James Coffee

After our scenic stroll in Little Italy which brought us to the northern edges of India Street..

we saw the owl logo of James Coffee...

a fairly new coffee place and currently one of the darlings of the craft bar coffee crowd. The coffee place is located in a warehouse that shares space with several other hipster-type businesses.





I had an iced cold brew that was pre-sweetened. TC had a vegan blueberry muffin that she enjoyed but I didn't (I thought it was dense and dry).

Bert had their Ethiopian pourover that was served in an oh-so-trendy Mason jar mug. He drank it black.

I thought his coffee had a very strong aoma. In fact, it smelled like dirt. Bert called it "earthy". I actually kind of gagged smelling it. I couldn't bring myself to sip it because the odor was so....rank?

Bert really wanted to give it a try. Their cold brew was sweeter than I expected. I would have to try something else next time (if there is a next time).

Articles:
Darlene's writeup on Zagat, SD, "San Diego's 10 hottest coffee stops" Feb. 23, 2015
plus Candace Woo's post  from SD Eater, "The 16 Essential Coffee Roasters in San Diego", Feb. 24, 2015

James Coffee
2355 India St.
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 756-7770

jamescoffeeco.com

We ended up walking to the next stop in Middletown, rather than going back south to hop back onto the Little Italy Stop...One thing for sure, there aren't a lot of pedestrians in this part of town (Middletown)! Our next stop was a quick visit to Fashion Valley before heading over to the SDSU area...