Ritual Coffee Roasters founder Eileen Rinaldi built upon the success of her bustling Oxbow Public Market stall by opening The Cup & Star last summer. This Bay Area coffee leader runs a beautiful hardwood bar around the corner from Ritual proper. Napa customers can order every standard drink imaginable from a custom Synesso Hydra MVP espresso machine and a pair of Marco SP9 coffee brewers. However, their “Super Special Menu” provides the concept’s true magic.

The Buena Vista Irish coffee is practically gospel in San Francisco. Bartenders top hot, sweet, whiskey-spiked coffee with frothy cream. That drink clearly inspired The Cup & Star Irish-ish Coffee ($6). In this case, baristas treat hot single origin Honduras coffee from Nelson Ramirez to vanilla bourbon syrup. They dust a house-made whipped cream topping with cinnamon. Some people may miss the whiskey. Rest assured. Irish-ish coffee still delivers a flavorful jolt.