The Rise Of Banana Coffee In The San Francisco Bay Area
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San Francisco Bay Area Banana Coffee Drinks
Banana coffee drinks are the latest craze in the Bay Area. Several coffee shops that opened in the last year or so have begun to offer coffee drinks featuring bananas in a variety of ways.
If you have spent time in South Korea, you may already up to speed on these trendy, delicious drinks. They became pretty popular in the early 2010’s and have since made their way to LA & NYC. They are being offered more often in Bay Area spots, including two debuting this week, huzzah! (which is why it took me a while to finish this piece).
Banana coffees can range in sweetness levels to accommodate younger customers who prefer sweeter drinks over bitter coffee profiles that tend to be more favorable with more mature audiences.
I had a hunch that Buoy Cafe in Hayes Valley would have it when I messaged them 10 days ago, and sure enough, they told me they were launching the drink this week!
Another coffee shop, Kissaten Hi-Fi, formerly Nourish Cafe, opened up last week in the Inner Richmond, offering up their own coffee banana drink as well. While some banana coffee drinks can be rather sweet, this one is pretty well balanced.
Have a place that sells great banana coffee drinks in the Bay Area that readers should know about! Let me know below!
Where To Find Banana Coffee Drinks In The Bay Area
Here are the places that offer some variation of banana coffee drinks, including some that used to offer it (seasonally) and hopefully will bring them back this year.
Spring is usually the time of year when banana drinks are in demand. Even places like Dunkin Donuts are catching in on the demand with their own offerings.
Some of these places may offer drinks seasonally so double-check with them directly before making the trek to these establishments.
Sohn, Dogpatch (Opened August 15, 2025)
Banana Oat Milk Latte
Soul Blends Coffee, West Oakland (Opened March 22, 2025)
https://www.instagram.com/soulblendscoffee/
Banana Fosters Latte
Kissaten Hi-Fi, Inner Richmond (Opened May 7, 2026)
https://www.instagram.com/kissahifi/ (Kissaten HiFi menu)
Banana Cue: Banana Brown Sugar, Milk, Saba Chips
Burlap Coffee, Temescal, Oakland (Near MacArthur BART Station)
https://burlapcoffee.godaddysites.com/
Banana Mocha
Buoy Cafe, Hayes Valley (Opened July 1, 2025)
Cafe during the day, bar in the evenings.
Banana Brûlée Latte (offered in March 2026)
Boba Guys, Various Locations
https://boba-guys.square.site/?location=9JCHTXK5CJADP&item=806
Korean (Dirty) Banana Milk (must add espresso shot to order)
Earth Tone Cafe, Inner Sunset
Banana kafe latte
Blue House Cafe, Ingelside
https://www.bluehousecafesf.com/
Academic Coffee, San Jose, Santa Clara
Espresso Banana Latte
https://www.academiccoffee.com/
Dead Eye Coffee Bar, San Jose
(recipe from Academic Coffee given February 2026)
Little Late Bird, San Mateo
Banana Latte
https://littlelatebird.square.site/
Places That Use To Serve Banana Coffee Drinks Bay Area
Follow them on social media to see if they bring these drinks back!
Sweet Bar, Oakland
Banana Hazelnut Coffee (summer, seasonal)
Banana Milk Latte (seasonal)
Butter & Crumble, North Beach
Banana Cold Brew Coffee collab with @abanicocoffeeroasters
Cafe de la Olla, Santa Rosa
Chocomil Mocha w/ Banana Cold Foam
And if you need more banana in your life, I highly recommend checking out the chocolate, banana, almond croissant for B. Pattiserie (it’s like half croissant, half bread pudding).
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