Simple Pleasures Cafe
3434 Balboa St, Sausalito, CA
Crema's Take
“Nestled in a quiet Sausalito residential neighborhood, Simple Pleasures Cafe is a genuine community hub where locals linger over meticulously crafted espresso drinks and unsweetened matcha in an understated, graceful space. The cafe draws an intergenerational crowd—laptoppers, friends catching up, families—all drawn in by the quality of the coffee itself and the warmth of staff who seem to genuinely care about each order, plus an irresistible rotation of fresh pastries and burritos that keeps regulars coming back.”
What to expect
Espresso-focused. A slow-sit, laptop-friendly spot, good for meetings. Pastries and light food on the menu. Family friendly.
Google Reviews
I visited the most beautiful cafe today! It has such an amazing vibe of simplicity and grace. The drinks are incredibly tasty—I treated myself to a cappuccino and a cherry croissant, and everything was perfectly fresh. Loved it! ❤️
This is a hidden gem that locals frequent. It is slightly out of the way for tourists, as it is in core residential area. But highly recommended. Small, cozy place. But even house coffee is awesome. In addition we took iced latte and mocha. Both were really good. Mocha was tad…
Don’t walk by this understated exterior. Buzzing, popular coffee shop with locals working and socialising over great coffee and matcha. Genuine and unsweetened matcha. Lots of baked goods and burritos.
I rarely give a place 5 stars, but this place deserves it because I liked everything here. The way the staff treated me, took my order, answered my questions and made my coffee. The taste of my coffee, the live music there, the amazing yummy Egyptian shortbread I asked them to…
Rating 5 stars mainly for ambiance and because I’d go back and try other things. Really charming, cozy place with all ages gathered- seems like an established community hub. There’s people working on laptops and just hanging out. Unfortunately the thing I ordered was not…
Crema Reviews
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