What Happened to HRD Coffee Shop After Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Current status
As of September 2026, HRD Coffee Shop has closed — confirmed via sfist.com, June 28, 2023.
Last verified
What the source shows: SFist and a June 2026 Yelp listing confirm HRD Coffee Shop closed in June 2023 at 521 3rd St, a different address from 'Social Cafe,' the unrelated business the packet had matched.
- Season / episode Season 12, Episode 3
- Original air date
- Address 521 3rd St, San Francisco, CA 94107
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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (Food Network) featured HRD Coffee Shop in the season 12 episode "You Can Only Get It Here," which aired May 23, 2011, highlighting the shop's fusion burritos and a Mongolian beef cheesesteak. HRD Coffee Shop operated at 521 3rd St. in San Francisco's South Beach neighborhood for nearly 70 years, according to SFist. SFist reported that HRD Coffee Shop closed on June 23, 2023; owner David Yeung cited pandemic-era difficulties, the loss of his weekday lunch crowd, and a strained landlord relationship among the reasons. Yelp's listing for the address, last updated in June 2026, also lists HRD as permanently closed. A different business, a Cuban cafe and bakery called Social Cafe, currently operates several blocks away at 804 Bryant St and is not connected to HRD Coffee Shop.
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited HRD Coffee Shop in San Francisco's SoMa neighborhood for the 'Amazing Asian' episode (S27E8), which aired September 29, 2017. According to imboredletseat.com, the segment showed Guy Fieri trying HRD's kimchi spicy pork burrito, a Korean-fusion take on diner classics that combined kimchi and sweet chili with cafe staples, and he praised it enthusiastically. HRD was a diner-style coffee shop on the 500 block of Third Street specializing in Korean-fusion comfort food, according to the San Francisco Wiki. SFGate later reported that the restaurant, a longtime Fieri favorite, had closed after roughly 70 years in business.
Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
- Original air date
- Episode title
- You Can Only Get It Here
- What was featured
- fusion burritos and a Mongolian beef cheesesteak
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- HRD Coffee Shop
- Original air date
- Episode title
- Amazing Asian
- What was featured
- a kimchi spicy pork burrito, Korean-fusion diner comfort food
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- HRD Coffee Shop
Frequently asked questions
Is HRD Coffee Shop still open in 2026?
As of September 2026, HRD Coffee Shop has closed — confirmed via sfist.com, June 28, 2023.
What happened to HRD Coffee Shop after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (Food Network) featured HRD Coffee Shop in the season 12 episode "You Can Only Get It Here," which aired May 23, 2011, highlighting the shop's fusion burritos and a Mongolian beef cheesesteak. As of September 2026, HRD Coffee Shop has closed — confirmed via sfist.com, June 28, 2023.
Is HRD Coffee Shop permanently closed?
As of September 2026, HRD Coffee Shop has closed — confirmed via sfist.com, June 28, 2023. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.
Where is HRD Coffee Shop located?
521 3rd St, San Francisco, CA 94107. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.
What season and episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured HRD Coffee Shop?
Season 12, Episode 3 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, first aired May 23, 2011. The episode is titled “You Can Only Get It Here”.
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- 521 3rd St, San Francisco, CA 94107
- Venue type
- diner
- Official website
- socialcafesf.com
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Sources
- sfist.com — https://sfist.com/2023/06/28/another-downtown-business-goes-down-farewell-hrd-coffee-shop/
- Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/hrd-san-francisco-4
- imboredletseat.com — https://imboredletseat.com/2015/05/30/san-francisco-hrd-coffee-shop-as-seen-on-diners-drive-ins-and-dives/
- sf.fandom.com — https://sf.fandom.com/wiki/HRD
- sfgate.com — https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/hrd-coffee-shop-san-francisco-closed-18179314.php
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