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    Miracle Potion

    4.5 (163 reviews)
    Closed 8:00 am - 3:00 pm

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    Amy K.

    Cute place to grab, tea, matcha, coffee. Located in downtown San Diego 2 blocks from the ocean and maritime museum. You can also get sandwiches, dessert here. I ordered the miracle potion matcha latte. Look at the pics how beautiful it is. The sparkly butterfly melts my heart but it is edible too. Most people come for English style brunch or afternoon tea. Brunch tea is $39 per person and afternoon tea is $59 per person. I don't know the time cut off or the difference in foods served as I have not tried. It is in the upstairs space, which I didn't get to view. You will need to reserve and there is mandatory gratuity for parties of 6 or more. The only downside is there are only 3 or 4 tables, so it's more grab and go. Don't bring more than 1 person to come with you unless you reserved the English tea sessions. Hours are 8a-3p or 8a-4p on Saturdays. Parking is a challenge here or costly at paid lots. Will be back to try the miracle potion brunch experience.

    KayAnna S.

    Such a lovely cafe but an even better tea room! It was really easy to reserve our tea ahead online. As soon as we got there they brought us upstairs for their special afternoon tea experience. Their tea consisted of individual cups of tea with a pot of hot water for each person (we were only a party of 2), sparkling pink lemonade, 3 sandwiches, classic biscuits with French butter, and an assortment of desserts. While I was a bit bummed to have tea bags in my cup instead of infused tea in a full pot, it still worked! You are allowed two different flavors of tea, so you would just keep adding your hot water to one tea bag until done and then switch to your next flavor. I had their spiced apple chai and gingerbread teas. I absolutely loved the spiced apple chai whereas my friend loved the gingerbread more. They do offer a wonderful assortment of teas. My favorite sandwich was the salmon croissant although ALL of them were fresh and absolutely delicious. I did enjoy my scone but I was just so excited to have real French butter that the butter definitely outshined the scone. Still all was delectable! Their desserts are almost too beautiful to even eat. Luckily, everything I had was as delicious as it looked. A great overall tea experience!

    Felina V.

    Miracle Potion is a literal dream. I had the pleasure of enjoying their Afternoon Tea for a girlie solo date, and I felt like the most special little princess dumpling, healing my inner child in perfect pink pleasantry. Service was perfect, every bite was more delicious than the last, and I cannot wait to return!

    Kate M.

    Beautiful spot with very picturesque drinks! Try them out. We got pink energy refresher and it was much needed. Very friendly staff

    High tea, food tower of sandwiches, scones, and confections + fruit
    Jamy D.

    Staff was so nice, knowledgeable and welcoming! Truly surprised it's not packed til closing. Came as a party of 4 for a 1-2:30 pm high tea. Tea selection is excellent, upstairs seating area is so cute, and was pleasantly full from the sandwiches, scones, and delicious desserts.

    Jasmine R.

    It was a pop of color on the street so I was drawn into going inside. Cute little cafe that sells pastries and drinks including coffees and teas. I got their Banana Chai drink and wow! It was so delicious and even refreshing. The staff were nice, quick with our drink too. They also have an upstairs area for reservations wanting to hold a tea party. I'll be coming back!

    Dung N.

    This spot is so cute and pink! Downstairs is just a cafe, but if you're doing afternoon tea, they take you upstairs. The savory items were very tasty and petite desserts were delicious. You also get sparkling pink lemonade when you are seated and choice of two teas. Definitely a lovely spot for tea time with the girls or day date!

    Miracle Matcha Tea Latte
    Krista E.

    This place seems like a cute little spot. It's pink and fun and the drinks are pretty good. I had their signature matcha drink which was violet flavored and had rose petals. It was recommended by the owner and my only critique would be that once I got towards the bottom of my drink I couldn't really finish it because I was just sucking up the dried rose pieces. I would definitely come back and try something different.

    Miracle Matcha Tea Latte
    Janine S.

