I drank coffee.
Directed by a friendly barista to the “best coffee in SF,” we found ourselves a few blocks South of Market on 7th – not a neighbourhood I would have explored a few years ago – to what looked like an old stable, tucked between a tech firm in a garage and a nightclub in distress.
This is Sightglass on 7th – map here.
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The coffee: expensive, smooth and specialized. Think Revolver in Gastown.
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The scene: so San Francisco c. 2014.
If the clientele, having arrived on foot or bike, is not engaged with a small screen, they are talking about what happens (or could happen) on small screens
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Beyond the barista bar, the coffee is piled up in bags and bins, being roasted and ground, packaged and labelled, treated as though it were fine wine, which in a way is what it is.
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Check this out Gord, speaking of SF Coffee, also reminds me of that slide you show of people converting their house garage into a business shop.
http://sf.streetsblog.org/2014/08/21/personal-garages-become-cafes-in-the-castro-thanks-to-smarter-zoning/
the original sightglass (which is the location you visited) is awesome, i’ve been there 3 times in the last year. It would be perfect if people didn’t pitch to VCs in there! 🙂