Santos Coffee House

The counter food snacks weren't very fresh but the drinks were good. The atmosphere is pretty great, feels like a classic 90s style coffee shop.

One of my favorite hidden gems! I come here everytime I am in San Diego! Yummy coffee and delicious food. Pet friendly and amazing staff/owners.

🥳🙌🤩 LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS PLACE. There's a story woven into every aspect (Update: they have blood orange syrup!) But #1 - omg Santos' lattes are sooo good! I am thrilled to have found this place. I can actually taste the DELICIOUS coffee which often gets lost in a flavored drink. My Flying Nun is a sweet drink and I was astounded how much the coffee flavor came through.😍 It's a nice strong dark flavor as well which I love. I was so impressed I got a Maple Cookie Latte to go and same deal: sweet drink n coffee flavor totally comes through. 😘👍 They roast all their own beans, and you'll have over a dozen different coffees to choose from (single origins and blends). 👌 The Espresso in my latte is a proprietary blend of five different beans, and the owners roast everything themselves in small batches for a week at a time. That means your coffee is EXTREEEEMELY fresh. They get a LOT of compliments on their coffee and I can see why 👍🏆🏅 Santos has more syrup flavors than I've ever seen at any coffee place, and rotate out a seasonal selection as well. 🤯🤩🍁💐🌞❄️ (bonus: they have soy milk which a lot of places don't anymore. 👏) The vibe is ✨️fantastic✨️ at this 25-year-old business: upbeat and positive, but you can still read, chat, or get work done. Super friendly - you will want to come back. It's like an indie coffee "Cheers" and you will feel your heart and spirit lift when you walk in the door. People of all ages call this place home. Families with small children come here, high school students stop by in the morning and do their homework here, there's even a bocce ball group that comes every week. I heard multiple people be greeted by name, and customers greeted each other as well. Some sweet doggos even came in ! 🐶 Even the music is great, seriously! 🙌🎵🎶 I found myself unconsciously nodding my head while I was writing this review. After a while realized that I had been enjoying the music but it didn't intrude on my thought process (and it was not annoying 😂🤷🏻‍♀️ IYKYK). The owners are wonderful too - you're going to want to support them. 😊🌈 Relaxing, shady, green covered-patio with outdoor seating - it's like your own hidden Zen sanctuary. Inside there's tables, counter-seating for people-watching, and comfy chairs, booth and sofa. There's a curated, interesting, quality retail selection as well, including an excellent steel travel mug at a great price, and cards and cute things. Items include handcrated items made by a local neighbor who also takes care of their plants 🥹💐💚 The food menu is as delightful as the drink menu: you can come here any time with an appetite big or small: breakfast, snack for lunch. The cinnamon roll is to die for with a buttery flaky French pastry texture that makes you think a French Grandma baked it in the back. A lot of cinnamon rolls are more like a dinner roll 😟 this is like an airy French croissant. 🙌 In today's nutty crazy world, Santos Coffee House is a special shining beacon of light. Save this location as a favorite in your nav app, go out of your way to stop by, and/or make it a regular part of your day. It's well worth it. It's also a really smart business model by and for good people. A lot of coffee places I feel like there are decisions made that are checking a box or are a placeholder. Need plants? Get a couple pots from the local home improvement store, and soon they turn brown. Should we get music? Order a service and don't think about it anymore. But it's quietly annoying customers. I noticed decisions at Santos are made thoughtfully and everything adds value. Not in a hipster "how precious"/IG-life/annoying way. But a soul-invested way. 🩵 I drink lattes all day long, make them at home as well as buy on the go. A lot of my decisions are made for convenience: I'm willing to buy coffee someplace but not necessarily excited about it. It meets a need. But Santos? It meets a need as well as provides a soul-sustaining experience. ❤️❤️❤️ (*p.s. this is not a paid or sponsored review - I'm just deeply impressed and in love with this place)

First time here and I absolutely loved it! I stopped by to grab a coffee before my son’s soccer game at the high school and ended up enjoying every moment. Such a great vibe. This place just feels good.

Revisited with my daughters as we headed out for a girls day out, and excited to try something new from their menu. I loved how the place was still the same and filled with their beautiful magnets that I love. We ordered holy grail bagels and chocolate gluten free muffin, iced flying nuns with oat milk, iced mocha and an iced vanilla chai latte. We sat down as there were plenty of seats available and waited for our order. Everything that we ordered was delicious and surprisingly my daughters finished everything to the last bite, bagels are great size and shareable and go well to have with coffee. Always a great experience when I visit and always looking forward in visiting again.