Hitting the Bottle in San Francisco

By Salma Abdelnour, Travel Editor
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I just got back from San Francisco, where Blue Bottle Coffee Co. seems to be all everyone's talking about.<snip>

Since I was closer to Blue Bottle's original outpost, a tiny Hayes Valley shop (more like a lemonade stand minus the lemonade), I pilgrimaged my way over to 315 Linden Street, where Blue Bottle does business from a counter behind a garage door. I probably would've missed it had it not been for the line of about 25 people waiting outside. Having a more than passing familiarity with Bay Area cafes, I took inventory: Hipstery staff with serious attitude? Yes. Ever-so-slightly smug, self-congratulatory patrons? Indeed. Coffee worth the hype? Well, actually, this stuff is. I tried the Hayes Valley Espresso, a dark, lingering, cocoa-y brew made using a fancy—albeit not $20,000—La Marzotta machine (the Linden Street stand doesn't have the siphon bar).

Et cetera

http://www.foodandwine.com/blogs/...e-in-San-Francisco

Oops. Oh well, you have to give them points for at least trying.