Bird Rock Coffee Roasters Alights in Carlsbad | Eater San Diego

"In Carlsbad, a new North County branch of Bird Rock Coffee Roasters has opened as the roastery’s sixth retail location and its largest café yet, occupying 1,600 square feet with an additional 1,000-square-foot patio and fire pit. Designed by local firm MY Studio ID (which also handled Bird Rock’s Pacific Beach and Torrey Pines openings), the café is among the first retailers inside The Square at Bressi Ranch, joining Richard Walker’s Pancake House and the incoming Casero Taqueria and Mendocino Farms. The outpost features specialty seasonal coffees sourced at origin, is fueled by a Slayer SteamX espresso machine and the Pour Steady pour-over system, and debuts “The Bird,” a rotating seasonal single-origin espresso that will also be available to bring home for pour-over, espresso, or brewed coffee. A new full breakfast and lunch menu created by chefs Justin Gaspar and Sean Le (both trained at the International Culinary Center in Northern California) expands offerings to breakfast burritos, croissants, biscuits, salads and more, with the Carlsbad location serving as a kitchen hub to distribute pastries and food items. It is currently open 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday with plans to extend hours to 9 p.m." - Candice Woo