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11th Hour Coffee is a small batch, craft coffee roasting company based out of Santa Cruz, California. We believe if you have a smaller operation you can focus much more on the quality of the product. Taking coffee and life just seriously enough to create a meaningful and enjoyable experience.
Hours
| Friday | 7 AM–7:30 PM |
| Saturday | 7 AM–7:30 PM |
| Sunday | 7 AM–7:30 PM |
| Monday | 7 AM–7:30 PM |
| Tuesday | 7 AM–7:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 7 AM–7:30 PM |
| Thursday | 7 AM–7:30 PM |
Address and Contact Information
Address: 1001 Center St #1, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Phone: (831) 322-4599
Website: http://11thhourcoffee.com/
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11th Hour Coffee | Downtown Santa Cruz, CA
Ethical, intentional, self indulgent coffee roaster. High consciousness through higher quality coffee. Locally oriented. Brand by virtue.
Reviews
Jhertau Her
I had the santa cruz fog here and did some light reading! Excellent service. I almost couldn’t have the santa cruz fog because one of the baristas said they had run out of ingredients, but they pulled through to make me one because I had my heart set on it Absolutely love the vibes here too! The ambiance is warm and inviting. The perfect place to sit and chat or work. There’s also outlets and plenty of different types of seating both indoors and outdoors.
… moreThe Breakfast King
Coffee and vibes were chill but the biscuit breakfast sandwich was unreal. Came for the coffee and most definitely stayed for the breakfast. Cool spot and run really well. Appreciate all the heart that goes into the food and drinks, it really shows. Hope to be back one day!
… moreLiz N
I ordered the mushroom mocha, but unfortunately it tasted like watered-down chocolate milk. I asked to add a shot of espresso and was given a look like I was asking for too much and was told I’d need to get back in line to pay for it although there were 2 registers open, which felt a bit inconvenient.
On the bright side, the gluten-free cardamom cake was really good and definitely the highlight of my visit.
Coffee: 3/5
Cake: 5/5
Customer Service: 3/5
… moreOn the bright side, the gluten-free cardamom cake was really good and definitely the highlight of my visit.
Coffee: 3/5
Cake: 5/5
Customer Service: 3/5
Abigail Sage
11th hour has great coffee and a really cool cafe! there’s tons of seating and the outdoor area is really nice & a chill atmosphere. recommend if you’re in the santa cruz area and want a place to hangout with friends or do online work.
… moreNa B
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A charming place, with a great variety of coffee beans and good snacks. Full of people working and enjoying the atmosphere. It has a beautiful backyard patio, and the room supporting small local vendors adds an even more bohemian touch.
The downside: they don’t allow pets inside. Since about 98% of the area is pet-friendly, I’m taking off a star for that. Also, the coffee itself is nothing special…
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A charming place, with a great variety of coffee beans and good snacks. Full of people working and enjoying the atmosphere. It has a beautiful backyard patio, and the room supporting small local vendors adds an even more bohemian touch.
The downside: they don’t allow pets inside. Since about 98% of the area is pet-friendly, I’m taking off a star for that. Also, the coffee itself is nothing special…
Sonya Hu
One of my favorite cafes in the Bay Area! This Santa Cruz staple features amazing coffee, stellar food, great vibes, and a super friendly team. I dropped by for brunch during a weekend beach trip, and I was blown away by how good everything was. The coffee is fantastic — nutty, rich, and smooth — and they have a great selection of beans you can take home to try. I love the plain taste of espresso, so I loved their cappuccino (closely followed by the latte), but they also have a bunch of other fun drinks for those who would rather not get hit with a strong taste of coffee. Their raspberry mocha has an exceptional raspberry flavor that goes wonderfully with the chocolate and slight notes of coffee in the background. The matcha was sweet but quite tasty and refreshing, especially when iced.
