Steady State Roasting

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Closed

Opens Fri 7 AM

Neighborhood

Carlsbad

Roaster

In-house

Food

Coffee only

Check-ins

Come here for

Pour-overs
The bar brews both single-origin coffees and blends.

Thursday7 AM – 4 PM

Sunday7 AM – 4 PM

Monday7 AM – 4 PM

Tuesday7 AM – 4 PM

Wednesday7 AM – 4 PM

Thursday7 AM – 4 PM

Friday7 AM – 4 PM

Saturday7 AM – 4 PM

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Curator’s note

Elliot Reinecke opened a second Steady State cafe in San Marcos in June 2026, in the same Grand Avenue building as the roasting warehouse. The Carlsbad counter keeps a chef's special sandwich that changes, a sticky pork belly banh mi one stretch and an eggplant sandwich the next.

The Coffee

Each cafe keeps its own pour-over list of three single origins, La Dinastía from Colombia among Carlsbad's, and both pull a single-origin espresso.

The beansCurrent lineup

Adanech
Ethiopia, Guji · 1800-2000 meters
Varietals
Mixed Heirloom
Process
Natural
Producer
Multiple local farmers
blueberry pie · apples · chocolate
Aquiares
Costa Rica, Turrialba · 1200 masl
Varietals
H1 Centroamericano F1 Hybrid
Process
Anaerobic Natural
Producer
Aquiares Estate
Campo Hermosa Pink Bourbon Watermelon
Colombia, Quindío · 1650-1700 masl
Varietals
Pink Bourbon
Process
Anaerobic Honey
Producer
Campo Hermosa
watermelon · jolly rancher
CLÁSICO
Colombia, Antioquia · 2050 masl
Varietals
Caturra
Process
Washed
Producer
La Playa
milk chocolate · sugarcane sweetness · orange · roasted hazelnuts
Huabal Organic
Peru, Huabal · 1900 masl
Varietals
Typica, Yellow Caturra
Process
Washed
Producer
Cooperativa Agraria Aromas del Valle
Kerchache Wush Wush
Ethiopia, Yirgacheffe · 1900 meters
Varietals
Wush Wush
Process
120hr fermentation natural
Producer
Kerchache washing station
La Cristalina Bourbon
Colombia, Caldas · 1650 masl
Varietals
Bourbon
Process
Natural
Producer
La Cristalina
tropical fruit
La Dinastía Geisha Natural
Colombia, San Adolfo · 1480-1550 masl
Varietals
Geisha
Process
Natural
Producer
La Dinastía
La Pradera Castillo Organic
Colombia, Santander · 1800 masl
Process
Washed
Producer
Local Regional Farmers
caramel · orange
Magdalena
Colombia, Pitalito · 1600-2000 meters
Varietals
Caturra, Castillo, Colombia
Process
Washed
Producer
Various Smallholders
orange blossom · milk chocolate · clean
Space TravelerPour-over
Guatemala & Ethiopia · 1400-2100 meters
Varietals
Blend
Process
Washed & Natural
Producer
Various
Way Out Blend Organic
Brazil & Colombia
Process
Washed
bright fruit · chocolate · nuttiness

The Vibe

Shelby Ling's mural covers the entire north wall, cacti and palms repeating in orange, yellow and a pastel mauve pink around a wave that never crashes, and it is the only loud thing in the room. The 2023 remodel took over the unit next door and pushed the patio out to full-size tables, bench seating around the landscaping and two-tops by the new French doors, while the inside kept the long, straight lines it opened with.