The call
This page is kept as part of the dated record. The order notes below describe the place as Roger recommended it, not as it operates today.
What to order
Best for
- Food history
From Roger’s notebookRoger, Google Maps review (2016-04-22)
Coffee
Food history
Latest recorded visit2016-04-22
“This place has come a long way since they first opened a couple years back!”
Coffee
James Coffee Co.
Roger rated this 4 stars, saying the shop had come a long way since it first opened a couple of years earlier.
Temporarily closed
James Coffee Co.'s original Little Italy cafe at 2355 India St is temporarily closed and, per the company's own site, is slated to reopen in November 2026. This page keeps Roger's 2016 review as a record, not a live recommendation until it reopens.
James Coffee Co. — locations page lists 2355 India St as re-opening November 2026 (2026-09-21) ↗From Roger’s camera roll
More photos from James Coffee Co.
Posted 2014-08-18 
Posted 2016-10-11 
Posted 2019-12-21
From Roger’s Foursquare
Roger’s tips on James Coffee Co.
Check in on yelp and get a complimentary high five! 👋
Posted
On Roger’s lists: SD's Coffee Houses.
Source-backed notes
Visit history
Checked in 60 times on Swarm, most recently Jun 2, 2021. See the check-in log
2016-04-22day precision · source explicit
“This place has come a long way since they first opened a couple years back!”
Roger said James Coffee had come a long way since it first opened, a couple of years into its run at the original India Street shop. (From an unpublished Yelp draft review, never posted publicly.)
Stay in the neighborhood
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Roger’s pick$$
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Bird Rock Coffee — Little Italy
Coffee
A Little Italy coffee stop for serious brewed coffee, with nitro cold brew as the dependable move and Geisha pour-over as the special occasion.
- From the order notes
- Nitro cold brew · A Geisha-bean pour-over when available
- Go for
- Coffee-focused mornings · A downtown caffeine stop
Latest recordRecommended 2022
RecommendedPrice varies
Little Italy
The Kebab Shop
MediterraneanMiddle EasternGreek
The Little Italy location of The Kebab Shop, a small local chain, where Roger has checked in nine times since 2012 and shared photos of lamb doners and a grilled salmon doner.
- From the order notes
- Lamb doner · Grilled salmon doner
- Go for
- A quick doner in Little Italy
Latest recorded visit2022-12-13
Worth tryingPrice varies
Little Italy
Nolita Hall
PizzaCocktails
A Little Italy pizza-and-cocktails hall where Roger found the pizza cooked just right and the whiskey drinks on point, but the salad too salty.
- From the order notes
- Pizza · Whiskey cocktails
- Go for
- Drinks with a pizza · Late dinner
Latest recorded visit2018 · approx.
Keep exploring
More like this.
Browse the Coffee page, or continue to another place with a matching cuisine.
Closed$$
Liberty Station
Chi Chocolat
CoffeeChocolate
Now closed. In 2022 Roger's Liberty Station coffee tip was to let the barista build an espresso drink of their own design here.
- From the order notes
- A barista-designed espresso drink (2022 tip)
- Go for
- Food history · Liberty Station memories
Latest recordRecommended 2022
Roger’s pickPrice varies
City Heights
YOHED Coffee
Coffee
A small-batch roaster where, in Roger’s words, Ethiopian coffees are imported straight in and roasted in-house — and should be drunk black.
- From the order notes
- Black coffee, no sugar or milk
- Go for
- Coffee people · A good conversation at the counter
Latest recorded visit2025-02-18