Downtown · Roastery & tasting bar

Coffee 'N' Talk

Coffee ’N’ Talk offers weekly San Diego-roasted espresso, pastries, roomy seating and free Wi-Fi in an unfussy downtown café.

What people go for here

Sixth Avenue works as a practical downtown roaster-café: smooth espresso, daily-baked pastries, welcoming service, and recurring laptop use are its strongest signals. It is more dependable for a short work session than for all-day work because weekend hours are short and parking/outlet details remain uncertain.

Espresso and lattes
Daily-baked pastries

Worth knowing: Weekend hours end at 1 PM.

Order this

01Black Espresso drink
02Apple turnover
03A bagel breakfast sandwich

The coffee

Local roaster café serving weekly roasted house coffees, including espresso blends, country-labeled coffees, dark roasts and decaf.

The brand roasts weekly at its Santee warehouse. Black Espresso is described with cherry, honey, graham cracker, green apple, currant and raspberry notes; Gold Espresso and a decaf blend broaden the lineup. Retail coffee names countries and tasting notes, though farm, variety and process information is generally sparse. Whole and ground beans are sold.

The room

A spacious, unfussy downtown café with plenty of tables, upbeat background music and a practical neighborhood-regular feel.

Local roaster-cafe format with coffee, pastries and light breakfast/lunch food

The space: Spacious
Inside: Plentiful café seating in an air-conditioned, relatively spacious room.
When it fills up: No stable daypart-specific crowd pattern was established; weekend dwell time is shortened by the 1:00 PM close.
Noise: Background music is noticeable but commonly described positively.
Parking: Paid street parking and downtown garages; no dedicated parking is established.

Working here

Good study spot

Multiple independent sources report free Wi-Fi, plentiful seating and a room comfortable enough for working over a meal. Weekday hours to 5:00 PM support a moderate session; weekends close at 1:00 PM.

Wi-Fi: Available

Good to know

Known for: Locally roasted coffee with daily-baked pastries
Weekly local roasting: Coffee is roasted weekly at the brand’s Santee warehouse and sold whole or ground.
Fruit-toned Black Espresso: The house Black Espresso lists cherry, honey, graham cracker, green apple, currant and raspberry notes.
Roomy independent workspace: Free Wi-Fi and plentiful seating make the Sixth Avenue shop an uncommon practical downtown work stop.

What regulars say

Espresso tastes strong without harshness
Customers repeatedly describe espresso drinks as fresh and robust while specifically noting that they avoid a bitter finish.
A practical downtown workspace
Reviews mention free Wi-Fi, plentiful seating and enough room to work while eating, with music adding energy rather than dominating.
Pastries and welcoming service round it out
Travelers highlight friendly service, apple turnovers, omelets and bagel sandwiches alongside the coffee and secured Wi-Fi.