Scrimshaw Coffee

5542 El Cajon Blvd, San Diego
(619) 501-2355

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Alex M.

The best! The staff, owner, and community here is so special! The coffee so great! My absolute fav place!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Queen Sam

Nice neighborhood café with warm, inviting, and friendly vibes. Parking can be a bit tricky, but there is some metered street parking available. The menu offers a great variety, including bagels, pastries, beer, wine, lattes, matcha, and coffee. I ordered the Vietnamese and vanilla iced lattes with breve, and both were solid with great-quality espresso. The vanilla latte, tasted like house made vanilla syrup, which is certainly a positive. There’s also plenty of indoor seating, which is a big plus. Overall, a lovely spot to hang out and enjoy a good latte. ☕️✨

Beverly Eklund

Great coffee and amazing food. Well worth a visit.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Harry Higgins

This cozy neighborhood spot truly captures the heart of a simple, genuine coffee and kitchen experience. The coffee drinks are smooth and well made, paired perfectly with fresh baked treats. We also tried the Egg sandwich and latte was wonderfully soft and fresh. A charming place that easily earns five stars.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Juan Antonio Cornejo

I recommend their breakfast burrito. I really liked it. Also, get here before 8:30 am to avoid waiting in line and ensure that you get a table!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Anyss Ferchich

Great coffee. Great staff. Great vibe. 5 stars!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

James Allen

Well in my quest to find decent coffee that isn't Starbucks or Phil's or Pete's, failure here. It was gross and tasted like metal bitter sour cyanide. The charming host and hostess were clearly forcing it. As a student I would love a job like this! So drop the attitude and fix the coffee. I wouldn't even call yourself a coffee place, you're more a sugar drink place. Just advertise as sugar drink. Cuz the coffee is not good.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 2

Valeria Nicolas

Bagel was perfect and service too!

Anthony Calsadillas

Food was good. Didn't try full menu though. Coffee was good. Atmosphere made it an easy place to chill and work on a side project. Service is great. Recommend for local coffee shop to chill, talk with friends, or work on a little something to get out of the house. Overall 5 star 🌟

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

chelsey schaffeld

Wanted more! Santa Sleigh was an amazing twist of coffee+fruit+tropics! Perfect for Christmas time in San Diego! Try it before the season changes!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Barbara Sangster

Best coffee shop this side of El Cajon. We’ve been going here since they opened during the pandemic and it’s a huge part of what makes this neighborhood what it is. We’d be lost without you guys!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

amy schwartz

Great coffee but just bare white walls, the bathroom has an amazing mural which leaves me slightly disappointed in the atmosphere. However the seasonal drink did not disappoint and loved the latte art !

Atmosphere: 2

Service: 5

Sermed Daymia

Best espresso in San Diego

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Sandy Alex

Chill vibe. Tried out their summer special, lemon, vanilla homemade syrup coffee. It lit 🔥

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jonathan Mendez

Got an Iced vanilla latte and an iced Chai latte. Both tasted great and loved the small homey vibes it gave.

Atmosphere: 4

Service: 4

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