Goldchild Coffee Roasters

Goldchild Coffee Roasters

240 Broadway, San Diego, CA

★★★★★4.9(535 Google reviews)

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

Espresso-focused, with creative signature drinks, with a pour-over program, good cold brew. Slow-sit spot. Pastries on the menu.

Pour overCold brewSignature drinksTraditional drinksPastriesCraft espressoSpecialty drinksSlow sit

Google Reviews

Ryan Kelley
★★★★★2 months ago

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…

danielle
★★★★★2 months ago

⛾ 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

Sungmin Kim
★★★★★5 months ago

-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…

챈지
★★★★★5 months ago

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…

Vlad Satchouk
★★★★6 months ago

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…

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