Bar none, the best place to get yourself a good espresso, latte, or cappucino has to be Continental Coffee on Commercial Drive (corner of 2nd Ave). You can also buy your beans by the pound. I load up on a couple pounds of the Continental Blend whenever I am in the area. Its funny that there is a Starschmucks right across the street. I suspect they keep that store open just to show their corporate logo, as it has to be one of the emptiest coffee shops I have ever seen.