Cafe Isabella

Quick and convenient breakfast in the neighborhood. Nothing fancy but does the trick!

It’s a weekly ritual of mine to come in and get the fantastic Azteca Moca, and joke around with Hilda + Sammy. I’ve recently been getting burritos too, the Farmers is great– hardy and flavorful, but doesn’t make you feel like you have a food baby.

I came by around 9:30 or so for breakfast. Parking in this neighborhood was pretty hard to find.
It’s really small with 4 small café tables inside. The lady taking our order was really nice and friendly. Menu is huge especially the breakfast one. There’s a lot to choose from.
I ordered a bagel sandwich with eggs, cheese, and sausage. The everything bagel was mediocre but the chopped sausage was tasty with a slight kick. Not too spicy but flavorful.
Although it’s a nice neighborhood café, I wouldn’t go out of my way to come back. The place isn’t dirty persay but it’s not the cleanest and that bothers me too much to revisit.

Being that this is in a pretty residential area, it’s like a godsend.
It’s kind of pricey — for two bagels (1 lox, 1 egg), a medium latte, and a cappucino. it was $ 30.
But hey, you’re in nob hill and you’re too lazy to walk to Polk, but too cheap to use Postmates, so you gotta deal.
My bagel, the lox one, was superb. They’ve got an awesome toaster, it was like perfectly toasted — perfect crunch on the outside and a little soft on the inside… like it seriously takes skill to achieve this.
The latte was not worth it, but again, other things are worse.
My only qualm about this place is that their ordering system is weird. They use post-​it notes to take your order which is fine, but it’s hella slow because she writes out «lox bagel with cucumbers, onions, blah blah». wouldn’t it be easier to write «#4 — NO CAPERS». because I told her no capers, and alas, I found a ton of capers in my bagel.
Anyway, I’ll be back. :)

Café Isabella is a quaint, cozy café with DELICIOUS breakfast burritos and exceptionally friendly staff. While visiting San Francisco last week, we dined at Café Isabella every morning and had the «student» burrito. This burrito was better than any breakfast burrito I have ever had in NY. The hot sauce was just right, the eggs were cooked perfectly, and there was just enough pico to make it extremely fresh tasting. I wish we had a place like this in NY. I miss you already, Café Isabella!

Tasty breakfast options. Sweet, down-​to-​earth owner and staff who work hard and as fast as they’re able considering the busy weekend morning crowds. I usually get the English muffin with sausage, egg, cheese, jalepeno, and hot sauce – prepared so that the ingredients are held together inside the thick of the egg. Delicious!

The energy meatless burrito is BOMB.

Delicious burritos made fresh and the woman working behind the counter was very sweet

The best iced coffee I’ve ever had. Bold statement, I know. It’s so smooth and flavorful. Lovely little outside tables and great food for inexpensive.

The cutest little neighborhood café! I go here to get my breakfast burrito fix. There is typically a line out the door, but it moves fairly quickly. It’s nice to come here on morning weekends and grab one of their little tables outside.

Cute place but way too expensive! I went there today to try one of their breakfast burritos which are advertised on their menu as $ 8.95 (already expensive) and then was charged $ 9.95 for it. When I asked why the price was different the lady just said that the price on their menu was different. Isn’t that the whole point of a menu? Paying over $ 10 for a breakfast burrito when I can go and get one twice the size for around $ 6-​$ 7 is pretty ridiculous, and even more ridiculous to have a menu that you know does not reflect the prices you charge customers.

Decent food. The best part is that it’s so close to my house. It’s got a cozy, homey feeling. The breakfast burritos are the only ones for about a ½ mile radius.
To be honest, I’ve had better burritos. The panini and the burrito are good. The reason I go is because of its location. I’m too lazy to walk another 3 blocks (uphill) to get food, so Café Isabella it is.

I was initially excited because this is the only shop in the neighborhood with bagels. I came in to try the lox bagel and the first time I tried it, it was just okay.
Thinking I came in on an off day, I decided to try this again. That might have been a mistake. The bagels here are not fresh, it looks like they use a microwave to heat up their food and to top it all off, I found a produce sticker on the tomato inside my lox bagel.
Most likely won’t be returning.

Solid place for a quick breakfast. Kinda on the small side, so better for carry out or coffee!

Love the food here! Great selection!!! The bagels and almond croissant looked great but I ended up ordering the club sandwich and Isabella’s chicken. The service was ok for three sandwiches and an ice tea the price was 31 dollars. The place is cute and small tailored to local residents. No /​limited parking. They have 2 tables outdoors and like 3 tables inside.

Hands down one of the better breakfast burritos I’ve come across in my 2 ½ years of living in SF. I had the country breakfast burrito with bacon, sausage and ham, it was so damn good. This place is a hidden gem in nob hill. Can’t wait to go back and try the rest of the menu.

Super cute little café with good iced coffee. My boyfriend accidentally started to leave with out paying, well at least he SAYS it was an accident ;) So we apologize again for that! They laughed it off… as did we. The breakfast items sounded real good, would definitely be a go-​to place if I lived in the area.

The beautiful neighborhood of (S)Nob Hill is known for many things: ornate residences, classy surroundings, gorgeous views of downtown and the bay.
Food-​wise? it’s a challenge.
Café Isabella is a savior.
For the times I don’t want to walk the extra 4 blocks to smelly Chinatown.
Or when I just want an easy Sunday morning.
Or maybe I happen to be in the ‘hood, on my way to nearby Ina Coolbrith park.
For those times when you need something familiar, like a well toasted cheese bagel with fluffy egg, avocado, jalapeño and cheese. Or when you want a really good Mexican breakfast burrito without trekking to the Mission.
Nob Hill, I won’t call you Snob Hill anymore.

Isabella is a cute little neighborhood café in Nob Hill on Taylor. They specialize in Mexican (breakfast), and they do that so well! The Breakfast Burrito was perfect — warmly wrapped in a flour tortilla, with egg, guac, onions, and a hot salsa sauce. Very delicious. The egg&ham bagel was awesome great, filling and tasty. Furthermore, the burrito comes with salsa on the side to make sure you’re really stuffed.
Prices are okay, and counter service is very friendly. There are a few tables inside and outside which makes it a cozy experience when the place is busy.
Great addition to the neighborhood which lacks good brunch and bagel options otherwise.

Café Isabella is actually family-​owned and run by a woman name Hilda. She named the café after her daughter Isabella. She never intended to go into such a line of work, but when an opening was made available and a secret dream became possible, she took it and hasn’t looked back since!
The menu offers home-​style edibles from her native Mexico, so you can get as spicy as you want, or simple, to-​the-​point morning fare like bagels, eggs or pastries and coffee. If you want, she can add jalapeños, avocados, or other fresh sides to your order.
It’s a petite café with minimal seating but still feels like you’re dining at her home. Stunning handmade art adorns the walls, and cactus plants stand guard at the large pane window looking out onto Taylor Street.
Payment is easy, as she offers Square on her iPad. One swipe and you’re on your way, plus the system remembers when you return and you cut down on the check-​out time, especially if you’re rushing off to work.
Don’t leave without a shot of Aztec Mocha or real Mexican sipping chocolate!
Pro-​tip:
*Come here and practise your Spanish! Or sit quiet with a book as you get hydrated and nourished!