    The cutest atmosphere and the cutest drinks! I love that the matcha wasn't too sweet but SUCH a vibe. Would definitely come back and try other things

    Dania A.

    So glad I finally stopped in here after months of passing by when it was closed. The ambience is spectacular, a clean and pink aesthetic that leans more mature and naturesque versus barbieesque. Immediately I was greeted by the warm and friendly woman at the register and it was such a relief because that's not a norm here sadly as I have come to find in downtown but not here. She was also so helpful when I asked for recommendations and I can't wait to come back and try the other recommendations. I ordered an oat milk caramel latte and the cinnamon roll. I appreciated that they took their time to prepare the drink meticulously and warm up the roll properly. It arrived on an adorable pink tray and I could smell the magnificence of the cinnamon roll (like the legit homemade version) that I had to take a few bites before heading out. Wow! Phenomenal, rich, and delicious! And the latte was just right. Not overly sweet but also not too milky. Perfectly balanced. I'm glad my espresso machine is under repair so I could visit this lovely place. Already looking forward to coming back!

    Bertha B.

    Professional service, lots to choose from, the place is so cute!! Definitely interested in the private tea parties.

    Prosciutto croissant, macaron, pink energy refresher, and chai lattes
    Mariza C.

    A really, cute cafe with great options for chai. The lunch special was good and I'll definitely need to try other desserts here.

    The best coffee in town and can't get over all the yummy desserts she bakes fresh  delicious
    Manel N.

    Definitely one of my favorite spots to come to. She always has fresh bake pastries so yummy and always makes my coffee exactly the way I love it.

    Pink Latte ! - Beautiful and Good !

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    A very cute spot! The drinks were very yummy and cute as well! Very friendly staff. Highly recommend! Thank you!

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    Beautiful coffee shop, the desserts were incredible. Staff was very friendly, and matcha was just perfect. Highly recommend this place!

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    Love this place it's worth a trip there the prices are good and it's a really cute place.

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    Best coffee in San Diego, best service, best taste, lovely place that we frequented often during the entire comic con

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    3 years ago

    My new favorite place - best coffee and amazing baked goods, the place is so cute, try the tiramisu

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    The honey cupcake and latte I got was amazing! Super cute decor, can't wait to come back!

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    Loved this place when I went there during jury duty. Try the desserts. Beautiful and tasty.

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    Great coffee, amazing pastries, and a wonderful story about coffee sourced from Columbia. Would recommend to anyone.

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    I love stopping by when au walk my dog in the morning. Friendly staff, cute decor, yummy pastries and the best matcha latte!

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    cute little spot. Support small business! Pour over coffee was delicious. Atmosphere was relaxing and different.

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    Is this by appt only or can walk in?

    For the high tea service, you do need a reservation.

    Is the pink drink rose? Or just the color as another reviewer suggests?

    Yes, it's a rose flavored latte but they can make almost any drink pink, even the matcha latte.

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    4.1
    (998 reviews)
    1.1 mi
    $$
    Locally owned & operated
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    Arrived here, a short walk from the Pendry Hotel where we're staying. Right on the corner with nice…read moreclean open space interior, AC & fans. They have baked goods as well as sandwiches u can order. Someone will ask u if u want baked goods first then u go down the counter to order drinks and sandos. Got the everything mochi bagel with cream cheese and the egg & chicken katsu sando. Everything mochi bagel 5/5: so fluffy and light yet still tastes like a bagel. Can be a lil salty on the top where the salt is but contrast with parts that dont have it. Egg sando 5/5: yummy and filling, has cucumber and the milk bread is thick and so fluffy! Chicken katsu sando 5/5: my favorite. I love the spicy mustardy sauce not sure if it's in the actual brown katsu sauce or separate mustard. My bf didnt like it but i loved it! Chicken also juicy and soft. The milk bread is so fluffy and lil sweet and perfect pairing. Interior has lots of tables and seating and they they also have an outdoor patio and they clean the tables frequently which is nice. Recommend!

