The Make Good Coffee Co.

Marc sells bean flights. Four miniature bags, take them home, taste them through. That detail tells you most of what you need to know about The Make Good Coffee Co. The owner sources, roasts, and packages everything on Hancock Street in San Diego, and he runs the kind of operation where decaf gets the same care as the rest of the menu, which is rare enough to mention. Most roasters treat decaf as a chore. Marc doesn't.

The space is small. No indoor seats. A few tables outside. People reach for the phrase hole in the wall, in the affectionate sense. Marc is at the counter and the hospitality is genuine without being performative. He'll talk to you about what he's roasting that week if you want to know, and he won't lecture you if you don't.

What to order depends on the day. The Big Island latte is a reliable starting point. The flat white is off-menu but Marc makes it without fuss. The Ocean Beach seasonal flavor rotates in when it's around. Cold brew. Chagaccino. Iced matcha with honey. Mocha. The decaf if you want to taste a decaf instead of just enduring one.

Now the catch: hours have become unreliable. Multiple recent visits report the storefront not set up as a coffee shop or the doors closed when posted as open. Some 2026 customers still get drinks; others find it dark. Add no bathroom and no indoor seating and you have a place that punishes people who plan around it and rewards people who happen to be walking past with twenty minutes to kill. Drive over for the bean flight, not for the latte. If the latte is also happening that day, take the win. If it isn't, you've still got four miniature bags to brew at home, which is more than most San Diego roasters will hand you on a single visit.