Café & Coffee Shop Buildouts in San Diego

We built every piece of furniture and millwork at Little While in North Park, San Diego, plus the upholstery, metal fabrication and glass work. If you're opening a café, coffee shop or restaurant in San Diego, we can build your whole package from one shop.

Little While coffee bar in North Park, San Diego, with white oak casework by PhillBuilt

Trusted by public, commercial and Michelin-starred spaces. We fabricated the curved front desk at SFMOMA and built custom furniture for The Kitchen and Localis, both starred in the MICHELIN Guide California.

Case study: Little While, San Diego

For Little While, a coffee and pastry shop in North Park, San Diego, our shop built every piece of furniture and millwork in the space, and handled the upholstery, metal fabrication and glass work too:

  • Casework: bar front, back bar and merch casework in white oak
  • Seating: curved, upholstered banquette seating
  • Table tops: solid white oak tables
  • Wall paneling and a hanging soffit
  • Pastry case: woodwork, metal and glass, built as one piece
  • Metal fabrication for bases, brackets and details

All of it was fabricated in 5 weeks, with one site visit to measure. Everything else was coordinated over calls, email and video.

Curved white oak casework for Little While, San Diego

What we build for San Diego cafés

  • Coffee bars and bar fronts
  • Curved and upholstered seating
  • Tables and table tops
  • Wall paneling and soffits
  • Pastry cases in wood, metal and glass
  • Merch casework and shelving

Fabricating curved café casework in the PhillBuilt shop

FAQ

Can one shop really handle the whole buildout?

For the furniture, millwork and finish package, yes. We build casework, seating, tables, wall paneling, upholstery, metal work and glass in-house so it all matches and arrives on one schedule.

Can you work from our designer's or architect's drawings?

Yes. We build from shop drawings, and we can also help develop the design with you.

How long does a café or restaurant package take?

It depends on scope. Little While's full package took 5 weeks of fabrication. Tell us about your timeline.

Do you work outside San Diego?

Yes. We're based in Rancho Cordova near Sacramento and deliver throughout California.

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