Rolando / College Area · Roastery & tasting bar

Ultreya Coffee and Tea

A tiny SF6 roaster, farm-level sourcing and a community patio give this independent College Avenue shop uncommon coffee depth.

What people go for here

Ultreya is strongest as a warm neighborhood stop for house-roasted coffee, creative lattes, and substantial vegan breakfast choices. The vegan breakfast sandwich and maple-cinnamon, honey-lavender, or peanut-butter mocha drinks stand out, while friendly service and a comfortable atmosphere round out the visit. Street parking and occasional inconsistency are the main tradeoffs.

  • Vegan breakfast sandwich on a bagel
  • Maple-cinnamon latte
  • Honey-lavender latte
  • Peanut-butter mocha

Worth knowing: Street parking is the practical option and can be harder to find when nearby student traffic is active. Most exact-location feedback is positive, but a small minority describe an uneven drink or food experience.

Order this

  • 01House espresso
  • 02Roaster’s Choice coffee
  • 03Canned cold brew

The coffee

Woman- and LGBTQ+-owned small-batch roastery café with intentional farm sourcing and rotating retail coffees.

Ultreya roasts weekly in small batches on a San Franciscan roaster and publishes named coffees, including an espresso blend and rotating origins. Public material documents direct farm learning in Peru and intentional sourcing, although the day’s batch-brew and espresso parameters still need an in-person check.

The room

Compact, independent and community-facing, with roasting as part of the shop’s identity rather than background branding.

A compact independent roastery café where the coffee program,not flavored add-ons,is the primary draw

The space
Intimate
Inside
Café seating.
Outside
Patio is publicly documented.
Parking
Street parking.

Working here

Coffee-first / social

A patio and café seating are established, but Wi-Fi, outlets and a laptop policy are not. The early 3 PM close makes it better for a focused coffee visit than an all-day study camp.

Good to know

  • Known for: Small-batch, house-roasted coffee and a community-minded College Avenue patio
  • On-site small-batch roasting: Coffee is roasted weekly on an SF6 San Franciscan machine, with farm relationships and named retail coffees foregrounded.
  • Community patio: The College location uses its patio for occasional announced gatherings.

What regulars say

  • Coffee-first regulars

    Current retail-bean feedback and local coverage emphasize freshness and the owner-led roasting program.

  • Small community shop

    Local directory coverage and event posts frame the College branch as an artist- and neighborhood-oriented patio café.

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Order this: House espresso

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Order this: London Fog

Verdict: long study blocks

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  • Matcha
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Order this: House espresso drink

Verdict: between classes

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