The food was somehow even more impressive than their drinks. We tried a smattering of dishes, including the tomato galette, brunch bowl, and loaded avocado toast. The galette was outstanding — the combo of buttery, flakey pastry with the salty cheese, herbaceous and nutty pesto, and juicy, perfectly roasted tomatoes was completely unbeatable. The larger, entree-style dishes were just as impressive. I loved the loaded avocado toast, which featured a very generous helping of avocado, two perfectly poached eggs, greens, and chili oil over a springy, flavorful slice of focaccia. The egg yolks were perfectly runny, the micro greens offered a lovely pop of freshness, and the chili oil really helped bring the whole dish together. It wasn’t particularly spicy, but had a great umami and deeply savory flavor — I’d honestly love to have double or triple the amount of chili crisp. The bread wasn’t my favorite focaccia in the world, but it served as a wonderful vessel for everything else. I also loved the brunch bowl, which was a hearty and delicious combo of quinoa, greens, watermelon radish, tomatoes, avocado, walnuts, and a poached egg. Every element clearly added something to the dish — I loved the crunch from the walnuts and radish, pop of freshness from the veggies, nuttiness and heft from the quinoa, and creaminess from the runny egg yolk and avocado. It was also served with a lovely creamy lemon dressing, which helped bind together and brighten up the whole dish.
To top off an already amazing food and beverage experience, the space is also wonderful. It’s quite spacious inside, but this spot is so popular that it often fills up. They have a large garden patio in the back with extra seating, although that tends to get pretty crowded too. If you manage to snag a spot, though, it’s a really cozy place to settle down for a bit. The staff is super friendly, helpful, and efficient. It often takes a little bit to get food orders since the kitchen can get a bit backed up, but it’s more than understandable given how many people frequent this place, and it’s more than worth the wait.
… moreThe food was somehow even more impressive than their drinks. We tried a smattering of dishes, including the tomato galette, brunch bowl, and loaded avocado toast. The galette was outstanding — the combo of buttery, flakey pastry with the salty cheese, herbaceous and nutty pesto, and juicy, perfectly roasted tomatoes was completely unbeatable. The larger, entree-style dishes were just as impressive. I loved the loaded avocado toast, which featured a very generous helping of avocado, two perfectly poached eggs, greens, and chili oil over a springy, flavorful slice of focaccia. The egg yolks were perfectly runny, the micro greens offered a lovely pop of freshness, and the chili oil really helped bring the whole dish together. It wasn’t particularly spicy, but had a great umami and deeply savory flavor — I’d honestly love to have double or triple the amount of chili crisp. The bread wasn’t my favorite focaccia in the world, but it served as a wonderful vessel for everything else. I also loved the brunch bowl, which was a hearty and delicious combo of quinoa, greens, watermelon radish, tomatoes, avocado, walnuts, and a poached egg. Every element clearly added something to the dish — I loved the crunch from the walnuts and radish, pop of freshness from the veggies, nuttiness and heft from the quinoa, and creaminess from the runny egg yolk and avocado. It was also served with a lovely creamy lemon dressing, which helped bind together and brighten up the whole dish.
To top off an already amazing food and beverage experience, the space is also wonderful. It’s quite spacious inside, but this spot is so popular that it often fills up. They have a large garden patio in the back with extra seating, although that tends to get pretty crowded too. If you manage to snag a spot, though, it’s a really cozy place to settle down for a bit. The staff is super friendly, helpful, and efficient. It often takes a little bit to get food orders since the kitchen can get a bit backed up, but it’s more than understandable given how many people frequent this place, and it’s more than worth the wait.
Anthony Gonzalez
Almost gave it 4 stars but ultimately settled for 3. Been a regular here the past 2 years. Coffee and expresso drinks are very good. Personally I’d say there is another specific Santa Cruz coffee chain that wins overall in flavor but still really good here, 2nd place. Matcha drinks are also really good. BUT this place does have better food than that other place! This location is larger than a lot of restaurants. Good versatile place for casual coffee, studying, and 2-3 person meetings. Brighter and louder vibe than the common introvert vibe in Santa Cruz. And the atmosphere is subjective, artsy but a little weird. Lots of plants and unique art pieces that are for sale too.
