Filter coffee bars in San Diego
Where San Diego takes pour-over and batch brew seriously. Single origins, careful extraction, beans that change with the season.
5 cafés · United States
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Bird Rock Coffee Roasters
Bird Rock Coffee Roasters is one of San Diego's most respected roasting operations, sourcing single-origin beans…
Coffee and Tea Collective
Coffee and Tea Collective runs a focused filter program in South Park, with an equally serious approach to loose-leaf…
Filter
Filter has been a specialty coffee mainstay in Hillcrest for over a decade, serving the neighborhood's queer…
Mostra Coffee
Mostra Coffee is led by a US Barista Championship competitor and takes an explicitly education-forward approach to…
Parallax Coffee
Parallax Coffee occupies a comfortable space in Hillcrest that doubles as a gathering point for the neighborhood's…
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These are the San Diego cafés that put filter coffee front and centre, with pour-over or batch brew on rotating single origins rather than espresso alone.
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