Local coffee shops and bakeries in San Diego
There are 624 independent coffee shops, cafes and bakeries in San Diego County on the Hot Tip map, counted on , across 88 neighborhoods and towns. None is part of a national or regional chain.
Counted from the live Hot Tip map. Listings start from OpenStreetMap and are corrected by hand.
- 624independent coffee shops, cafes and bakeries
- 88neighborhoods and towns
- 253with hours on record
- 49open late, with closing times
- 248chain locations left off the map
The rule for a chain is its owner. Anything with a national or regional corporate parent is out. A San Diego group with a few locations of its own stays.
By kind, as tagged in OpenStreetMap
- Cafe490
- Bakery91
- Coffee shop22
- Pastry shop5
Every one of a kind, county-wide
By neighborhood
Each name goes to that area's full list: every place, with street, hours, website and phone where on record. An area with fewer than three has no list of its own, and its link goes to the area's page.
Central San Diego 272
- Convoy and Kearny Mesa35
- East Village25
- Mira Mesa21
- University City19
- Little Italy15
- North Park14
- Clairemont Mesa12
- College Area12
- Balboa Park11
- Hillcrest10
- Normal Heights10
- Downtown San Diego9
- Gaslamp Quarter9
- San Carlos and Del Cerro8
- Linda Vista7
- City Heights6
- University Heights6
- San Diego5
- Mission Valley4
- Old Town4
- Scripps Ranch4
- Golden Hill3
- Midway District3
- Mission Hills3
- South Park3
- Bankers Hill2
- Barrio Logan2
- Encanto2
- Kensington2
- Serra Mesa2
- Mid-City1
- Southeastern San Diego1
- Tierrasanta1
- Uptown1
Coastal San Diego 111
- La Jolla33
- Pacific Beach27
- Point Loma25
- Ocean Beach8
- Coronado7
- Torrey Hills4
- Mission Bay3
- Torrey Pines3
- Mission Beach1
North County coastal 79
- Encinitas21
- Oceanside18
- Carlsbad11
- Carlsbad Village10
- Carmel Valley8
- Solana Beach7
- Del Mar2
- Del Mar Mesa1
- Pacific Highlands Ranch1
North County inland 70
- Escondido12
- Poway12
- San Pasqual9
- Vista8
- Carmel Mountain Ranch4
- Fallbrook4
- Rancho Peñasquitos4
- 4S Ranch3
- Rancho Bernardo3
- Sabre Springs3
- San Marcos3
- Miramar Ranch North2
- Black Mountain Ranch1
- Pala1
- Torrey Highlands1
East County 47
- El Cajon7
- La Mesa7
- Casa de Oro4
- Julian4
- Lemon Grove4
- Santee4
- Lakeside3
- Ramona3
- Spring Valley3
- Borrego Springs2
- Rancho San Diego2
- Alpine1
- Campo1
- Jamul1
- Santa Ysabel1
South Bay 45
What the map can tell you
How many local coffee shops are there in San Diego?
Hot Tip lists 624 independent coffee shops, cafes and bakeries in San Diego County, counted on 5 October 2026: 272 in Central San Diego, 111 in Coastal San Diego, 79 in North County coastal, 70 in North County inland, 47 in East County and 45 in South Bay. By the tag each one carries in OpenStreetMap: Cafe 490, Bakery 91, Coffee shop 22, Pastry shop 5, no tag on file 16. Chains are not counted, so the county has more than this in all.
Which San Diego neighborhoods have the most local coffee shops?
Convoy and Kearny Mesa (35), La Jolla (33), Pacific Beach (27), Chula Vista (27), East Village (25) and Point Loma (25). Each area's list names every one, with street, hours, website and phone where on record.
What counts as independent here?
The rule for a chain is its owner. Anything with a national or regional corporate parent is out. A San Diego group with a few locations of its own stays. 248 chain locations were removed from the OpenStreetMap pull of 7 September 2026 on that test. Hot Tip does not record who owns a place, so it cannot say which are family owned. It can say that none of these is a chain.
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