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El Cafe

Cafe Coffee shop

Relaxed, airy coffee shop serving smoothies, bagels, salads & toasted sandwiches. People often mention coffee, breakfast, good, cafe, fresh,


Address

1400 Taraval St, San Francisco, CA 94116

Contact

(415) 592-9850

Price rating

$ $$$

Rating on Google Maps

4.80 (170 reviews)

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Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: coffee (12) breakfast (11) good (10) cafe (7) fresh (6)
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  • 5/5 Mai Mai S. 4 years ago on Google
    First time here very polite staff with good team work. The music is good volume and playlist is nice too! Very chill mellow place glad I stop by. Clean too. Ordered Parkside panini.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Leonard Suguitan (. 8 months ago on Google
    Great paninis! Had the Siena and friend had the Parkside. Tasty! Coffee ☕️ was hot & tasted fresh.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Su S. 3 years ago on Google
    Delicious and very affordable breakfast place, lots of options for all taste pallets, including vegetarian. Outdoors tables are a plus! Good coffee and yummy smoothies too.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 S B. 2 years ago on Google
    Who wants to pay $7 for a cup of hot milk? I don't know what is going on with the coffee shops here in SF but only 1 shot in a 16oz drink or 2 in a 20oz and then $1.25 for 1 extra shot is absolutely asinine and this is a common occurrence at almost every other shop. You are literally gutting people for money by not giving people the coffee they should get and also gouging the price charging 350% of cost.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 D H. 5 months ago on Google
    Best espresso cortado in SF! Food was clean and tasty with reasonable price. Don’t forget to grab a fresh squeezed orange juice. The place became our favorite breakfast place.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 DK N. 1 year ago on Google
    Nice cafe and nice ladies working there. Unfortunately, their espresso drinks are El Crapo- sour and acidic. Perhaps the Nomads shouldn't be growing coffee after all, at least not roast espresso. Also it'd be actually nice to have your expensive coffee drink in an actual porcelain cup when dining in- not in a to-go paper cup with a plastic lid... But I guess it doesn't matter at the end, seeing how the cup won't improve the taste of bad coffee.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Wilson T. 2 years ago on Google
    It is currently open for indoor dining so you can definitely come here to chat indoors, do some work on your laptop and just relax. I got the latte which is why I gave a four star, the latte was a little burnt after-tasting which definitely didn’t feel good. The breakfast burrito was super delicious, tasting super fresh and healthy but still being very flavorful.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Mei Fu L. 1 year ago on Google
    Was craving paninis and salad and found this small cafe. It is located on the corner of taraval and 24th ave. I called in a house salad, turkey club and parkside. Their menu isn't huge, but they cover the important items. The food was ready fairly quickly. The paninis were fresh and hot. I loved the house salad. It was well mixed and tasted really fresh. It was a great place for lunch. Since visiting, I've come back a few times and there's always a handful of people hanging out here. The food is really good and I love how their salad is so fresh and has such a variety of items in it. They also serve breakfast items which seem just as good.

  • 5/5 Rachel E. 6 months ago on Google
    El cafe is my favorite quick breakfast spot in the city! Prices are affordable compared to other spots in the city, the breakfast panini is 7.75! The employees are always super kind and quick. Love the mural too

  • 5/5 Ameen T. 4 months ago on Google
    Cute little neighborhood spot for quick breakfast bites. My wife got a gingerbread latte with oat milk and I got iced coffee. Both were good. We also got the peanut butter, banana toast.

  • 5/5 Matthew S. 5 months ago on Google
    Exceptional turkey club. My son declared it "the best sandwich he's ever had in his life." Avocado toast was also good on very tasty rustic bread. Reasonable prices and relaxed atmosphere. Small, but we were able to find a table inside.

  • 4/5 Peter S. 7 months ago on Google
    Little corner store Café offering bagels, paninis, smoothies, salads and hot (coffee, hot chocolate etc.) and cold beverages (iced coffee, iced tea and sodas). I had the breakfast wrap, it was very good. My mom had a plain bagel with butter and jelly and a Latté. She liked all of it. Overall it was a very good place to grab a quick breakfast but definitely not a bargain place. One wrap, one plain jelly bagel, can of diet Coke and a large Latté was $19. I guess $10 per person is the going rate for breakfast these days. I wish they would've kept the front door closed, it was a little chilly in there.

  • 5/5 Terra P. 10 months ago on Google
    Mocha energy smoothie, the most delicious think I’ve ever tasted. I’m genuinely obsessed, workers are always sweet and friendly. I love this place so much

  • 5/5 Alexander P. 9 months ago on Google
    Very tasty breakfast! Nice store and friendly people!

  • 5/5 Jason M. 1 year ago on Google
    Coffee was delightful. Try the Mexican hot coffee. Warm and delighting. Pair this with a bagel sandwich it will not disappoint.

  • 5/5 Flo 1 year ago on Google
    Love visiting this great corner cafe. Patricia is always friendly and her food/drinks are yummy

  • 5/5 Sandra G. 1 year ago on Google
    I've been driving by this place wondering if "El Cafe" meant Mexican food. Sort of. I had a curried chickpea wrap, which was very tasty. Also, tea came in an attractive ceramic mug, which was a good hand warmer. I rated the atmosphere a 5 even though it was quite chilly because I get that we want lots of air (covid). It was a cold, rainy day.

  • 5/5 Jocylin P. 1 year ago on Google
    Great food and kind, personal service! Has a local feel. The only negative was they left the door open early in the morning so the place was freezing!!!!

  • 4/5 Robert G. 1 year ago on Google
    Fun spot in the Sunset for coffee, smoothies and sandwiches. We sat outside but the inside seating looked cozy. The staff was very friendly and helpful with food suggestions.

  • 4/5 Yü W. 3 years ago on Google
    Nice cafe in Parkside right around the corner of McCoppin Square. Service was friendly and prices are reasonable. There are a few small tables outside and across the street is a park with benches. I had a Parkside Panini and it was pretty delicious, bread was pressed warm and crunchy, and the red pepper mayo gave the taste a great highlight.

  • 5/5 Marilou T. 1 year ago on Google
    A cozy cafe in the corner of Taraval and 24th. It's worth trying the Mexican mocha 😋

  • 5/5 Emily H. 1 year ago on Google
    We ordered the Turkey Club sandwich, the Yummy Salami, iced caramel latte and a house coffee. Total was about $30 for two people. Between the two sandwiches, the yummy salami was our favorite because of its unique spicy jalapeño mayo. Photos are unavailable because we chowed it down pretty fast. There was only two pleasant staff members working, but we only waited maybe 10 minutes or so for our items. There are 14 seats inside and some seats outside as well. We didn't have an issue with getting seats. Wifi was also available.

  • 5/5 Josh M. 2 years ago on Google
    Pleasant cafe. Solid food. Place to sit and work with outlets. Had a tuna melt and latte. Plus a delicious banana smoothie. Meter parking has 2 hour limit.


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Amenities


  • Pets
    • ✓️ Dogs allowed
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Quick bite
    • ✓️ Comfort food
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Prepared foods
    • ✓️ Healthy options
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Popular for
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Breakfast
    • ✓️ Solo dining
    • ✓️ Good for working on laptop
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible restroom
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Brunch
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
    • ✓️ Catering
    • ✓️ Breakfast
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Takeout
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ Curbside pickup
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating
  • From the business
    • ✓️ Identifies as women-owned

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