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The Guide California San Francisco Java Beach Cafe
San Francisco, California · Entry No. 288

Java Beach Cafe

Independent cafe at 1396 La Playa St, San Francisco — one of 55 shops in the San Francisco guide.

The record

At a glance

Shop type Cafe Independent
Address 1396 La Playa St, San Francisco, CA 94122
Phone (415) 665-5282
Website On file — shown on upgraded listings. Upgrade this listing to make it clickable.
Hours 7am-5pm daily
From the field notes

The shop, on the record

Java Beach Cafe is an independent cafe at 1396 La Playa St in San Francisco, California — one of 55 entries in the San Francisco index. It made the book the only way anything does: independently owned, checked by hand, no chain behind it.

The record here is unusually complete: a phone that rings the shop, confirmed hours, and a website on file. Every line of it confirmed by a person, not a scraper.

For company nearby: Sightglass Coffee on 20th St and Sightglass Coffee on Seventh St — or walk the full San Francisco index, 55 entries deep.

Everything above is drawn from the verified record — nothing padded, nothing guessed.

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Filed under · San Francisco, California

From the San Francisco index

All 55 →
Abanico Coffee Roasters Roastery · 2121 Mission St
Andytown Coffee Roasters Roastery · 3655 Lawton St
Andytown Coffee Roasters Roastery · 3629 Taraval St
Bazaar Cafe Cafe · 5927 California St
Beacon Coffee & Pantry Coffee Shop · 805 Columbus Ave
Bernie's Cafe · 3966 24th St
Blue Danube Coffee House Coffee Shop · 306 Clement St
Cafe Enchante Cafe · 6157 Geary Blvd
Cafe La Flore Cafe · 1032 Clement St
Cafe La Flore Irving Cafe · 1340 Irving St
Keep walking

The San Francisco guide runs 55 shops deep.

22 coffee shops, 18 roasteries, and 15 cafés — every one independently owned, every one checked by hand.

Open the San Francisco guide