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| TASTE<br />
A TALE<br />
of Three Coffees<br />
San Luis Obispo loves coffee. But with so many coffee shops<br />
in town, how does a person choose which brew to enjoy?<br />
BY JAIME LEWIS<br />
NO EXCUSES<br />
People: In a town<br />
teeming with mom-andpop<br />
coffee shops, there<br />
is no excuse for buying<br />
your next cuppa from a<br />
behemoth coffee chain,<br />
and not just here in <strong>SLO</strong>.<br />
Nearly every community<br />
in the county boasts<br />
a family-owned shop<br />
brewing good coffee.<br />
So, step away from your<br />
soulless venti frankenccino<br />
and visit these<br />
hoppin’ local spots.<br />
Los Osos Ascendo<br />
Morro Bay Wink’s<br />
Organic Coffee & Tea<br />
Cayucos Luna Coffee Bar<br />
Cambria Cambria Coffee<br />
Roasting Company<br />
Paso Robles Spearhead<br />
Coffee<br />
Atascadero Dark Nectar<br />
Coffee Roaster<br />
Avila Beach Kraken<br />
Coffee Company<br />
Shell Beach Steaming<br />
Bean<br />
Pismo Beach Scorpion<br />
Bay Coffee<br />
Arroyo Grande Tribe<br />
Coffeehouse<br />
Grover Beach Red Bee<br />
Coffee<br />
I<br />
n the late ‘90s, I remember reading that,<br />
after Seattle, San Luis Obispo had more<br />
coffee shops per capita than any other city.<br />
In <strong>2019</strong>, the research no longer supports<br />
that claim, but it sure feels like we have an<br />
abundance of coffee joints, doesn’t it? Like,<br />
one for every 16 people? Indeed, we are a<br />
well-caffeinated bunch.<br />
I realized in taking on the subject of coffee in <strong>SLO</strong> that<br />
there’s no way I can cover every single cafe. That being<br />
the case, I decided to organize my coverage by eras:<br />
Scout Coffee is the newest to the game (2014), Nautical<br />
Bean comes before that (1999), and the original,<br />
Linnaea’s Cafe, was established in 1984. Each offers<br />
coffee and community with its own distinctive approach.<br />
Behold: A Tale of Three Coffees. >><br />
JAIME LEWIS writes about<br />
food, drink, and the good<br />
life from her home in San<br />
Luis Obispo. Find her on<br />
Instagram/Twitter @jaimeclewis.<br />
78 | <strong>SLO</strong> <strong>LIFE</strong> MAGAZINE | JUN/JUL <strong>2019</strong>
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