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A day at the piers: Peets at the Ferry Building

Today it was sunny and warm and we (my girlfriend is also a cafe settler) decided to explore the piers so that we could have short walk at lunch and for our breaks. I was very pessimistic about the chances of us finding a good coffee shop at the piers.

We tried the Peet's Coffee at the ferry building. And it wasn't bad at all!





1) wifi 10 / 10
It is a Peet's. So it wifi works great.

2) seating 7 / 10
The seating area is huge. Not all of it belongs to Peets but as part of the Ferry building, it is ok to use the rest of the area (see pictures). Because it was a weekday we were able to grab a table by the power outlets. So everything worked just fine. Note that on the weekends the ferry building is quite popular and it is even the location for the farmers market. So it won't be easy to find a good place. And even if you do the place is going to be to crowded with kids running around.

3) power outlets 3 / 10
There were two power outlets in the entire coffee shop.

4) vibe: 6 / 10
The people hanging around the ferry building are either tourists or there for a stroll. So you won't see many people working there.

Overall: 4 / 10
I don't recommend this coffee shop for work days. But for chill day that you want to work a bit and walk a bit it works alright. Specially during the week when the piers are not as crowded it should work fine.



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Location: 1 Ferry Building, Shop 43, San Francisco, CA 94111, United States

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