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Best coffee in San Jose

Every coffee, tea and boba spot I've rated in San Jose, ranked by score. 15 places, 6 with notes. Updated September 2026.

AllCoffeeTea & boba9+8+

15 places · score out of 10 · j k ↵

  1. 1Dr.inkSan Josefire10.0
  2. 2PRIMERO CAFECITOSan Josegas, random ahh coffee truck in someone’s yard. dessert coffee fs but it was amazing9.8
  3. 3Chromatic Coffee Co.San Josereminds me of hyperion in ann arbor. Incredibly smooth coffee9.7
  4. 4Kasama Cà PhêSan Jose9.5
  5. 5Academic CoffeeSan Josecoffee was good flavor was ehh should’ve got vanilla. edit: visit 2, cold brew was fire9.5
  6. 6Coffee & Water LabSan Josenot bad, the fact that it’s free helps the rating fs8.5
  7. 7Playback CoffeeSan Jose8.5
  8. 8LacàphêSan Jose8.5
  9. 9Tono Coffee ProjectSan Jose7.9
  10. 10Voltaire Coffee RoastersSan Jose7.4
  11. 11Milk Tea LabSan Jose7.1
  12. 12Peet's Coffee & TeaSan Josedecent nothing special6.8
  13. 13Voyager Craft CoffeeSan Jose6.4
  14. 14Nirvana Soul CoffeeSan Jose5.2
  15. 15Con Azucar CafeSan Jose4.0

How I rate. Scores come from Beli's pairwise ranking, so a 10 means it beat everything else I've had in the category, not that it's perfect. Nothing here is sponsored.