I was able to track down some information on a new coffee place I learned about through a friend’s sister who overheard a conversation while waiting in line for a kimchi masala burrito at a truck outside Zeitgeist.

(::) (pronounced ‘hm’) is a pop-up speakeasy craft coffeebar appearing bi-monthly in a series of unspecified unannounced locations throughout San Francisco, from Dolores all the way to Potrero. Limited seating of a single party of up to three, guests meet with (::)’s experienced coffee sommelier to discuss bean options, though please be advised options may change without notice throughout the seating. Options in the past have included a reduced bold Papua New Guinea pygmy coffee/wild taro hybrid with notes of vanilla, chocolate, cherry, black olive, onion and pepperoni. The popular Xanadu Icelandic summer pancha blend is crafted according to ancient ayurvedic standards with beans picked by trained adult Bornean Orangs (the only ones able to access the remote fauna without harming the rare, endangered zucchini orchid which grow on the trees).

The chosen beans are roasted by hand on vintage tabletop Beghelli roasters imported from Italy, which allow for no more than two ounces of beans per batch. Roasted beans are then crushed by hand at 117 kPa of pressure through a reverse rotation method for maximum particle uniformity and aeration. While the beans are set aside to cure in our portable humidor, locally sourced spring water is slow heated in stainless pewter containers to 188.8 degrees Fahrenheit for greater ionic release, then naturally cooled, then heated again to 207.6 degrees. Beans are carefully placed in pouches hand-sewn by the Nepalese Women’s Initiative Coop using recycled teabags and set in hand-blown glass sieves. Water, now cooled to 203.33 degrees, is slowly poured and the coffee allowed to slow drip into a (::)-signature Meissen porcelain mug. All potential locations are wi-fi accessible. Please be advised service may take up to 90 minutes. $$$