Coffee shops in La Mesa, CA
There are 7 independent coffee shops in La Mesa, San Diego County, counted on . National chains are left out. 6 have hours on record. The latest is @Spacebar Cafe, open until 9pm every night.
Counted from the live Hot Tip map. Listings start from OpenStreetMap and are corrected by hand.
Every one of the 7 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 6
8278 La Mesa Boulevard, La Mesa, CA 91942
Mon to Sat 7am to 6pm, Sun 7am to 5pm
Named bySan Diego Reader, San Diego Magazine and 2 more mentions
On Redditr/SanDiegan thread, r/sandiego thread
The AubreyRose Tea Room
Cafe, teahouse8362 La Mesa Boulevard, La Mesa, CA 91942
Thu and Fri 11am to 3pm, Sat and Sun 11am to 4pm
Named byKPBS, San Diego Magazine and 2 more mentions
On Redditr/SanDiegan thread, r/asksandiego thread
@Spacebar Cafe
Cafe, smoothie, soup, salad7454 University Avenue, La Mesa, CA 91942
Every day 9am to 9pm
Named bySan Diego Reader
On Redditr/sandiego thread
4350 Palm Avenue, La Mesa, CA 91941
Every day 6:30am to 4pm
Named bySan Diego Magazine
Lightbulb Coffee
Cafe, bagels, sandwiches8138 La Mesa Boulevard, La Mesa, CA 91942
Every day 8am to 6pm
On Reddit8 threads, among them r/FoodSanDiego thread, r/sandiego thread
CAFÉ a gogo
Cafe5120 Jackson Drive, La Mesa, CA 91942
On Redditr/FoodSanDiego thread
Hours on record 1
Ohana Nutrition
Cafe7432 University Avenue, La Mesa, CA 91942
Mon to Fri 7am to 1pm, Sat 8am to 1pm, closed Sun
What the hours can tell you
How many coffee shops are there in La Mesa?
Hot Tip lists 7 independent coffee shops in La Mesa, San Diego County, counted on 5 October 2026. National chains are not counted, so the area has more than this in all.
Which coffee shops in La Mesa open before 7am?
Of the 6 with hours on record, 1 opens before 7am at least one day: Dark Horse Coffee Roasters (6:30am).
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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