Downtown · Roastery & tasting bar

Coffee 'N' Talk

The roomy Broadway café pairs weekly San Diego-roasted coffee with a pistachio honey latte, indoor tables and a downtown patio.

What people go for here

It suits a meeting or moderate laptop session better than many downtown counters, though short weekend hours and uncertain parking-validation terms remain practical cautions.

  • Pistachio Honey Latte
  • Espresso and matcha drinks

Worth knowing: Weekend hours end at 1 PM.

Order this

  • 01Pistachio Honey Latte
  • 02Black Espresso drink
  • 03A daily-baked pastry

The coffee

Local roaster café built around weekly roasted house blends and country-labeled coffees, with an approachable signature-latte program.

Coffee is roasted weekly at the brand's Santee warehouse, with Black and Gold espresso options, single-country coffees, blends, French roast and decaf in the retail range. Black Espresso lists fruit, honey and graham-cracker notes. Origin naming is useful, but most listings stop short of farm, variety and process detail.

The room

A larger, straightforward downtown café with plentiful indoor tables and an outdoor patio, oriented toward office workers and easy conversation.

Larger downtown branch with indoor and patio seating. parking validation is reported by Apple Maps

The space
Spacious
Inside
Plentiful indoor café seating is reported at this larger branch.
Outside
A usable outdoor patio is available.
When it fills up
Weekday office traffic is plausible but not sufficiently documented; weekends close at 1:00 PM.
Noise
No reliable daypart-specific noise description was established.
Parking
Parking validation is reported, with paid street and garage alternatives nearby.

Working here

Laptop-friendly

Current customer sources support Wi-Fi and plentiful indoor seating, and the patio adds overflow. The weekday 5:00 PM close allows a moderate session, while the 1:00 PM weekend close limits dwell time.

Wi-Fi
Available

Good to know

  • Known for: Pistachio Honey Latte and locally roasted beans
  • Pistachio Honey Latte: The branch’s recurring customer favorite is praised hot or iced for clear but balanced pistachio flavor.
  • Weekly local roasting: House espresso blends and country-labeled retail coffees are roasted weekly at the brand’s Santee warehouse.
  • Indoor-plus-patio workspace: Plentiful indoor tables, outdoor seating and Wi-Fi support casual downtown meetings or laptop sessions.

What regulars say

  • Pistachio honey latte is the branch favorite

    Customer commentary repeatedly singles out the drink hot or iced and praises a clear pistachio flavor that remains balanced.

  • A welcome local Wi-Fi option downtown

    Visitors looking for a non-chain workspace report being pleasantly surprised by the Wi-Fi, service and drink quality.

  • Indoor and patio seating broaden the use cases

    Current map reviews repeatedly mention both indoor and outdoor seating, supporting anything from a quick drink to a casual meeting.

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