The F1rst Take

The F1rst Take

★★★★★4.3(35 Google reviews)

Crema's Take

“The F1rst Take's black sesame coffee is the real draw here—it's inventive enough to warrant a detour if you're into experimental espresso drinks that actually work. Their rotating selection of 10+ varieties of salted bread is the other big draw, though quality can be inconsistent, with some batches nailing that perfect crispy-salty contrast while others land dry and tough. If you're willing to roll the dice on the pastries in exchange for standout coffee creativity, it's worth a visit.”

What to expect

Espresso-focused, with creative signature drinks. Pastries on the menu.

Craft espressoSpecialty drinksTraditional drinksSignature drinksPastries

Google Reviews

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Ann Pham
★★★★★a week ago

Just tried The F1rst Take in downtown San Jose for the first time and was pleasantly surprised. This cafe specializes in salted bread, and they have more than 10 different varieties, so it was hard to choose one. I ended up getting banh mi salted bread, and it was both visually…

Gao Yuan
★★★★★a week ago

Salt bread not crunchy, flavor is ok, size is small; coffee is meh, matcha is ok

Rebecca Berroteran
★★★★★a week ago

The coffee drinks here are out standing! Salt bread is hit and miss sometimes it's absolutely perfect, sometimes it's dried out and tough. I keep coming back for the black sesame coffee tho; it's really good. It does take a while, but preordering takes care of that problem. The…

Jenna Le
★★★★★3 weeks ago

Saw this shop on TikTok and had to try since salt bread is all the rage right now. Unfortunately I don’t think the salt bread here is very authentic to the taste and texture of actual salt bread. It lacks the fluffiness and airyness as well as the buttery-ness actual salt bread.…

Abhishek Prabhu
★★★★★a month ago

The Bread was amazing

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