    An Asa Bakery & Cafe review, in haiku form: A quick gaslamp…read morestroll; An unassuming venue, Hides delicious treats! Quick and modern is what they're going for from what I can see, and I don't think you can mess up ordering anything here. Im almost certain I'm adding this to my growing San Diego list, just so that I can try more savory pastries

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    4.0
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    This place is properly named extraordinary dessert for a reason. They are known for their desserts…read moreboth in taste and in aesthetics. Desserts: 5/5 We got a blood orange scone and a strawberry danish. The scone was warm and delicious. The orange essence was well infused. The danish was crispy and creamy. Everything was so picturesque. Food: 3/5 Unfortunately, the food was not the best. We got the smoked salmon sandwich which was not very flavorful. The salmon was also slimy. The pesto spread was good though. It was creamy and the artisan bread it was served had great variety. Ambiance: 5/5 This place is such super cute. When you walk in, the desserts all look super appetizing. The seating areas are super cute and the floral decor are stunning. Service: 5/5 It is an order then sit down establishment. There is great attention to their dessert. I saw them heat up a knife just to cleanly cut the cake. The food service however did take some time to come out.

    The sugar bun was delicious! I might be a bigger fan of their pastries than their cake…read more The Shrang-la cake was decorated so beautifully! I loved the white chocolate shavings all around. Unfortunately the cake didn't hold well in my commute to Temecula (esp during the heat wave). The dairy ended up hurting our stomachs.

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    Love the ube cheesecake and need it back asap please! The banana matcha pudding cupcakes are to die…read morefor! The sunset drink was a little overly sweet and unlike sweet, but she was accommodating to what I felt like. Love the vibe and aesthetic beautiful and cute! Hojicha and matcha are good here. The mochi and cookies yum!!!!!!!! Love how they put samples out to try new stuff that's how I tried the mochi and cookies and yummmmmmmmmm... thank you! One of my spots in convoy

    I'd been seeing Atelier Flour all over Instagram, so I decided to stop by and see what the hype was…read moreabout. I ordered the Island Girl Coffee, a macadamia latte, and asked for it less sweet. To me, it tasted very similar to a flavored hazelnut latte from Starbucks. Even with reduced sweetness, it was still sweeter than I prefer and had a slightly artificial flavor. If you enjoy flavored Starbucks-style coffee, you'll probably like it, but it's just not my personal preference. I actually didn't finish my drink because the flavor wasn't for me. That said, the cashier was very sweet, and the dessert display looked beautiful and tempting. While the coffee didn't win me over, I'd still come back to give their desserts a try since they looked much more appealing than the drink I ordered. Overall, a nice spot with friendly service, but next time I'll be skipping the flavored coffee and trying one of the desserts instead.

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    4.3
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    Yiko Yiko has some of the best desserts in SD, especially when it comes to their mochi!…read more We've tried quite a few of their mochi snowball options, and they're always so chewy, soft, and flavorful. The fruit flavors are also made with fresh fruit, which is a plus. We stop by sometimes to pick up a box of 4-6 as gifts for our friends, and it's always a hit. Their crepe cakes are also really tasty and not too sweet. We really like the basque, vanilla, and strawberry flavors. The desserts here are a bit on the pricier side, but the quality and presentation are worth the splurge.

    After eating way too much savory food in San Diego, we needed something sweet to balance things…read moreout, so we stopped by Yiko Yiko for dessert. The shop is super cute and offers individual cakes that are the perfect size to share... or keep all to yourself--I won't judge! My sister and I shared the mango cake, and it was delicious. The cake was light and fluffy with fresh mangoes layered between whipped cream. I also loved that it wasn't overly sweet. The crunchy waffle cone crumbles on top added a nice texture and made each bite even better. We also wanted to try the mango mochi balls, but we got there later in the evening and someone bought the last order right before we checked out. Talk about bad timing! We ended up trying the matcha mochi balls instead. I'm personally not a matcha fan, so they weren't for me, but if you enjoy matcha, you'll probably like them. My sister was more than happy to finish them for me. Next time I'll definitely come earlier so I can snag the mango mochi before someone else beats me to it! Overall, Yuki Yuki is a cute dessert spot with light, delicious cakes that are the perfect ending to a great meal. I'll definitely be back.

