If there is one thing Puerto Rico isn’t lacking, it’s coffee. The hospitality industry in Puerto Rico is completely different than the California Starbucks on every corner of the city we moved from, but none the less, you can get decent coffee in every bakery. It is served local style in a small styrofoam cup.
If I decide to get a coffee at the bakery, I always get a Cafe con Leche; Half espresso and half hot creme. Not that there is anything wrong with the small cups of coffee the Rincon Panadaria’s serve, but sometimes you really feel like a full American Size Cup of Coffee and powering through four little cups from the bakery just isn’t going to cut it. Some would say go back to the U.S. if that’s what you want. I say, go to Surfs Up Coffee in Rincon. It is located on the 115 about a mile towards Mayaguez from the Econo Grocery story (that is, a mile in the opposite direction of Puntas, The Lazy Parot, Marias, The Calypso and Dog Mans Deli). Look for the sign (see below). The coffee is epic and the owners are really cool.
Surfs Up Coffee serves delicious coffees, espressos, cappuccinos, smoothies and my favorite daytime drink; frozen mocha coffee. If you get there early in the morning, you can also get muffins and toasted bagels. Yum. Tell Justin and Sarah we said hello!
Rincon Coffee Shop - Surfs Up Coffee
Coffee Done Right at this cafe in Rincon Puerto Rico
Popularity: 45% [?]
Do they let you smoke inside? Please Advise!
Don’t drink out of styrofoam!
HEALTH EFFECTS OF STYRENE: Once styrene gets into your food or drink—and then into you—what does it do? Studies suggest that styrene mimics estrogen in the body and can therefore disrupt normal hormone functions, possibly contributing to thyroid problems, menstrual irregularities, and other hormone-related problems, as well as breast cancer and prostate cancer. The estrogenicity of styrene is thought to be comparable to that of Bisphenol A, another potent estrogen mimic from the world of plastics.
THE OFFICIAL WORD ON STYRENE AND CANCER
Styrene is considered a possible human carcinogen by the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer.
Long-term exposure to small quantities of styrene is also suspected of causing:
low platelet counts or hemoglobin values;
chromosomal and lymphatic abnormalities;
neurotoxic effects due to accumulation of styrene in the tissues of the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves, resulting in fatigue, nervousness, difficulty sleeping, and other acute or chronic health problems associated with the nervous system.
Because many of these effects can be more pronounced on developing bodies, extra caution is advisable for women who are pregnant (or considering becoming so) and for prepubescent children.
No, you can’t smoke inside. Why would you want to?
The frozen mochas at surfs up are THE BEST. Better then Starbucks if you ask me! And they don’t serve their coffee in styrofoam, so you’re safe, Robin ;).
The owners are WAY cool! I recommend the mango smoothie. They are both pretty good lookin and almost as funny as Gino. They be Rockin It. But it pisses me off when they close for the SWELL. AND I invented a personal stealth devise so I can smoke anywhere anything I want and nobody knows. Ill sell you one for $999.99
Beats the shit out of arguing with tree huggers and big police guys. You’ll save money on anger management fees, tickets and psycho bills.
mdh…no worries, even though the place is called Surfs Up Coffee, the owners aren’t surfers so they won’t be closing for big swells!
I third the recommendation on this place!! Sadly, I live in San Juan so Starbucks in my only choice for ‘Cafe Gringo’
jon/john at surfs up coffee makes a mad tahitian chai…go get it…chica chica yeah
Now I have to try this place, I love Chai! And my husband loves Cafe Cubano o Cafe con Leche!
Rosa