Goin’ to San Francisco again — this time for Green Fest! Will you be there?
In anticipation, here’s a list of fair trade coffee shops in San Francisco :) Know one I’ve missed? Lemme know, and I’ll add it on!
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Blue Bottle Coffee Co. 315 Linden St. 510.653.3394. A coffee stand, located next to a corset store on Linden. My review: It’s a grab-n-go place in an alley, but it’s so, so yummy.
Cafe Gratitude. 2 locations: 2400 Harrison St. 9 am - 10 pm.; 1336 9th Ave. 10 am - 10 pm. This cafe brews organic, fair-trade, and shade grown — and boasts a yum, local and organic menu :) There’s also a Berkeley location. Thanks to Britt for the tip!
Capricorn Coffees. 353 10th St. 415.621.8500. This fair trade coffee roasters has a cafe. It’s only open during business hours, but still –
Central Station Deli and Coffee. 1401 Powell St. This place serves fair trade coffee from de la Paz :)
Coffee to the People. 1206 Masonic Avenue. 415.626.2435. All fair trade, all organic, with a dose of political activism in the decorations. Owners Karyn and Bob even run a blog, Peace, Love, and Coffee.
Feel Real Organic Vegan Cafe. 4001 Judah St. 415.504.7325. This organic, vegan restaurant serves fair trade, organic coffee from Cafe Mam :)
Jays Deli and Wine Bar. 503 Connecticut St. 415.824.5297. A sandwich joint/wine bar with a coffee shop vibe — with fair trade coffee.
Organic Coffee Company. 88 4th Street. 415.512.7436. Mo-Sa, 6 am-8 pm; Su, 7 am - 3:30 pm. According to the OCC’s website, “all of our coffees are crafted with concern for nature, care for people, and respect for the environment – none were grown harmful pesticides, herbicides, or chemical fertilizers.” The coffee comes from the San Leandro-based Rogers Family Co.’s organic coffee farms in Panama, Pastries and sandwiches are prepared daily by City College culinary arts students.
Quetzal Internet Cafe. 1234 Polk St. 415.673.4181. Organic fair trade coffee and yummy smoothies with Mac internet access at 16 cents per minute.
Ritual Coffee. 1026 Valencia. 415.641.1024. A coffee shop with free wifi that serves Stumpton Coffee’s fairly traded coffee, according to coffee fan.
Rockin’ Java. 1821 Haight. 415.831.8842. This 100% organic & fair trade coffee shop has a pool table!
Sundance Coffee Company. 2 locations: 2295 Third St. 415.503.1446; 3000 24th St. 415.824.1706. Both locations offer 4 organic, fair trade coffee blends alongside pastries and organic chocolate bars.
[Here’s the US-wide list of fair trade coffee shops.]
November 8th, 2006 at 4:15 pm
Cafe Organica closed earlier in the year, it was a sad day. BlueBottle & Ritual both rock.
November 9th, 2006 at 1:20 pm
I’ll be at the Green Festival in SF. Come see me at the Calvert Mutual Funds booth and say hi! I’ll be there on Saturday from 3-8pm.
Mehul*
*Green Party candidate for State Treasurer in 2006 who won 2.3% of the vote.
November 9th, 2006 at 3:37 pm
Go to Quetzal! Support the Tenderloin, and meet some local trannies!
But the others are good too. More than good–some are great!
November 9th, 2006 at 5:16 pm
dude, i heart ritual, but they’re def not all FT. i think some of their blends may be, but the baristas never seem to be very informed about FT.
November 10th, 2006 at 4:53 pm
Check out SLO Chai at the GREEN FEST –freinds of ours..
November 11th, 2006 at 4:45 pm
Sad to hear Cafe Organica closed! I’ll take it off the list :(
Mehul — I’ll try and stop by later today :) and joebella — I’ll try and find SLO Chai.
jean — The coffee shops listed aren’t always all fair trade (and def. are not always fair trade certified) — I’m looking for coffee shops that serve a significant amount of fair trade coffee –
December 21st, 2006 at 4:53 pm
Ritual uses stumptown coffee. They take a multi-pronged approach to bring equality to coffee trading. Some FT, some direct relationship and some juried competition coffees. Everything they source is equitable, just not certified.
Transfair’s tagline “look for the label”
My tag line “look beyond the label”
December 22nd, 2006 at 9:26 pm
Thanks for the Ritual info, coffee fan :)
June 26th, 2008 at 2:48 pm
I’m looking to open my own free trade, organic coffee/tea/yoga/support your local artist/activist organizing shop & was wondering what you or anyone else find essential for a good shop. What keeps you going back to your favorite spots?