The Tenderloin Coffee Crawl

I've been editing a story called "Tenderloin Nouveau" by Miquel Hudin from Tenderblog about the pioneering merchants who are moving to the 'hood (a somewhat controversial opinion piece – look out for it next Thursday the 17th). I was browsing Tenderblog's Flickr pool and stumbled on Frank Chan's photos of the recent Tenderloin Coffee Crawl, which drew quite a crowd. I was simultaneously inspired by these new businesses on the block and bummed that I missed the event.

I hadn't even heard of Little Bird Coffeehouse before. Definitely one to check out.

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There was some serious coffee cupping (De La Paz and Ritual) going on inside Little Bird.

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Hooker's Sweet Treats was hawking their sea salted dark chocolate covered caramels (as always), not to mention Sightglass espresso. I hear they serve bread pudding these days too.

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Jerad and Justin (brothers) of Sightglass Coffee were pouring the good stuff on the spot.

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Looks like there were lots of people outside of farm:table . Maybe those Verve single origin espressos had something to do with it? The cafe hopes to have a parklet out front soon.

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Brewing demos kept the crowd entertained.

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farm:table was selling Coffee Braised Pulled Pork Sliders to support the parklet fund.

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The Contraband Coffee Bar of Nob Hill was serving up their own brew as well. Apparently they roast in Oakland.

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There was a Four Barrel Coffee pop-up coffee kiosk at the Bamboo Bike Studio too.

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Thanks to Frank Chan for the photos. I hope to make it out to the next one!

Categories: The Tenderloin, Drink

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