Blue Bottle

Blue Bottle coffee is somewhat of an obsession with folks here in SF. They recently opened a cafe downtown which Jennifer and I made the trip to the other day. We didn't realize they served breakfast, or we'd have more to report.

Anyway, the big deal about the cafe is their siphon coffee system, which comes in at about $9 an order, though the menu reads "please ask." We didn't order the siphon coffee, but were fortunate enough to sit right in front of the machine.

Two guys that sat down right after us ordered some of it with breakfast. When we were getting up to leave they had already finished their breakfast and were still waiting for their $9 cups of coffee.

The original draw for Blue Bottle was their fanatically fresh roast. I think the original mantra was less than 48 hours, but maybe it was 24. Their espresso drinks are always double ristretto, and their regular coffee is all drip coffee, done by hand.



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If you've ever wondered "To stir or not to stir", read their definitive instructions for French Press.