The Cafes of San Francisco: A Guide to the Sights, Sounds, and Tastes of America's Original Cafe Society (Cafes of San Francisco: A Guide to the Sights, Sounds, & Tastes of)

by A.K. Crump

Book Overview

Caf culture has long played an integral role in San Francisco's history and cosmopolitan lifestyle. This delightful guidebook leads travelers and residents alike on a deliciously caffeinated tour of over 340 cafs in the city and East Bay. Each listing includes an address, phone number, and short write-up, giving readers a taste of each spot's unique ambience. Nearly all entries are pictured in full-color photos that capture the feel and atmosphere...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0967489881
• ISBN13: 9780967489889
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Temmen, Edition, Horst Temmen
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 14 years and up

Customer Reviews

A fun book

This is a fun little guide boook; it has a fair balance of cafes throughout the Bay Area. I can think of a lot of shops that were not included, but you have to be able to hold the thing....Mostly I like it because my daughter works in one of the cafes featured, and there are TWO pictures of her in it!

San Francisco coffee scenes

What a great, interesting book! I came across this guide at the counter of a local cafe that is actually featured in the book. The book organizes coffee houses and cafes according to neighborhoods of San Francisco. In each of the neighborhoods are featured cafes, their stories, menus, and even some of the recipes. I know some great cafes must have been missed and omitted since coffee houses in San Francisco come and go and there are a plethora of them (not counting Starbucks, of course) that accentuate neighborhood identity. It would be a strenuous project to keep up-to-date of all the newcomers in the industry (so I'll expect, maybe, a yearly edition?). A great headstart and a perfect coffee-table book for barista connoisseur and just the daily dosers!

Where has this book been all my life?

Well, damn. I mean, I LIVE here, and why haven't I seen this book before? There are unique cafes everywhere in San Francisco's cosmopolitan Bay Area, and what can be more cosmopolitan than discovering a new one, sitting at streetside between the fog rolling out and rolling back in, sipping a latte, and indulging in a little People Watching? I love it. There are more than 300 wonderful color photos, a directory to the more than 340 cafes profiles, lots of vignettes, tidbits, gossip items, and even some recipes.What's not to love?