Santa Cruz Coffee Roasting
1330 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA
Crema's Take
“Santa Cruz Coffee Roasting is a decades-old downtown institution that's earned its loyal following through consistently excellent espresso-focused drinks like their signature Steve's French and Santa Cruz Dark roasts, paired with genuinely warm service from staff who seem to actually care. The shop strikes that rare balance between a quick caffeine pit stop and a welcoming spot to linger for hours, with dog-friendly seating and a genuine community vibe that keeps people coming back for years—even after they move away.”
What to expect
Espresso-focused, with a pour-over program. A slow-sit, laptop-friendly, quick-grab spot, good for meetings.
Google Reviews
Hands down, the best coffee I've ever had! Friendly baristas and comfortable atmosphere. Great downtown location makes for easy transit to local shops with my latte in tow. Even my mom likes this place, and she is very particular about her coffee.
Great place, great service. Sad reality tho is that due to all the flies that frequent the baked good section, that image is forever burned into my memory. Forced error and its a bummer because I really like everything else about this place. Havent seen any flies the past few…
Still the best coffee in Santa Cruz. Steve's French, Santa Cruz Dark, both my selections of choice. I've been coming here for decades, and even though I have since swapped coasts, every time I come home, I make it a point to stop by.
Had the happy hour 10ounce carmel current coffee, for $2 each! And they were very good. Service was fast and friendly.
Very good coffee stop with plenty of good staff along with a pretty good crowd of nice people. The big thing for me was that they are 100% dog friendly inside and outside of the shop seating. This coffee shop is very clean and maintained with more than enough selections of…
Crema Reviews
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