Morning service at the Scout Coffee bar on Foothill

A full house at Scout Coffee on Garden Street

San Luis Obispo · Morro Bay · Cal Poly

Coffee shops, bakery and roastery.

Making happy coffee since January 2014. Scratch made pastries and coffee roasted at our roastery in Morro Bay.

A morning at Scout

Have a look around.

You will find scratch made pastries baked daily, craft roasted coffee, house made syrups and almond milk, a carefully curated shop and service with a smile. We hope you love it here.

The drop, out of the drum into the cooling tray

The shelves of goods in the Morro Bay shop

Inside Morro Bay, with the roastery behind the glass

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Garden Street opened in January 2014. Foothill came next in 2016, then the campus shop at Cal Poly, and in 2024 the old Bank of America in Morro Bay.

Also on the Cal Poly campus, following the academic calendar. All 4 locations, hours and parking →

Written about

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“Scientifically perfect.”

Alton Brown

On the coffee at Scout

“Consistently great brews and pastries to pair.”

Eater LA

Best around Cal Poly

“The stylish coffee and pastry stop.”

The New York Times

36 Hours on the Central Coast

“The picture-perfect pitstop.”

AAA Westways

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Sunset Barista Magazine Daily Coffee News AAA Westways Sweet Paul The Venue Report

Best Coffee Shop, 11 years in a row in the SLO New Times poll · Small Business of the Year 2017 Open since January 2014

The Scout Coffee building in downtown Morro Bay

From the journal

A Morro Bay Photo Story.

We bought the old Bank of America in downtown Morro Bay. It became the biggest project Scout has taken on, and opened in early 2024 as the roastery, cafe and commissary bakery.

Here’s the snapshot view of some of the process.

From BofA to Scout →

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