Blue Bottle Coffee

Why it’s on the route

Blue Bottle's Hayes Valley kiosk is a converted garage in Linden Alley, opened by founder James Freeman as one of the company's first permanent spots. Baristas work from a small raised platform, serving espresso and pour-over to a line that forms in the alley, and the Hayes Valley Espresso blend now used in Blue Bottle cafés worldwide is named after it. It is a walk-up window rather than a sit-down café.

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