"The Bay Area’s Blue Bottle Coffee continues to build its ever-expanding, global coffee empire with its first San Diego area cafe, which just opened at One Paseo across from Shake Shack. Open daily from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., the Carmel Valley store offers Blue Bottle’s full menu, including espresso drinks, cold brew, and signature beverages that include its chicory-infused, New Orleans-style iced coffee and mochas made with vegan chocolate ganache from Berkeley’s TCHO Chocolate. There are grab-and-go snacks like overnight oats and chia pudding as well as housemade treats ranging from liege waffles and almond butter toast to lemon poppy pound cake and caramel chocolate chunk cookies; Blue Bottle is still looking for a local bakery to partner with for croissants and other pastries. Ice cream will also be available, to be scooped into an affogato or fresh-baked waffle. This site also houses a training lab for regional baristas, and a custom cupping table that will host coffee education sessions for customers." - Candice Woo
