The best cafes in Kearny Mesa, Convoy and Miramar, verified by hand
15 cafes across Kearny Mesa, Convoy, Serra Mesa, Mira Mesa, Miramar / Miralani Makers’ District. 12 welcome laptops.
Verified by hand
15 Kearny Mesa, Convoy and Miramar coffee shops, every one visited, sorted by what you are after. 2 roast their own, 12 welcome laptops, 4 take dogs.
15 cafes
Miramar / Miralani Makers’ District · Roastery & tasting bar
A hidden Miralani roastery café
Roast-to-order specialty coffee, highly rated single origins, creative lattes and savory empanadas
Order this: Single-origin pour-over
Verdict: Specialty-coffee destination
Convoy · Vietnamese coffee
Slow-brewed Vietnamese coffee prepared through a traditional metal phin
Order this: Traditional Vietnamese phin coffee
Verdict: Vietnamese coffee ritual
Convoy / Kearny Mesa · Specialty multi-roaster
Thai-owned specialty café with cloud-topped coffee, matcha and Thai tea
A Thai-owned Convoy café known for creamy cloud-topped lattes, matcha, Thai tea and relaxed communal seating
Order this: There’s Dirty for a ristretto-topped vanilla milk drink, or the cloudlike Keep Latte with a garlic cream-cheese bagel.
Verdict: Creamy signature drinks
Convoy · Vietnamese coffee
Thai-style rolled ice cream, bingsu, Vietnamese coffee and playful décor
Laptop-friendly. Fine for casual work
Order this: Vietnamese coffee
Verdict: Fine for casual work
Convoy District · Dessert cafe
A spacious Convoy café devoted to Uji matcha drinks
Order the Black sesame cheese-foam matcha latte
Order this: Black sesame cheese-foam matcha latte
Verdict: Matcha tasting
Kearny Mesa · Neighborhood coffeehouse
A salty-sweet Matcha Cloud Latte paired with a spacious
Laptop-friendly
Order this: Matcha Cloud Latte
Verdict: Matcha tasting
Mira Mesa · Vietnamese coffee
Vietnamese-inspired coffee, colorful signatures, matcha
Order this: The four-drink coffee flight for range, or cà phê sữa đá with a bear-shaped sweet.
Verdict: Study meetup
Kearny Mesa · Turkish & Arabic coffee
A modern Middle Eastern café
Good study spot
Order this: Hot-sand Turkish coffee
Verdict: Traditional coffee ritual
Serra Mesa · Vietnamese coffee
A roomy weekday campus café
Laptop-friendly
Order this: Vietnamese Coffee
Verdict: Weekday work lunch
Convoy · Vietnamese coffee
Strong Vietnamese coffee, oversized crepes, waffles, gelato
open late. Mon,Thu 11:30 AM to 9:30 PM; Fri,Sat 11:00 AM to 10:30 PM; Sun 11:30 AM to 9:30 PM
Order this: Vietnamese coffee
Verdict: After-dinner coffee
Serra Mesa · Vietnamese coffee
An easygoing Serra Mesa stop for strong Vietnamese coffee
Laptop-friendly
Order this: Vietnamese Cà Phê
Verdict: Early coffee run
Convoy · Dessert cafe
Late-night desserts, macarons, cakes and specialty lattes
A roomy, late-night Convoy dessert café pairing macarons and dramatic cakes with espresso, tea, and specialty lattes
Order this: Macaron ice-cream sandwich
Verdict: Late-night dessert
Convoy · Vietnamese coffee
A sleek
open late. Daily 8:00am-9:00pm
Order this: Salty 46
Verdict: Vietnamese coffee flights
Kearny Mesa / Convoy · Turkish & Arabic coffee
MOTW's first West Coast café brings specialty drinks
Laptop-friendly
Order this: Pistachio latte
Verdict: Late-night coffee
Serra Mesa · Roastery & tasting bar
Coffee from affiliated local David's Roasting
A tiny, plant-filled neighborhood café serving David’s Roasting coffee, Vietnamese shaken drinks, and panini beside a shady deck
Order this: Vietnamese Iced/Shaken Coffee
Verdict: Neighborhood coffee stop
Convoy · Vietnamese coffee
Thai-style rolled ice cream, bingsu, Vietnamese coffee and playful décor
Order this: Vietnamese coffee
Verdict: Fine for casual work
Convoy · Vietnamese coffee
Strong Vietnamese coffee, oversized crepes, waffles, gelato
Order this: Vietnamese coffee
Verdict: After-dinner coffee
Serra Mesa · Vietnamese coffee
An easygoing Serra Mesa stop for strong Vietnamese coffee
Order this: Vietnamese Cà Phê
Verdict: Early coffee run
Kearny Mesa · Neighborhood coffeehouse
A salty-sweet Matcha Cloud Latte paired with a spacious
Order this: Matcha Cloud Latte
Verdict: Matcha tasting
Mira Mesa · Vietnamese coffee
Vietnamese-inspired coffee, colorful signatures, matcha
Order this: The four-drink coffee flight for range, or cà phê sữa đá with a bear-shaped sweet.
