Ocean Beach · Roastery & tasting bar

Ultreya Coffee and Tea

A bright small-batch roaster café where a balanced cortado, women-produced coffees, açaí, candles, and gifts reward a quiet stop.

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Distinctive finds

From the shop’s Instagram

An official long-form post traces coffee through producers, mills, shipping, roasting, and preparation, illustrated with the owner’s Mexico producer trip.

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What people go for here

Ultreya is a bright, personable Ocean Beach stop built around small-batch coffee, matcha, creative specialty drinks, and locally made gifts. The balanced cappuccino and strongly praised matcha make the drink program the main attraction, while Wi-Fi, outlets, and a calm tone suit a short work or reading break; the compact room is less dependable at a late-morning rush.

Matcha drinks
Cappuccino

Worth knowing: The room is small, so tables can be less predictable during a late-morning rush.

Order this

01Cortado
02Mexico Woman Power Zongolica beans
03Açaí bowl

The coffee

Woman-owned San Diego small-batch roaster sourcing seasonally and highlighting women producers, with espresso, single-origin offerings, tea, matcha, and cold brew.

Ultreya roasts weekly in San Diego on a San Franciscan roaster and lists an espresso blend, rotating roaster’s choice, Brazil dark roast, and Mexico Woman Power coffee. The owner has described sourcing from Mexico, Brazil, and elsewhere in season. A 2025 café tasting found the cappuccino balanced, properly foamed, and not overwhelmed by milk.

The room

Small but bright, open, and efficiently arranged, with bench, table, counter seating and locally made candles and gift items to browse.

A bright, small café arranged efficiently for working or meeting; a November 2025 Monday morning was full, seats opened within minutes, and Wi-Fi took about 10 minutes to connect before becoming stable.

The space: Intimate
Inside: A few tables with chairs and bench seating, plus counter and high-stool positions.
When it fills up: No reliable daypart crowd pattern was established.
Noise: Reported as one of the quieter café hangouts in the 2025 Ocean Beach comparison.
Parking: Street parking along Sunset Cliffs Boulevard and nearby residential streets.

Working here

Laptop-friendly

The compact room provides real seating and some outlets, and a 2025 visitor found it suitable for working or reading; a follow-up comment called it among the quietest OB hangouts.

Outlets: Some

Good to know

Known for: Fresh-roasted house coffee spanning light single origins through darker blends, served in a bright neighborhood shop
Woman-owned local roasting: Ultreya roasts weekly in San Diego and publicly emphasizes sustainable coffee and women producers.
Coffee plus locally made aromatherapy goods: The Ocean Beach branch pairs fresh retail beans with Aromalee candles and aromatherapy products made by the co-owner.

What regulars say

Bright, friendly, and calm
A 2025 branch visit described the café as welcoming, bright, efficiently laid out, and among the quieter OB places to linger.
Balanced espresso drinks
The same local tasting found a flavorful cappuccino with good foam and a restrained milk ratio.
Coffee plus locally made goods
Opening coverage notes that the OB branch pairs Ultreya-roasted beans with Aromalee candles and aromatherapy products made by the co-owner.

Events and updates

From the shop’s Instagram
An official long-form post traces coffee through producers, mills, shipping, roasting, and preparation, illustrated with the owner’s Mexico producer trip.
Distinctive finds · source

Best for

Quiet reading
Short laptop session
Fresh local beans and gifts

On the record

The Ocean Beach shop opened in 2024.
Ultreya roasts coffee in small batches in San Diego.
The company publicly describes seasonal sourcing and support for women coffee producers.

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