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    4.4 (71 reviews)
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    My drinks- 2 Guave Pillow, Matcha Latte and Thai Tea Cloud
    May L.

    Was I the area so I made a stop and ordered some drinks to take home. Street parking is available, but during busy hours you might need to drive around the block a few times. There are a few tables and chairs outside where you can sit and enjoy your drinks. My barista was friendly, knowledgeable about their drinks, and very attentive. I told her I was bringing the drinks home, and she was nice enough to leave out the ice so they wouldn't get diluted before I got back.

    guava coffee
    Melody C.

    No pastry sold by Paper Son at this location unlike the Soma location! If you're looking for salt bread, they do not have that. Pastry is sold by a separate cafe that they share the same shop with. The drinks are great and reasonably priced. I like how you can customize the sweetness of the matcha and hojicha. They're quick to make the drinks. There are seats outside that you can sit on. No indoor seats.

    Order on the left side
    Christina L.

    Dogpatch location, in a shared space with neighbor bake house. Able to order drinks at the coffee window or bakery line. Love the Thai tea cloud ($6.50), strong flavor. Americano pandan ($6.50), definitely needs more pandan flavor, looks like you can just ask the barista for more pandan flavor (did not realize when ordering), but it was okay. Unfortunately, the drinks took some time, went slightly out of order since a few groups of customers in line after us receive orders before us. Would try their latte to get a taste of coffee notes

    Cha siu, curry potato
    Victoria Z.

    A fantastic place to pick up Asian fusion drinks and pastries! They have some great flavors and twists on traditional drinks and bites. Note that this space is actually a combination of 2 businesses in partnership with Neighbor Bakehouse, where Paper Sons specializes in coffee while Bakehouse provides the pastries (both vegetarian and meat options). Cha siu: 10/10 my favorite thing to get here! Salty, sweet meat in a layered pastry nicely paired with pickled cabbage. Ube croissant: 7/10 delicious and sweet! Maybe a bit sweeter than I would have liked. I would have liked it to have a stronger ube and less sugary taste. Savory curry potato pastry: 7/10 this one is more on the dry potato side than a true curry filling. Guava tonic coffee: 7/10 sparkling, tart, and earthy. Not bad! This might be more of an acquired taste. Was not too sweet. Thai Tea Cloud: 8/10 I love Thai tea, this one errs on the sweeter side though. No indoor seating but they do have a couple outdoor tables.

    Oat milk Latte
    Anna W.

    A good quick coffee to be had before my morning climb at Dogpatch Boulders. I ordered an oat milk hot latte. I had some leftover coffee and drank it the next day cold! Coffee was still tasting really good. They do something special with their brew....I will return.

    Iced latte w/ pandan syrup
    Sophia H.

    I came here during my lunch break today. This is located in Dogpatch, and it occupies the same space as Neighbor Bakehouse. You can either order online or at the window. I loooove pandan, so I really wanted to try their pandan coffee. I ordered an iced latte with oat milk and added pandan syrup. There wasn't anyone else waiting when I was there, so my drink was ready within minutes. When the barista handed me my drink, they said they can adjust and add more pandan if I wanted, which I thought was very nice of them to offer. The drink was very good, but I did ask for more pandan. Like I said, I love pandan, so I wanted a strong pandan flavor. The drink was delicious. It was probably one of the best pandan coffees I've had. It was sweet, but I didn't think it was so sweet that it ruined the drink. I will definitely come back here in the future!

    Gabrielle L.

    9/6/25 - I randomly saw Paper Son Coffee on the way to Sōhn and decided to go here instead! I actually had been wanting to go here, but never knew where it was. It's such a cute cafe with delicious ginger pull apart pastry! I thought their guava pillow was really pretty and interesting, but idk if I'd drink it again. It wasn't bad, but is not something I'd go get every time. I think the fizzy drink + coffee was really unique! The employees were so nice too and I'd love to try the other location with Tano too!

    Latte with Cardamom syrup
    Stephen L.

    Paper Son was on SF Chronicle's best coffee in the Bay list and the Pandan Aerocano sounded delicious so I decided to stop by. It's a window shared with Neighbor Bakeshouse which is super cool. Got some baked goods while I was there Ordered the Pandan Aerocano and a Cardamom Latte. Aerocano was really unique, had the smoothness of a nitro cold brew in the form of an iced americano. Wish the Pandan flavor was a bit stronger though, see Kopiku for a very nice Pandan flavor in coffee. But that would be the one thing that i would have changed. Latte was solid, nice cardamom flavor and the espresso shined through as well. Not my top coffee spot in sf, but definitely worth a try! Their guava soda coffee sounds cool but more like a summer drink Quick and friendly service

    Banana bostick, pandan aerocano
    Zack W.

    Always busy but the line moves quickly. Excellent pastries and coffee. Coffee is unique, pastries are fresh, workers were all friendly

    Caili C.

    I love the oat matcha latte here at Paper Son which is the perfect amount of bitterness from the matcha and creaminess from the oat milk. I always come back for it and it's such a nice afternoon pick me up on a sunny day! The menu is full of asian inspired lattes and caffeinated drinks - guava coffee soda is another one of my favorites if you want something sweet without any milk. Definitely check out Paper Son in Dogpatch or their other location in SoMA.

    Cortado and Morning Bun
    Esther N.

    Is there anything better than being sleepy and groggy, and being greeted by sweet, funny baristas? I think not, it's not even 8.15am and I've been called pretty, recommended a local brand and laughed a little. Great day ahead!

    Ally O.

    Words cannot describe the love that I feel for Paper Son Coffee. The Asian fusion flavors are unmatched!!! My #1 favorite is the Lilikoi (passionfruit) espresso tonic. I also love the espresso tonic with the guava cloud + the pandan latte!! Every time I've been here, the staff has been exceptionally kind and friendly, and I love how cute their little storefront is. I love this place so much, I even bought a t-shirt to remember it by before I moved out of the neighborhood :') Long live paper son coffee I love you forever !!!!

    Passionfruit Espresso Tonic
    Kimberly D.

    Been meaning to try this place out, and now I'm wondering why I never made the stop before the gym. Ordered the Pandan Aerocano which was soooo good. Pandan flavor wasn't super strong, kinda wish I tasted more of it, but as far as the coffee itself, YUM. Perfect amount of sweet, espresso was not overly acidic & paired well with the Pandan. Also got the passionfruit espresso tonic. I love espresso tonics & usually get orange espresso tonics elsewhere, the passionfruit was a nice touch. Will definitely be back!!!

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    Iced matcha latte with vanilla cold foam was good, rich matcha taste but so much ice.

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