Desserts · Coffee & Tea
A needed cafe/lounge for the Convoy area with puffles, coffee concoctions, and tea, which Roger reviewed during its soft opening — plenty of space with outlets, in a hip, modern remodel of the old Big Joy space.
Start with puffles or coffee concoctions or tea beverages, and check the restaurant’s current menu before you go.
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Checked in 16 times on Yelp, most recently Mar 25, 2022. See the check-in log
“Miss Big Joy but the remodel looks hip and modern.”
Roger reviewed the soft opening, welcoming the well-needed Convoy cafe and lounge with its puffles, coffee, and tea drinks, plenty of outlet seating, and a hip, modern remodel — though he missed the former Big Joy space.
Stay in the neighborhood
A Convoy District spot Roger rated among the better local options for xiao long bao and pan-fried sheng jian bao, with better-than-typical service to match.
A Kearny Mesa Vietnamese spot Roger praised for freshly made, generous portions — nothing mass-ordered frozen — plus made-to-order coffee and wings he ranks among the only two worth ordering at an Asian restaurant in town.
A low-key Convoy-area grocery Roger called a one-stop shop for a Chinese household: herbal remedies, dried seafood, nostalgic HK/China/Taiwan sodas and whole-leaf teas, tucked in a warehouse half a block west of Convoy.
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