Lightbulb Coffee in College Area, San Diego opened its second location in October 2025 at 5665 Lindo Paseo, Suite 109, placing a women-owned coffee shop within walking distance of the SDSU campus in the 92115 ZIP. The original La Mesa storefront launched in 2017, and the SDSU expansion carries the same partnership with local San Diego roasters that sources the beans for espresso pulls and batch brews. Specialty lattes include a Cali Pistachio and a Turkish Hazelnut built on steamed oat or whole milk, and the Vietnamese coffee has drawn attention from the campus crowd looking for coffee near SDSU that runs beyond the chain playbook. The kitchen bakes pastries in-house and builds breakfast sandwiches, paninis, and wraps alongside a ramen program that shares counter space with the Tajima Ramen College Heights lunch corridor on nearby El Cajon Boulevard. Acai bowls, organic smoothies, and a matcha menu — including a strawberry matcha that has circulated widely on social media — round out a drink list that stretches well past the espresso bar. The shop identifies as an LGBTQ+ safe space and a transgender-welcoming venue, designations posted in the business profile alongside its women-owned status. Lindo Paseo runs parallel to Montezuma Road on the south side of SDSU, and the foot traffic between residence halls and campus classrooms feeds a study-break economy that also supports the scoop shop at Handel's Homemade Ice Cream SDSU on Montezuma. Signature lightbulb-shaped tumblers are sold as a separate purchase and have become a branded merch line alongside seasonal apparel drops. Bagels, croissants, danishes, and parfaits stock the pastry case through the morning rush, and the grab-and-go section carries pre-packaged items for students between classes.