The Best Coffee Shops in San Diego
The best coffee shops in San Diego right now: Matcha On Ice Cafe, Desserts by Clement, and Better Buzz Coffee Hillcrest — ranked by how much TikTok and Instagram creators are actually posting about them, not by ads. All 797 coffee shops spots in San Diego are on the Closish map; these 15 are the ones people can’t stop filming.
The top 15, ranked by buzz
- 1
Matcha On Ice Cafe
Village of La Jolla · 4.4 ★ on Google · $
31 creators posted about it · 512K video views · 19 new videos this month
1110 Torrey Pines Rd Ste C, San Diego, CA 92037, USA
- 2
Desserts by Clement
Pacific Beach · 4.7 ★ on Google · $
60 creators posted about it · 8.5M video views · 3 new videos this month
1380 Garnet Ave, San Diego, CA 92109, USA
- 3
Better Buzz Coffee Hillcrest
Hillcrest · 4.4 ★ on Google · $
69 creators posted about it · 452K video views · 2 new videos this month
801 University Ave, San Diego, CA 92103, USA
- 4
Sweet Vibe
San Diego · 4.8 ★ on Google · $
38 creators posted about it · 394K video views · 2 new videos this month
4764 Convoy St Unit c, San Diego, CA 92111, USA
- 5
Versailles Cafe & Pastries
4.7 ★ on Google
11 creators posted about it · 453K video views · 4 new videos this month
204 N El Camino Real Suite H, Encinitas, CA 92024, USA
- 6
Bonjour Patisserie
Little Italy · 4.8 ★ on Google
22 creators posted about it · 1.2M video views · 3 new videos this month
320 W Cedar St Unit 101, San Diego, CA 92101, USA
- 7
Café Noelle
Core-Columbia
8 creators posted about it · 22K video views · 3 new videos this month
550 West C St, San Diego, CA 92101, USA
- 8
Morning Glory
Little Italy · 4.3 ★ on Google · $$
56 creators posted about it · 3M video views · 4 new videos this month
550 W Date St Suite #C, San Diego, CA 92101, USA
- 9
Coffee Dose
Encinitas · 4.3 ★ on Google
69 creators posted about it · 1.2M video views · 4 new videos this month
162 S Rancho Santa Fe Rd, Encinitas, CA 92024, USA
- 10
Malibu Farm San Diego
Marina · 4.2 ★ on Google
48 creators posted about it · 430K video views · 2 new videos this month
831 W Harbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92101, USA
- 11
Better Blendz
North Park · 4.6 ★ on Google · $$
23 creators posted about it · 398K video views · 4 new videos this month
4111 30th St, San Diego, CA 92104, USA
- 12
The Mission - Mission Beach
San Diego · 4.7 ★ on Google · $$
9 creators posted about it · 332K video views · 2 new videos this month
3795 Mission Blvd, San Diego, CA 92109, USA
- 13
S3 Coffee Escondido
Escondido · 4.5 ★ on Google
19 creators posted about it · 345K video views · 2 new videos this month
348 E Grand Ave, Escondido, CA 92025, USA
- 14
S3 Coffee Bar
Grantville · 4.5 ★ on Google · $
13 creators posted about it · 547K video views · 2 new videos this month
6225 Mission Gorge Rd, San Diego, CA 92120, USA
- 15
Dolce Aroma Italian Bakery
Carlsbad · 4.7 ★ on Google
13 creators posted about it · 273K video views · 2 new videos this month
3451 Via Montebello #182, Carlsbad, CA 92009, USA
How this ranking works
Closish tracks what local food creators post on TikTok and Instagram, matches every video to the real place it was filmed, and ranks spots by how much people are actually talking about them right now — video volume, views, and how recently creators posted. No paid placements, no ads. Rankings refresh as new videos are found (nightly).
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