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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