ByLEXI PANDELL Contributing Writer
Tell us about your first impressions when you arrived.
Coffee Cultures has two prime locations. One, on the ground floor of the beautiful New Standard Oil Building in the Financial District, is a nook of a place, perfect for grabbing a quick cup while people hustle outside. Their flagship location, in the somewhat quieter South of Market (SOMA) district, is larger, with a cozy seating area.
There have been other coffee shops in the spot that Coffee Culture now possess, but no one went to the lengths to strip the interior of the space to its original classical beauty including exposed ceiling concrete, walls with the original stone treatment and the travertine tile floor.
Read MoreWith a coffee shop on every corner in San Francisco's Financial District, how do you choose? Well you do want them to have good coffee, after that it is all about the people and the story. Coffee Cultures has it all.
Read MoreThe barista staffers here are far better than most places at walking you through your options. (Imagine that: great customer orientation and Counter Culture Coffee combined together!). The resulting Toscano shot is pulled on the short side with a medium, textured brown crema.
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