Sightglass Coffee in San Francisco, CA
Another place that Jodi's cousin Rebecca recommended for breakfast is Sightglass, a coffee shop that serves delicious treats. I like the place we went to: it looked like a processing plant rather than a coffee place, with its roasting and grinding machines, as well as the numerous bags of coffee beans laying there. It kind of gives a casual yet hipster atmosphere to the whole experience.
Sightglass Coffee in San Francisco, CA
Roasting machine at Sightglass Coffee in San Francisco, CA
Roasting machine at Sightglass Coffee in San Francisco, CA
Coffee beans bag at Sightglass Coffee in San Francisco, CA
Sightglass is fairly big, with several seats downstairs and several tables upstairs where you can enjoy your treat surfing the web or working thanks to their free internet access. After placing our order, we waited at the bar to get it. It was ready in just few minutes, but I should mention two things: first, they do not have tea that is fairly odd these days. Second, they do not have any trays, so if you have a large order, it could be a problem. So, no tea. Not a problem for me as I am a coffee drinker, but definitely a problem for Jodi who finally opted for a hot chocolate that was not that great.
Hot chocolate at Sightglass Coffee in San Francisco, CA
Hot chocolate at Sightglass Coffee in San Francisco, CA
On my side, I got a double espresso that was a bit too bitter for my taste and came with a shot of water.
Espresso at Sightglass Coffee in San Francisco, CA
So, a bit of a miss on the beverage side, but not on the food side where we got some delicious treats. The first one was the Kouign Aman that I mentioned in my previous post about B Patisserie: so funny to see that croissant on steroids (think about croissant dough with more butter and sugar) served in so many places. This Kouign Aman was fantastic: crispy, flakey, buttery with a center delightfully caramelized.
Kouign Aman at Sightglass Coffee in San Francisco, CA
The second was a valrhona chocolate chocolate croissant. Simply delicious.
Valrhona chocolate croissant at Sightglass Coffee in San Francisco, CA
Last was a flourless almond cake. Imagine that Jodi does not like almonds, but ate some of it. I guess it says it all.
Flourless almond cake at Sightglass Coffee in San Francisco, CA
We left full from Sightglass and we're looking forward for a good walk before our next meal. It is a great place that I recommend, although I am still not clear why they would not propose any tea...
Enjoy (I did)!
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