Best coffee ☕️ shop anywhere in the world ?
I was going to write a long review about how awesome it is to have a truly neighborhood cafe where you run into friends and chat in line with strangers, but I just discovered their greatest secret attribute: Pinhole gives you a free taster of coffee to sip on while you wait for your pourover. Can life get better? I submit it cannot.
So lucky to have Pinhole in the neighborhood! I’ve worked in specialty coffee for a decade and their quality is consistently some of the best in the city. Great baristas, lovely parklet, nice people watching! On top of that, I appreciate how the owner JoEllen goes out of her way to make people feel welcome and appreciated. Worth going out of your way to check it out!
Love Pinhole coffee amazing cortado and everyone there was so nice went with my 4 year old son and the staff offered him a kiduccino. I had never heard of that and he LOVED it. Thank you Pinhole crew!!!!
Pinhole Coffee is hands down my favorite spot in the city. I lived down the street pre pandemic and looked forward to seeing the staff and enjoying an excellent espresso and pastry.If you're in the area, or not, I can't recommend Pinhole enough. Warm vibes, friendly staff and great coffee.
Friendly staff, hole-in-the-wall location, unique decor, is all let down by barely drinkable coffee. A large $6 mocha is a 12oz, I'd hate to see what the small was, and that tastes like any generic coffee and a iced latte that was basically just a iced milk.. Half way through and there was no reason to finish as it was just milk.
My favorite coffee shop!!! Started going before the pandemic when I moved to the neighborhood in 2019, and the staff, coffee, and community of customers were so great I just kept hanging out there. Throughout the pandemic JoEllen has always put the safety of her staff and community first, you can tell she really cares. And through all of that the cafe feels tapped in to which small roasters are putting out great beans, and does justice to them with great barista-ing. I recommend Pinhole to everyone. ???
This is my favorite coffee shop in SF. Their drinks are phenomenal but also the staff is so down to earth and lovely. They now have a parklet where people gather and chat. A welcoming and wonderful spot hidden up in Bernal.
Pinhole is my go-to for coffee!! Their coffee (beans and drinks) is incredible. Everyone is so friendly and knowledgeable. And my kiddos and I live in their merch. We can’t get enough!
This place is a gem. After working in coffee for 10+ years- I have seen some things! And Pinhole is one of my favorite spots in the City. Their espresso is excellent, and they put a lot of care into dialing in their shots every day. Milk textures by drink type are always on point. They have creative local pastries- and let’s not forget they were a lot of people’s first taste of Midnight Bagels! I also want to specifically call out their house Masarap beans- sooo good for brewing at home. Last but not least, in a sea of coffee shops that are basically coworking spaces- they blissfully don’t offer wifi. Instead, at Pinhole you get art, neighbors mingling, and the most wonderful feeling of an actual community gathering spot. It’s the real deal.