Bernie's

"Bernie’s is the gold standard of neighborhood coffee shops. If you find yourself sitting here working on your latest novel about Jane Goodall’s secret life as a house DJ, you’ll notice that everyone seems to know each other. But this place isn’t just a community meet-and-greet. Aside from the strong coffee, the wifi is undoubtedly better than your own home’s, so you’re all set when you inevitably need to research what Jane would use as a stage name." - Lani Conway, Ricky Rodriguez, Julia Chen 1

"Bernadette Melvin, owner of Bernie's Coffee, discusses the financial reasons behind the reduced hours, including a significant decline in sales and a large number of customers moving out of the city. The small size of the shop and the challenges of managing indoor dining with free WiFi also contribute to the decision to keep hours scaled back." - Clair Lorell

"At Bernie’s coffee shop in Noe Valley, some customers come in, “wearing no mask at all. Wearing a mask below the nose. Placing the mask on as you walk into the business,” says owner Bernadette Melvin. It’s not fair that restaurants have to enforce mask policies, so please, help them out." - Becky Duffett

"It’s a problem that Bernadette Melvin, the owner of Noe Valley neighborhood spot Bernie’s has already encountered first hand. As of 10:20 Wednesday morning, she tells Eater SF that she’s had a visit from the San Francisco Police Department to confirm that people are masked, as well as eight customers who came in with uncovered faces, all of whom 'either shrugged their shoulders or claimed they couldn’t find' any sort of covering." - Eve Batey

"Bernadette “Bernie” Melvin, owner of Bernie’s Coffee Shop, which is just next door to Whole Foods on 24th Street, confirmed that residents had been lining up in the parking lot since 7:30 a.m., in anticipation of the store opening at 8 a.m." - Becky Duffett