Little Joy - DEL MAR

Great coffee loved my vanilla heel milk latte. vanillesirup is homemade. friends loved their icy and laugh. baristas are very friendly, the stand is popular and not super fast, but that is worth waiting when they are busy!

This quaint cafe really is a little delight. The owner is lovely and makes a heck of an oatmilk latte.

My favorite coffee shop in San Diego. The owner Drew, is so kind and thoughtful, as well as is little crew at the cart! The coffee is incredible and always made just right. It truly is my little joy in the mornings. PLUS there are so many beautiful spots to enjoy your coffee with a view on a slow weekend morning! A customer forever!

Excellent latte Unfortunately they charge a dollar 1.00 more for almond milk or oat milk. I didn 't realize this until after He asked me if I wanted to add a tip. The option started as a dollar. So I choose a dollar tip ... my latte ended up being almost 7 dollars. Very disappointed . My latte was made by the owner who has had a little joy coffee cart for three years. He was training a new staff member The latte was made at the perfect temperature very well done but I 'm again very disappointed about the very high non dairy milk upcharge. When I tried to talk to the owner about it he did not seem so interested. I got the usual well it 's more expensive. Well it 's not a dollar more expensive per cup. I talked with him about increasing the regular cost of the latte or cappuccino so it 's fair across the board no matter what milk option you choose. It 's a great middle ground and more and more places are doing that. Check out Switch for Good and Starbucks Europe Another option would be just to charge a dime or .15 cents more. That 's making it still affordable and not penalizing people who are making a choice of ethical milks or because of their diet (or both) For people in my family like my daughter who is a student, budget is important but she is severely lactose intolerant Thus It really helps to 80 help reviews to know what places are supporting and making affordable versus places that are of charging so much. This process of charging so much more for the milk really penalize people who are lactose intolerant. Did you know that most people of color are lactose intolerant?! And as we age we become lactose intolerant. And then of course if you choose not to support the dairy industry and the separation of the babies from their mamas I worked on a dairy farm so I know this firsthand you are economically penalized. How inspiring if if business owners support our climate, racial equity, and a green earth by not up charging for the nondairy milk?! Did you know as we get older most people become lactose intolerant? You probably wouldn 't want to drink or feed your child your dogs milk or your cats milk or a seal .. or horse ... I hope this review might make you curious to look into lactose digestion issues. There are so many reasons to make it be more equitable on the milk options. I 've been coming to Del Mar since i was a little girl and it 's such a sweet little area. I had thought of it as being more in tune to some of these issues. I 'll come back again in a few months and see what they are doing. The owner said he would give it some consideration. I really hope he does. Such gesture would receive huge support!!

Best coffee I have had in a while!! Such a cute little stop on the side of the street central to everything in Del Mar! The barista was SO nice and helpful!! Definitely recommend going! My latte was a little pricey $6.25) but I added flavor and oatmilk and it was so delicious it was worth it!