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Sunday, January 13, 2008

Coffee in the Castro


If you're out cruising in San Francisco's Castro District, complete the night (if you don't land a catch) with a soothing cup of coffee.

 Of course there's Starbucks (4094 18th St.), sometimes called "Daddy Starbucks" for its Bear and Daddy clientèle who usually crowd the place.

Local chain Peets (2257 Market St.) has an outpost around the corner where they serve up their high-octane brew. But it's in the independent coffee houses where you will get the real local flavor.

Spike's Coffees & Teas (4117 19th St.) has their beans roasted right in the city of San Francisco by a fourth-generation roaster, and trains their baristas in the Italian manner. Pick up a pound of their organic, fair-trade Harvey Milk CRA blend, proceeds of which go directly to nearby Harvey Milk Civil Rights Academy, honoring San Francisco's openly gay supervisor, assassinated 30 years ago this year.

 Longtime fixture Cafe Flore (2298 Market St.) remains the see-and-be-seen spot in the neighborhood, with a row of small tables strategically placed for the best people-watching along Market Street. Flore often hosts fundraising events for local charities, featuring performances by top local LGBT artists.

Mission coffee phenomenon Philz (4023 18th St.) brews up each cup individually, with exotic flavors such as cardamom; it's definitely worth the wait.

And if tea is more your style, spend a little zen time at Samovar Tea Lounge (498 Sanchez St.), featuring an expansive selection of teas from around the world. Be sure to try the pu-erh teas, little known here in the states, but enchanting with its deep and earthy tones. Extremely comforting on a chilly winter's eve.

If a cup of java just won't give you the kind of experience you want from a night in the Castro, then read: Naked Bodies, Hot Sex and Foggy San Francisco Nights. If you want information about the Folsom Street Fair, the leather community, bars and sex clubs in San Francisco, then here is the story for you: Folsom Street Fair 2008 - a complete guide

For a complete guide to our very best restaurants, cafes, clubs, events and destinations in San Francisco, all with a very insider and local perspective and tons of links, check out this story from Sam Spade's San Francisco:

Do you know that Lesbian chefs are very prominent in the fine dinner house community in San Francisco? Read the story: San Francisco's Fabulous Lesbian Chefs

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on Sunday, January 13, 2008

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