Mercury Cafe

Have been coming here for years now and their avocado sandwich is my go to as a vegetarian. Make sure to get the salad on the side. The dressing is so good.
The team is great and the vibes are always good.

So cute and cozy. Lots of books scattered throughout the place to read and great art. They have a piano for the occasional jazz night. Delicious pour over. Really tasty sandwiches with fresh bread. Overall, a really tasteful and tasty place to visit!

I found a new favorite cafe in the area, and it was a pleasant surprise! Instead of going to a chain store, my friend brought me here. The cafe has a modern, minimalist design and is bright and welcoming. They have plenty of tables for customers to work, study or relax while they enjoy their drinks. The baristas were friendly and efficient, and our drinks were served quickly.

The cafe offers a variety of coffee and tea drinks, including special and seasonal ones. You can choose different sizes and dairy alternatives. My cappuccino was creamy and had a perfect balance of sweetness and spice.

I appreciated the friendly service, the calming atmosphere, and the variety of delicious drinks available. The cafe also has WiFi available for customers.

I come here very regularly and they have a few vegan options - avocado toast and oat milk lattes. I wish they had a few more vegan and gluten free options like scones but what they do have is great!

I would give this place 6 stars if it were possible. This place is the quintessential neighborhood cafe with an overdose of feel good from the decor, the location, the interiors, well curated books and just random snippets of wisdom scattered heartily all over the cafe! I got their blueberry lemon scone along with coffee. But I could see people around me savoring the huge sandwiches these guys specialize in. A must visit in SF ☺

My favorite coffee shop in the city. They rotate out work from local artists. I feel more content every time I get a great almond latte + pastry here.

Updated review: this place is awesome. The coffee, the food, the staff, the music, the light, the ambiance. The first time I came here I had a bad experience, which I kept below, but I’ve only had good visits since.

It’s very low key, with lots of light and laid back vibes. This place stands above any of the other super-boutique coffee shops in the area by being unpretentious and easy going. Ignore my old review, try this place out .

That said, no gluten free options, which stinks, but whatever. I love this place too much to knock it a star for that.
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Early 2022:

$5 for a small cold brew, $8 for granola, and a 45 minute wait. Showed up around 11am on a Sunday to grab a quick bite - ordered above items, and sat down. Got my coffee - very heavy on the ice… - in a minute, then me and my two friends proceeded to wait about 44 minutes for our orders. There were three of us, if that helps paint you a picture.

After about 30 minutes I went in to ask about our food and was asked to be patient - fair enough, places are busy - would have preferred a “there’s two people ahead of you”.

Another 10 minutes and someone comes out to ask us what we ordered. We tell them, get it in 5 more minutes or so, and eat it with anger.

Great vibes for a coffee shop - I’d love to come here to get coffee and work, and I’m sure my experience was an outlier, but I had a very annoying experience getting food - and there are enough coffee shops I don’t need to try this one again.

Super cute and cozy place! Jazz performances on Thursdays with table candles makes for an excellent ambiance!

I finally got to have coffee here! I’ve been walking by before work in the mornings 7.30-8am and they are definitely not open then, I thought it was perhaps closed down but I’m happy it isn’t and that I could finally have an Americano before my departure!
The location is perfect, the vibe is very Sunday Coworking + Coffee so fairly quiet, no noisy Yoga Brunch girls 🙏

AMAZING scones. Delicious coffee. Very relaxed place. It was a nice place to collect your thoughts. Nice staff. I enjoyed taking my time and drinking my coffee. I took a scone to go and it was delicious even 2 days later!

Amazing service, delicious food and really great tasting coffee. Really cool atmosphere as well, nice spot to hang for some time.

tasty drinks and a nice little set of outside seating for a nice day. really great Cafe and area

Loved the latte, the avocado toast and the patio. Friendly fast service!

Wifi and great coffee

VERY PLEASANT! The birds were singing, the barista was whistling and the sun was shining. Very warm and welcoming lil spot to have a coffee and a toast! Would do it again.

Lovely place, great atmosphere, am a solid jazz performance on a Friday night. Definitely coming back next time I'm in town!

Amazing all around! A wonderful neighborhood institution and community center. Amazing food (especially scones and biscuits!), and the owner is a great guy

Awesome sandwich, great service & exceptional looking scones — definitely repeating this great spot next time I’m near!

Great breakfast and this is the place where you want to be after you wake up

Great little cafe. Friendly staff, has a lovely welcoming vibe. Coffees good. Chai latte is good. Not an Aussie chai latte brewed on real tea, but a good version of. Nice home cooked cakes. We walked 20 mins each morning from our hotel to get a good drink in a lovely welcoming atmosphere.