Such a nice people and delicious food. I love how u can make your own sandwich here. And how clean they are. Plus parking is easy out here.

Just wanted to give an updated review for my absolute favorite cafe in Marin. D.G. Cafe always knocks it out of the park on every order. Whether it's a quick coffee, lunch or catering for my office, they're amazing. Thanks to Clive and Max for everything you do. You two are incredible. I honestly couldn't recommend them more highly, especially when it comes to catering. They provide a spread that never fails to impress. Fresh, tasty and on time. If you're near San Anselmo, be sure to stop by their cafe for breakfast or lunch. You won't be disappointed.

This is a fabulous with delightful, trendy decor, family run, and owner operated. Very friendly and welcoming! Located on the street in a beautiful building right in the middle of downtown San Anselmo. The food is so good! I had a great sandwich that was so fresh, very generous, and it was absolutely delicious. I would strongly recommend this deli- café if you are out and about town in San Anselmo and for anything that needs to be catered. I will be returning!!

Really great, fresh, delicious sandwiches. Staff is very friendly. Restaurant is very well stocked and very, very clean. Only slight con is the parking, although there are two green zones within walking distance. I try and get sandwiches here anytime I am downtown San Anselmo.

Excellent sandwich and very friendly service. We were walking by and thought a sandwich sounded good. Clive was friendly, and made 2 amazing sandos for us! Also saw "pincic" menus available, great addition to downtown San Anselmo!

HANDS down D. G. CAFE is the best Cafe I have been to thus far in San Anselmo!!! Ca. Food was DELICIOUS! The ambiance is just LOVELY. The owner actually made my sandwiches , and so yummy. They are located in an Awesome location., just a Hop skip and a jump and you are there. Just the loveliest local Cafe. You'd be hard pressed to find a better cafe in town. I totally recommend D. G. CAFE!! In addition to the tasty sandwiches they also serve top notch coffee. I had an Americano while waiting for my sandwiches. The entire experience CHEFS KISS Thank You so much for a tasty lunch a delicious coffee pick me up and such wonderful service... I will definitely come back. Thank You Clive & Max

What a great local gem! I devoured my lunch today at D.G. Cafe! I have a lot of challenges with my diet, I can't have gluten, dairy or nightshades, and D.G.'s menu was very accommodating! I had a custom salad that includes tuna, romaine, cucumbers, sunflower seeds, pickles and onions all mixed up together with oil and vinegar. It was delicious! They have a variety of choices of proteins and dressings and other ingredients that can be mixed in as well. In addition to salads, that have a great selection of sandwiches too. The staff and owners were so nice! The ambiance is very mellow making it a great spot to work while enjoying a meal or cappuccino. I'll be stopping by again for that salad the next time I'm in San Anselmo for sure!

I love popping by D.G. Cafe. Great sandwiches made with precision and love by Clive Nisse. I also just noticed that they have a "walk-by"counter so you can order something quick from the sidewalk, which is what I did for my roast beef sandwich today, since Pablo the dog was with me. They are starting to do a solid breakast, so this might be my new way to get my coffee and pastry as well. By the way, D.G. stands for Defy Gravity.

Sandwiches taste better when someone else makes them for you, according to a 2013 study by Carnegie Mellon University. That's because when you make your own sandwich, you sort of already know how it's going to taste - your brain treats it as "known information" instead of a delightful and satisfying surprise. By the time you take your first bite, it's like taking your fifth bite. According to the study, "The sandwich that another person prepares is not "pre-consumed" in the same way." This is one of the reasons people love delicatessens. As I watched D.G. Cafe owner Clive Nisse make my roast beef sandwich, I thought I could imagine how it would taste. And honestly, I was a little skeptical that it would be any good. From where I was standing, it looked completely straightforward. Tomato. Shredded lettuce. Red onions. Roast beef. Cream cheese. "Bummer," I thought. I'll tell you more about how wrong I was a little later. But first Clive's story... which he told me as I watched him work. Clive grew up in England watching his mum cook with a certain inquisitiveness. He loved cooking enough to enroll in culinary school. Like Steve Franchetti of Bruno's in San Rafael, Clive has always been in the food business - specifically the bakery side. He was the GM of Starter Bakery for four years and had leadership roles at Rustic, City Baking Co., Il Fornaio, Noe Valley Baking Co., and Au Bon Pain. So, like Steve, he knows what he's doing. In his case, he especially knows what he's doing with bread Also like Steve, Clive has wanted to open a delicatessen for some time. And last year, as yet another new wave of COVID-19 washed over us, a food-service-ready spot opened up on San Anselmo Avenue in the heart of the town's retail district - about a mile from his house. He could have put $100K into getting the spot exactly how he wanted it, but that would have taken a year. So he jumped right into the space and revved up the business, hiring his two teenage daughters to help him out on occasion. Not great timing, as it turned out - as the pandemic has continued to rage and the delta variant is only just now starting to level off (thanks in part to the huge, vocal population of self-centered, fact-averse idiots who don't like to be told what to do). But when Clive started the business in October 2020, we were all very hopeful that the vaccine would sort out the virus and we'd be back to flying, picnicking, shopping, and congregating en masse by summertime 2021. Alas, like most places on San Anselmo Ave, it's still fairly slow at D.G. Cafe. In addition to offering customers the "create-your-own" option (something I don't want to do when I open my deli, but may have to due to its popularity), Clive has seven sandwich concepts on the menu. He came up with the recipes on his own and validated them through tastings before opening the shop. All of the sandwiches are named after local landmarks: Tamalpais Tuna, Creek Park Chicken Pesto, Red Hill Roast Beef, etc. What I had underestimated about the roast beef sandwich that I watched Clive make was the power of fresh, locally sourced ingredients and how well the horseradish cream cheese pairs with the very fresh, moist roast beef. Also, I hadn't noticed this before, but the bread that it came on was a super fresh, soft, poppy seed onion roll. The man knows his bread. He also knows the importance of apportionment. To add the exact right amount of every ingredient takes sandwiches to another level. The freshness of the ingredients can take it to another level again. There was exactly the right amount of horseradish in the cream cheese and exactly the right amount of cream cheese on the sandwich (a nice big glob of it). Once the thing was in my belly, I was completely full and satisfied. Son Luka (14) had the Creek Park Chicken Pesto sandwich and raved about it. It had a nice fat chunk of fresh swiss and exactly the right amount of pesto. This is unique because pesto very often overpowers dishes. When it comes to delicatessens, the importance of "vibe" cannot be overstated. Yelp reviewers rave about the friendliness of D.G.'s cafe. James from San Rafael says, "Clive is a gracious and attentive host." Someone named Theart writes, "The folks working here were super friendly and the environment was very clean." "The owner was very friendly and welcoming," says Kenyn from Redlands. Clive and I had a lovely chat and his daughter was sweet and welcoming, too. I also love the idea that he's teaching his girls about the business.