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Pour Over
Brewed by the cup from the single origins on the menu.
Prosciutto Arugula Flatbread
A flatbread topped with prosciutto and arugula, also available on a gluten-free flatbread.
Curator’s note
Amy de Leon sells real estate from the Berkshire Hathaway office next door, so she heard early when the Peet's in the Arcade Building came open in the chain's downsizing after its sale to Keurig Dr Pepper, and Cala soft-opened in its place on April 29, 2026. Her other coffee business is Art of Espresso at UC San Diego, and she meant this one to be of service to the community.
The Coffee
Damon, the manager, leads the pour-over side of the bar. The matcha goes out as a latte, a Matcha Pop or a Matcha Americano, and the espresso list runs to an Espresso Pop and a Café Bombón.
- WorkaPour-over
- Jorge Zuniga - ColombiaPour-over
Colombia
The Vibe
Cala's bar is faced in turquoise under a pale marble top, with white subway tile behind it and a copper-framed Cala sign above, a copper C on a turquoise square beside it. Clear globe pendants hang on black cords, one wall is turquoise around an arched window, and the grinders and the chrome espresso machine, its portafilters wood-handled, stand below that window.
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