Saint Frank Coffee

Saint Frank’s Opens Second Coffee Shop in Downtown San Francisco | Eater SF

"Opening quietly on January 5 in the MIRA building on Folsom Street, the second Saint Frank Coffee location quickly drew long lines from locals and Ferry Building goers and is now open seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.; it serves pastries from Juniper, teas from Song Tea and Ceramics, and an ever-expanding selection of Saint Frank coffees. Founder Kevin Bohlin frames the move as a recommitment to San Francisco—saying the pandemic created space to dream and that he welcomes the challenge of opening amid talk of a downtown 'doom loop'—and the menu at this shop is identical to the original Polk Street location for now. Known for a minimal, contemplative specialty-coffee aesthetic and for cultivating relationships with often-overlooked producing countries such as Bolivia and Burundi, the new space was designed by longtime Saint Frank architect Amanda Loper and features an ox-blood ceiling, marble tables streaked with red, a communal marble table beside a classic horseshoe coffee bar, and a large painting celebrating Babette’s Feast; MIRA negotiated a rent deal to ease opening costs, and Bohlin has even bought the building that houses the original Polk Street shop." - Paolo Bicchieri