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Move over Seattle. Step aside Portland. There\u2019s a new coffee cool kid on the West Coast, and she\u2019s got good taste: San Francisco<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In June 2014, I visited San Francisco<\/a> to research some articles and catch a little R&R. It was not my first rodeo in Fog City, so to froth up the experience a little, I decided to get buzzed for two days straight. Before you write me off as a day-drinking lush, you should know I\u2019m talking about coffee, not cocktails<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Armed with a caffeine-marked map of suggestions from my research (as well as my sister’s similar love for coffee shop hopping), Mr. Trip Styler and I raced around the\u00a0Bay City\u00a0sipping up a storm. Our dog, Mr. Nacho King, even\u00a0came along<\/a> for the high-octane excursion (though he mostly foraged for crumbs).<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re curious how a lot of java impacts 48 hours in a city, know this: We were so wide-eyed and gung-ho\u2014courtesy of our liquid diet\u2014we even had time to marvel at the Golden Gate Bridge from Marshall Beach, and eat at some of the best restaurants in the city (a feat we somehow<\/em> managed sans reservations).<\/p>\n

Coffee nerds (and casual drinkers) unite! After scouring the Pacific Coast for the top brews, I give you three savor-worthy San Francisco sips.<\/p>\n

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Stopping in at Sightglass Coffee<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Sightglass Coffee<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re into indie roasters, Sightglass Coffee<\/a>\u00a0will make your heart race. With three locations around the city, this sibling-owned coffee shop duo shies away from large bean buys and too-fast expansion. Instead, owners have taken their time to brew their business over small-batch beans and top-notch joe in spaces straight out of a Monocle<\/em> magazine photoshoot. When we visited the Mission location, I considered pitching a tent between the white hexagonal floor tiles and the burgundy leather banquettes because the environs were so fetching, I wanted to live there. Actually, forget the tent, I\u2019d never sleep if I was surrounded by a constant caffeine drip.<\/p>\n

Blue Bottle Coffee<\/strong><\/p>\n

A favorite of Mr. Trip Styler\u2019s for its craft coffee and bitty menu, we stopped by two of Blue Bottle<\/a>\u2019s locations during our San Francisco coffee crawl. Each minimalist wood-meets-concrete space serves as a canvas to the coffee, which appears to be brewed by a wizard in apparatuses running the gamut from a 1970s lever espresso machine to a five-pot siphon set-up. While coffee connoisseurs such as moi faint at the sight of this science-fair brew-gear, regular consumers rave about resulting taste. Win-win.<\/p>\n

Viewfinder Tip: Hit Blue Bottle Coffee\u2019s Mint Plaza caf\u00e9 between 7-11 a.m., to pair a butter-topped, Belgium waffle with a wizard-crafted cup-o-joe.<\/span><\/p>\n

Four Barrel Coffee<\/strong><\/p>\n

Our final jolt of java geekery found us in a coffee wonderland where buzz phrases such as single origin, pour over, and Clever dripper permeated the conversation around us. Four Barrel<\/a>\u00a0does not mess around with quick-fix coffee or substandard brew techniques. On the contrary; this San Francisco coffee institution is a daily pilgrimage for serious coffee nerds who can sniff the \u201csly seductress\u201d (as Four Barrel calls java), from miles away. When we popped into the Valencia Street caf\u00e9, I could see why the warehousey space topped in timber slats and oversized pendant lights draws coffee disciples in droves. The sly seductress’ nectar is oh-so-smooth (as we expected).<\/span><\/p>\n

Honorable mention<\/strong><\/p>\n

Two other not-to-miss San Francisco outposts blending design and flavor are R\u00e9veille Coffee Co.<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Saint Frank Coffee<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As a coffee lover who is at once smitten by taste, ritual, and design, it\u2019s clear why the Bay Area is moving up in the West Coast rankings for best coffee port of call. Sorry Seattle, I\u2019m going to declare a first-place tie between San Francisco and Portland as the coffee cool kids.<\/p>\n

Which West Coast coffee institutions keep you caffeinated and inspired?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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