Verdict: Study meetup
Kearny Mesa · Turkish & Arabic coffee
A modern Middle Eastern café
Order this: Hot-sand Turkish coffee
Verdict: Traditional coffee ritual
Serra Mesa · Vietnamese coffee
A roomy weekday campus café
Order this: Vietnamese Coffee
Verdict: Weekday work lunch
Miramar / Miralani Makers’ District · Roastery & tasting bar
A hidden Miralani roastery café
Order this: Single-origin pour-over
Verdict: Specialty-coffee destination
Serra Mesa · Roastery & tasting bar
Coffee from affiliated local David's Roasting
Order this: Vietnamese Iced/Shaken Coffee
Verdict: Neighborhood coffee stop
Convoy · Dessert cafe
Late-night desserts, macarons, cakes and specialty lattes
Order this: Macaron ice-cream sandwich
Verdict: Late-night dessert
Kearny Mesa / Convoy · Turkish & Arabic coffee
MOTW's first West Coast café brings specialty drinks
Order this: Pistachio latte
Verdict: Late-night coffee
Convoy · Vietnamese coffee
Slow-brewed Vietnamese coffee prepared through a traditional metal phin
Order this: Traditional Vietnamese phin coffee
Verdict: Vietnamese coffee ritual
Convoy / Kearny Mesa · Specialty multi-roaster
Thai-owned specialty café with cloud-topped coffee, matcha and Thai tea
Order this: There’s Dirty for a ristretto-topped vanilla milk drink, or the cloudlike Keep Latte with a garlic cream-cheese bagel.
Verdict: Creamy signature drinks
Convoy District · Dessert cafe
A spacious Convoy café devoted to Uji matcha drinks
Order this: Black sesame cheese-foam matcha latte
Verdict: Matcha tasting
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Live events
LoveLit
Heartwood SD presents an evening of slow jams, local DJs, live singing and dance performances, community artists, vintage fashion, vendors, and drinks by Easy Does It.
Classes & clubs
Kintsugi Workshop for Beginners: Finding Beauty in Imperfection
Luis Santiago leads a hands-on beginner workshop in which participants repair two ceramic pieces and embellish the repairs with gold mica powder and variegated gold leaf.
For the coffee itself, start with Jaunt Coffee Roasters, Java Garden, The Keep Coffee. Best depends on what you want, which is why each shop page says what to order and what the room is like.
12 of the 15 welcome laptops.
Cali Cafe opens 5 a.m.. Jaunt Coffee Roasters opens 6:30 a.m.. Java Garden opens 6:30 a.m..
Cali Cafe, Labora, Bing Haus, Café Hue stay open past the usual mid-afternoon close. Hours are on each shop page and re-checked by hand.
2 cafes roast in Kearny Mesa, Convoy and Miramar.
Cali Cafe, Labora, Easy Does It, Java Garden are dog-friendly, usually on the patio. 6 of the 15 cafes here have outdoor seating.
15 cafes in Kearny Mesa, Convoy and Miramar are on the map right now, covering Kearny Mesa, Convoy, Serra Mesa, Mira Mesa, Miramar / Miralani Makers’ District. Every one has been visited or verified against the shop's own information.
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