Now the reason for 3 stars. Baristas are commonly passive aggressive. In simple terms, if you look like a “bro” dude, you’ll probably get some stink eyes. And if you look like an artsy liberal girly, you’ll probably get treated like royalty! The food here can slap! But it’s often inconsistent depending on who’s in the kitchen. Sometimes the sauce is on the side, sometimes they sauce it for you. Sometimes a burrito is served on a plate, and a different day on a plank of wood, and a different day in a to-go box when you never said to-go. If an order has eggs, sometimes they’ll be poached, sometimes fried and dry, sometimes hardboiled. Sometimes food looks like they put A LOT effort into it, and other times it’s comes out so half-assed. There is a “protein bowl” which is a salad with literally 1 egg and a dusting of bacon that also comes with potatoes. But that potato sometimes is a stiff frozen hash brown, sometimes is home style fries.
The serving method is odd too. Sometimes your coffee is in a cup and saucer, and other times they don’t even ask and they just default to take out cups. And they go by calling out names with no speaker system. Not ideal for a large place with outside seating. So you get an awkward crowd of people waiting for drinks at the bar. And food is worse. They used to have a pager system. Now they don’t use it at all so you have to wait for your food at the kitchen. Right where all the condiments and trash bins are.
So you have a situation where people are looking for a fork and napkin, while someone else is trying to figure out where to put their dirty plate, and while someone else is asking if their food has come out yet.
The kitchen closes early! At 2 or 3 and sometimes 4 in the summer. But it’s not uncommon that they’ll randomly close the whole kitchen. A real bummer when you spend time in downtown congestion, pay for parking, only to find out you can’t get food there that day.
Overall really good place, sadly it can be reliably inconsistent.
… moreNow the reason for 3 stars. Baristas are commonly passive aggressive. In simple terms, if you look like a “bro” dude, you’ll probably get some stink eyes. And if you look like an artsy liberal girly, you’ll probably get treated like royalty! The food here can slap! But it’s often inconsistent depending on who’s in the kitchen. Sometimes the sauce is on the side, sometimes they sauce it for you. Sometimes a burrito is served on a plate, and a different day on a plank of wood, and a different day in a to-go box when you never said to-go. If an order has eggs, sometimes they’ll be poached, sometimes fried and dry, sometimes hardboiled. Sometimes food looks like they put A LOT effort into it, and other times it’s comes out so half-assed. There is a “protein bowl” which is a salad with literally 1 egg and a dusting of bacon that also comes with potatoes. But that potato sometimes is a stiff frozen hash brown, sometimes is home style fries.
The serving method is odd too. Sometimes your coffee is in a cup and saucer, and other times they don’t even ask and they just default to take out cups. And they go by calling out names with no speaker system. Not ideal for a large place with outside seating. So you get an awkward crowd of people waiting for drinks at the bar. And food is worse. They used to have a pager system. Now they don’t use it at all so you have to wait for your food at the kitchen. Right where all the condiments and trash bins are.
So you have a situation where people are looking for a fork and napkin, while someone else is trying to figure out where to put their dirty plate, and while someone else is asking if their food has come out yet.
The kitchen closes early! At 2 or 3 and sometimes 4 in the summer. But it’s not uncommon that they’ll randomly close the whole kitchen. A real bummer when you spend time in downtown congestion, pay for parking, only to find out you can’t get food there that day.
Overall really good place, sadly it can be reliably inconsistent.
Ben
Coffee shop with delicious and interesting drinks and a really cool atmosphere. The inside feels like you’re sitting in a little forest with all the plants and natural light coming through the skylights. It’s a great place to hang out and relax or get some work done.
I got the honey bee latte and it was sweet and smooth with a subtle amount of honey and lavender. I’d definitely come back
Drinks: 8/10
Service: 8/10
Atmosphere: 9/10
Value: 8/10
… moreI got the honey bee latte and it was sweet and smooth with a subtle amount of honey and lavender. I’d definitely come back
Drinks: 8/10
Service: 8/10
Atmosphere: 9/10
Value: 8/10
Debbie Hernandez
We were greeted by the friendliest clerk taking our order. Unfortunately, we arrived after the kitchen was closed hence our options were a bit limited. We indulged ourselves in a couple scones,the plain and the cheddar cheese, both we great. The drinks, a golden chai and a matcha latte over ice were made to perfection. This is my second visit. I can’t wait to come back again.
… moreJojo Huang
A beautiful coffee shop with plenty of plants and seating. The staff were all kind and helpful and the coffee was delicious. Would definitely come back for a hang out with a friend or a book!
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