Making latte art. | Communal Coffee Where to sip on the best cups of coffee around town There’s no shortage of coffee roasters and hip cafes in San Diego, though the java landscape wasn’t the same more than a decade ago. Many of our top coffee shops also roast their beans on-site or nearby, ensuring that drinks are always fresh and aromatic. Cafes here offer a broad range of single-origin coffees, establishing direct partnerships with small farmers in the Bean Belt, with green, sustainable, and fair-trade practices becoming the norm. A new generation of roasters with the passion, knowledge, and drive to make better coffee is thriving thanks to an audience thirsty for quality coffee. While expressos and cappuccinos remain popular, there’s also a contingent of cafes celebrating traditional methods from countries like Ethiopia and Vietnam. This map features a mix of long-established, venerated roasters and a handful of newcomers. San Diego is lucky to have them all.