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    4.4
    (245 reviews)
    1.3 mi
    $$

    Love what this bakery stands for with representing different chefs, cultures and pastry styles via…read morea rotating pastry chef every few months. Located a couple blocks off of Balboa park which is nice if you want to get a pastry/coffee and walk over. Items are pricier but the flavors are worth it. I came on a weekday right before open and there was already a line so you want to make sure you get there early if you want all of the selection. Right now they have a chef from Hawaii! The whole menu looked amazing but I only got a couple so I'll definitely have to be back. I got the hojicha oatmeal whoopie pie and the apricot ricotta cheesecake croissant. The whoopie pie was hefty! Two big oatmeal cookies filled with marshmallow meringue. The hojicha flavor was a little light for me but the actual cookie was delicious and I liked the oatmeal texture. The apricot croissant was amazing! I've never had a ricotta cheesecake and I loved how much lighter it was than the traditional. The plum marmalade was a nice sweet/tart contrast too. Service was fast and friendly. Definitely worth checking out.

    Came on a Sunday afternoon and the line was out the door! Tends to move quickly though and they…read morehave a menu outside for you to look at which is super helpful. Some highlights: -Cinnamon roll with cream cheese: this isn't on their menu but I saw they had two kinds of cinnamon rolls- one with cream cheese frosting and the other with buttermilk frosting. I ended up going with cream cheese and I'm so glad I did! It looks a little intense, but the frosting was actually really light, creamy, and not too sweet. The cinnamon roll itself was also really soft and pillowy. It's decently sized too, definitely share with your group! -Whoopie pie: forgot what the full name of this pastry was but it was essentially two green tea cookies that sandwiched a marshmallow filling. So good! -Black Sesame croissant: the black sesame filling was so good! Not grainy and spread evenly throughout the pastry. I would skip the drinks and cookies. Drinks were very standard and not worth the price (each pastry is $7-$10 already) and there's better matcha at other places. Cookies were a little underwhelming- too crunchy for my taste.

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    Great vibes outdoor seatings
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    4.7
    (274 reviews)
    0.3 mi
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    I was craving a buttery and flaky croissant and coffee, so I decided to check out Bonjour Bakery &…read morePatisserie in Little Italy. It was very conveniently located to the Inn we were staying in, so it was a great way for us to start the day after checking out the Sunday farmers market nearby. The place itself is small and intimate. They have a few tables inside but they were all full. They had a couple of tables outside as well, so we ended up sitting there. I got the almond croissant and their vanilla cold foam latte. It was the last one they could make that day, so I was very lucky! The croissant was buttery and delicious, as I expected and the almond filling was not overwhelming or too sweet. It paired beautifully with my vanilla cold foam latte. They had a nice variety of both sweet and savory pastries, but I didn't have enough time to go back and try them. Next time for sure!

    I decided to try this place out on a trip down to San Diego because of a TikTok raving about their…read morebanana cold foam and croissant cookie and I hate to say I was rather disappointed. Matcha does come unflavored which I love and bave had before but this matcha was bland... not the way matcha should traditionally taste like. Really though, I came for the foam, and was disappointed with that too. It just tasted like mashed up banana frothed in milk... nothing crazy. Croissant cookie was good! Just a bit crunch and I prefer mine to be soft. But again, that's preference. Chocolate chips did taste burnt however. Service was very friendly and quick nonetheless and it was very aesthetic inside and out. Overall, rave for this spot is a bit un honest in my opinion if you want a good matcha.

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    Ham and cheese croissant everything with medium roast coffee and flowers
    Ham and cheese croissant everything with medium roast coffee and flowers
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    The inside of the Tiramisu filled croissant. There is actually 2 different creams inside.
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