Drift Cafe
Get the cortado and a pastry, take the patio seat facing Mission. Drift has the beachy quiet you came to Pacific Beach for without the pier crowds. Mornings before 9 are locals on coffee number two, not tourists hunting for a table.
Cortado and a butter croissant. The cortado here is pulled tight. Everything else is good but that's why you're going.
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- 4652 Mission Blvd, San Diego, CA 92109, USA
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