Better Buzz Coffee Roasters storefront on University Avenue in Hillcrest, San Diego — a two-story café with outdoor seating and string lights visible through the windows

Cafés & Bakeries

Hillcrest runs on coffee. Within a few blocks of Hillcrest Place, you’ve got a two-story roastery with upstairs workspace, a medieval-themed micro-café with exceptional espresso, a beloved bakery where the Saturday fougassé sells out by noon, and a neighborhood staple that stays open until midnight. Most of these are independently owned, and several double as the neighborhood’s best remote-work spots.

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