Downtown Flagstaff's all-day Italian cafe
Sosta is an Italian cafe on San Francisco Street in downtown Flagstaff, mixing espresso and pastries with fresh pasta, wood-fired pizza, and a gelato case. Reviewers consistently single out the same thing: a staff that's fast, warm, and genuinely on top of things, even when the kitchen runs behind.
The menu covers a lot of ground for a cafe — breakfast burritos, house-made pasta, and pizza (one reviewer called out the pizzicletta-style pie specifically) alongside a full coffee bar with flavored cold foam drinks. Portions run generous, and more than one regular mentioned it's an easy place to post up with a laptop for a few hours. Sosta also runs a private event side of the business, hosting a wedding reception for close to 90 guests, with a grazing table and gelato bar for dessert.
Service is the throughline in nearly every review — attentive and quick to make things right on a slow ticket. Worth a stop for coffee and a pastry or a full sit-down pasta lunch downtown.
215 reviews
3 weeks ago
French toast was good! Missing butter and the syrup to French toast was a little low. The fruit was a good add. Breakfast burrito was good as well. Well rounded and full flavor. Iced and hot lattes were perfect. A must in flagstaff.
3 months ago
We had the sweetest waiter, Kates. She was incredible, we had amazing pizza and a little delay on pasta which we didn't mind in the least, the pasta was well worth it. What really made a difference was her kindness. She kept us updated, even gave us a couple free items to make up for the wait (again no problem at all to us) and just simply was the friendliest waitress we have ever had!
5 months ago
Found this place, got good ratings, had lunch and the food is excellent all fresh ingredients sooooo good. The soup was amazing, fresh salad greens, grilled chicken sandwiches are very tasty! Coffee is great, excellent ice teas, great servers, like the free self water refill spout choice of fresh water or sparkling water both are refreshing. The interior is very relaxing enjoyable ambiance, outdoor tables are great, fireplace so relaxing. To enjoy Flagstaff, eat here to get a healthy start of your day!
4 months ago
Sosta hosted us for our private wedding reception. We love pizzicletta pizza and had to make sure our friend and family got to experience it. Sosta an amazing event space if you're looking for a place to host a group of people up to about 90 people inside. If outside is accessible with the weather they could likely host more. We were one of the first large event groups so they learned a lot and could work with you to make a floor plan that fits your event. The grazing table was amazing and highly recommended to feed your guests. We also loved having the gelato bar as well and it was the perfect dance floor dessert. Miguel is a great venue coordinator and made sure all the details came through perfectly. The team was seamless and I never had to ask them to do anything they were so on top of it. All of the pricing is transparent and listed on their website for catering, they will work with you to create a menu that you want for your event. Cannot recommend them enough.
5 months ago
We were impressed by the tastefully decorated and inviting and the staff were all friendly and helpful. We ordered an Avo Toast, Tuscan Bean Soup and a Citrus French Toast which were all tasty. Portions were perfect too. Def loved this place and its vibe.