Equator

Brooke McDonnell and Helen Russell started roasting beans out of a Marin County garage in 1995; today their business has grown to encompass subscription customers and cafes all around the Bay Area. In San Francisco, you can visit Equator—named for the region where coffee is grown—at Fort Mason, on 2nd Street in SoMa, and in the Round House at the Golden Gate Bridge: a spectacular round interior with a modular ceiling and incredible views of the bridge to accompany that special cup of coffee. Don’t miss the French Laundry Blend, created with chef Thomas Keller for his flagship restaurant, or the Per Se blend, also developed with Keller and served at his restaurant in New York.