Martha & Brothers Coffee Company, Noe Valley
15 people recommend, 5 warn against itvia r/AskSF, r/sanfrancisco, r/bayarea22 comments cited below
What people say, in short
Martha & Brothers' recommendations span its San Francisco cafes, including the Twenty-fourth Street shop in Noe Valley. Visitors value an old-fashioned neighborhood room where people read and meet, and some enjoy the pastries and coffee. Other drinkers strongly dislike the dark-roasted style or feel it falls short of newer specialty shops. It is a divisive coffee choice whose atmosphere has defenders even among critics of the drinks.
Address
Martha & Brothers Coffee Company, 3850 24th St, San Francisco, CA 94114
At a glance
- Opinions divided
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The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Recommendsu/OhDeBabies in r/AskSF · Mar 2024ambience
Notes the 24th Street location opens early and offers a small seating area.
- Recommendsu/TinaMariePreslee in r/sanfrancisco · Aug 2025service
Defends the cafes as community hubs appealing to a different audience than specialty-coffee enthusiasts.
- Caveatu/ajcaca in r/sanfrancisco · Aug 2025taste
Calls Martha's atrocious, saying its drinks barely deserve the name coffee.
- Recommendsu/ChaiHigh in r/AskSF · Mar 2024
Calls the Church branch their favorite.
- Recommendsu/mochafiend in r/sanfrancisco · Aug 2025
Calls Martha's a comforting regular spot that has lasted decades, suggesting locals like it.
- Recommendsu/root_fifth_octave in r/sanfrancisco · Aug 2025
Agrees the Martha's spots are nice places.
- Recommendsu/Delicious_Bake5160 in r/AskSF · Mar 2024ambience
Agrees it's the one, calling it cute and saying people regularly sit there reading.
- Recommendsu/moultrie28 in r/sanfrancisco · Aug 2025taste
Finds the coffee quite tasty and disagrees with the criticism.
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- Mixedu/lambdawaves in r/sanfrancisco · Aug 2025taste
Says Martha's draws older customers and the people are great, but the coffee is terrible.
- Recommendsu/Bennythecat415 in r/AskSF · Mar 2024
Says the Cortland branch is also great.
- Caveatu/MrSh0w in r/bayarea · Oct 2026price
Finds the drip coffee price here excessive.
- Caveatu/autophaguy in r/sanfrancisco · Aug 2025taste
Says Martha's draws older crowds who like milk-heavy drinks and mocks the coffee.
- Recommendsu/Rich-Wrap-9333 in r/AskSF · Sep 2025
Suggests Martha's, mentioning Bernal and Noe Valley locations.
- Mixedu/drassixe in r/sanfrancisco · Aug 2025taste
Calls the coffee dated first-wave style, acceptable for pastries but outdated by current standards.
- Caveatu/mockflock in r/sanfrancisco · Aug 2025service
Reports receiving an incorrect Wi-Fi password during a visit to get work done.
- Recommendsu/danieltheg in r/sanfrancisco · Aug 2025ambience
Calls Martha's an old-school cafe with a good vibe and decades of neighborhood history, though specialty fans may dislike it.
- Recommendsu/Surfaceofthesun in r/AskSF · Sep 2025ambience
Listed for vibes and comfort.
- Caveatu/unclekarl in r/sanfrancisco · Aug 2025ambience
Expected a refreshed interior after the Noe Valley move, but the decor is unchanged and dated.
- Recommendsu/PumpkinSpiceFreak in r/sanfrancisco · Aug 2025taste
Agrees it's solid and says they also love the pastries.
- Recommendsu/timetosave in r/sanfrancisco · Aug 2025taste
Says Martha's regular coffee tastes better than most rivals.
- Recommendsu/UnlikelyTourist9637 in r/AskSF · Nov 2023value
Says Martha's gives it only if you ask, since it's no longer advertised.
- Recommendsu/security_ai in r/sanfrancisco · Aug 2025taste
Recommends Martha's specifically for drip coffee.
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