I'm not a coffee connoisseur but lucky to be in the Bay Area where there's lots of really good coffee. These are the coffee blends I like:
- Blue Bottle (Oakland based) – Bella Donovan and Espresso Temescal usually
- Cole Coffee (Oakland based) – Max's Blend, for cyclists
- Mr. Espresso (Oakland based) – Gold Medal Blend
- Peet's (Berkeley based) – Major Dickinson's Blend, for cyclists
- Peerless coffee (Oakland based)- not sure what blend I like but lots of restaurants and donut shops serve their coffee
- Lion Coffee – 100% Kona coffee
I use a Chemex coffee maker primarily and also a Bialetti espresso maker, and a French press.