The Sanchez corner.

The original cafe sits on the corner of 26th and Sanchez, where the block now reads more like a plaza than a sidewalk.

The space used to be a laundromat called Spin City Coffee. The washers came out in phases. The coffee stayed.

Sanchez is now an SF Slow Street, so through-traffic is restricted and the sidewalks bleed into the street. The Diedrich IR5 roaster still sits behind the walnut bar where you can see it work.

A short walk from 24th Street. Better on foot or by bike, which is part of the point now that the block is a Slow Street. Through-traffic is restricted here, so treat the corner like a shared plaza and plan to park a block or two out.