S3 Coffee Bar

6225 Mission Gorge Rd, San Diego, CA

★★★★★4.5(724 Google reviews)

Crema's Take

“S3 Coffee Bar brings creative energy to San Diego's coffee scene with bold signature drinks like their Iced Tiramisu Latte and viral Pumpkin Bagel that keep customers coming back, though consistency in execution can be hit-or-miss. The spot buzzes with activity—especially mornings—making it as much a social gathering place as a specialty coffee destination, with their Matcha Latte and inventive cold brew preparations drawing particular love from regulars. Fair warning: their food plating and order accuracy could use more care, but when they nail it, their creative takes on coffee and pastries feel worth the occasional hiccup.”

What to expect

Cold brewMeetingsPastriesSpecialty drinksTraditional drinksMatcha & teaLight foodQuick grabSignature drinks

Google Reviews

A M
★★★★★a month ago

A little more effort put into the preparation of my order would’ve been greatly appreciated. The Acai bowl looks like they threw everything into the container and said, “Here, damn”. The Vietnamese coffee tastes SO bad too. Straight up coffee grains.

HadisJKR
★★★★★3 months ago

Today I went through the drive-thru and ordered an Iced Tiramisu Latte. The employee took my order and I paid. When I got to the window to pick it up, she told me they didn’t have the tiramisu and had made me a Pink Drink instead. It was very disappointing. If an item is unavailable, the customer should be informed before taking payment and should be asked whether they want a replacement or a refund. Instead, I was given a drink I didn’t order and only then told my original order wasn’t available. Because of this experience, I won’t be coming back to this café.

Josh Baltazar
★★★★★4 months ago

My partner and I ordered this on Doordash because she wanted to try the Matcha Latte. Overall we ordered a regular Mexican Mocha, a regular Matcha Latte, Avocado Toast and Acai Bowl. The Matcha Latte Queen said the Matcha Latte was one of the better ones in downtown but she would not get it again. The Mexican Mocha was nice as well as the food. Solid spot.

Victoria Concepcion
★★★★★6 months ago

LOVEDDD thissssss. I had the pumpkin cookie cold brew which omg so good. Perfectly sweet & strong- coming from someone who likes strong coffee. I also had the pumpkin bagel which mmm super cute but it was kind of doughy hard. My dad got it too and his was toasted better so he said it tasted better that way.

Amy N.
★★★★★6 months ago

The place was packed and I had about 10 people ahead of me in line before 9am on a Tuesday!!! Crazy. It’s been a good 3-4 years since I last visited, wanted to try out the viral pumpkin bagel. I thought it was tasty! The cream cheese is a slightly sweet pumpkin flavor. I just wish the bagel was toasted a little, not just warmed. I also ordered an Americano since I know how pricey and bland the other drinks can be (from past experience). It was strong and solid. There was a tiny hair in it when i received it at first, but it was fixed with a new fresh one, with no issue. I want to go back and give one of their lattes another chance, I hope they are better now than they were 3 years ago

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