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Coffee shops in Balboa Park, San Diego

There are 11 independent coffee shops in Balboa Park, San Diego, counted on . National chains are left out. 2 have hours on record. The latest is Craft Café at Mingei, open until 5pm every night.

Counted from the live Hot Tip map. Listings start from OpenStreetMap and are corrected by hand.

Every one of the 11 is listed. Places named in print or on Reddit come first, the ones more publications have named ahead of the rest. Then places with hours on record, then the rest by name. The order is how much the map knows about a place, never how good anybody thinks it is.

Named in print or on Reddit 4

Hours on record 1

On the map, hours not on record 6

  • Arctic Snacks

    Cafe, snack

  • Ituri Hut

    Cafe

  • Prado Perk

    Cafe

  • Treetops Canteen

    Cafe, snack

  • Tundra Treats

    Cafe, snack

  • Zoo Brew

    Cafe, coffe shop

    zoo.sandiegozoo.org

What the hours can tell you

How many coffee shops are there in Balboa Park?

Hot Tip lists 11 independent coffee shops in Balboa Park, San Diego, counted on 5 October 2026. National chains are not counted, so the area has more than this in all.

Hours come from OpenStreetMap or from the business's own website. A place with no hours on record stays on the map and is never the app's answer, because the answer promises open now. Something wrong or missing? Write to hello@hottip.club. If the place is yours, claiming it is free.

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