Goldchild Coffee Roasters
240 Broadway, San Diego, CA
Crema's Take
“Goldchild is a no-nonsense San Diego roastery where excellent espresso and thoughtfully sourced beans take center stage, with a cozy, music-filled atmosphere that feels more like a Swedish coffee shop than a typical California café. Their signature drinks like the Handshake latte shine, but the real draw is their authentic pastries—saffron chocolate buns and cardamom creations that give the place an unexpectedly European soul. This is a spot for savoring great coffee and a pastry while chatting or lingering with the newspaper, not laptops, and people keep coming back because the quality simply doesn't waiver.”
What to expect
Google Reviews
Small coffee roaster that is all business shelling out top coffee notch drinks. Not a place to get work done on a laptop, but perhaps a casual convo or read the news along with some chill hip hop tunes. The baristas are focused on their craft and quality. Grab a ‘Dealers Choice’ that specialized to your tastebuds liking or just a simple drip with their roasted beans.
⛾ cappuccino、saffron chocolate bun this place reminds me of sweden🥹 pretty rare to find these authentic buns here, and they have an excellent bean selection as well. might be a long queue in the morning because of how (rightfully) popular it is. highly recommend :D
-Updated review- Came back after 4 months and ordered their signature latte and flat white. The verdict is quick: Still best coffee around. -Review at July- This is hands down the best café I’ve been to lately. It has everything—excellent service, an incredible vibe, and outstanding coffee. I ordered the iced latte and their signature Bourbon Latte, and both were amazing. Honestly, I’ve never regretted where I live before… but now I’m seriously considering moving to San Diego just for this place. It’s that good. I truly hope they keep this vibe and quality going strong for a long time.
커피가 정말 맛있었어요 It's really good cafe..! I had a flat white and a batch brew. Even though it was batch brewed, it was fragrant and very good, and the Americano was also light and good. the batchbrew was so good smell and I wonder what the cardamom buns taste like... I'd love to visit again next time I'm in San Diego.
Went here for breakfast around 7:30 on a Saturday. Very nice and cozy vibe with oldies playing in the background. I got a Handshake latte and a chocolate and cardamom bun and then a cold brew to go. Personally my favorite was the cold brew, which was excellent and is made using a 12 hour drip system. The latte was nice too but I think the coffee is much more flavorful on its own. I thought the chocolate and cardamom bun was not very good. It was fresh and the chocolate was good but it had way too much cardamom in it so it left a “chemical-y” taste in my mouth. I think it would be perfect with just chocolate! Everyone is very nice and the service is good but they seem a little understaffed so sometimes the wait is long for them to take your order while the person take your order runs back and forth between tasks. Once you place your order it comes out pretty quickly though. I would definitely come here again. I would get a cold brew or pour-over and stick to the cinnamon bun and I think that would be perfect!
Crema Reviews
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