Ritual Coffee: A Haight Street Anchor Cafe Closes After 9 Years in San Francisco | Eater SF
"The Upper Haight Street location will close on Friday, April 11, after nine years, a departure that leaves a major hole in the neighborhood’s offerings (the next nearest specialty coffee option was described as a small bar inside a plant-and-vibes shop). In a farewell Instagram post, owner Eileen Rinaldi told fans it was not “another San Francisco doom loop story,” writing in part, “It’s just the normal confluence of the many factors of running a small business in a modern city.” The post noted the Haight Street spot had a hard time bringing in enough foot traffic; it also endured incidents including a 2021 report of gunfire spraying the cafe’s window. At the same time, the company has grown in other directions, opening a sleek outpost inside San Francisco International Airport in late 2022 and rolling out cans of cold coffee." - Paolo Bicchieri
