush St.
San Francisco, CA 94108
(415) 576-1966
www.facebook.com/Beanstalk-Cafe
Located just blocks away from Union Square is Nob Hill's BeanStalk Café. Currently embarking on an expansion both in space and menu, BeanStalk has traditionally been an intimate café offering coffee drinks, pastries and sandwiches. The café's iced coffee is brewed over twelve hours and packs a punch, and those looking for something different will enjoy the iced mojito coffee, which comes with mint and half and half. Keep an eye out for upcoming new menu additions like ice cream.
