Findi Coffee

Enjoy cherry blossom drinks well outside the traditional spring season at this Santa Ana cafe

Japanese cherry blossoms – sakura – are now so commonly associated with March and April that annual festivals celebrate their flowers (and flavors) across the world. While it’s not technically impossible to find sakura-flavored drinks and desserts outside of the spring season, they’re not as easily located year-round, which is why Santa Ana’s Findi Coffee caught our attention soon after its August 2025 opening. In a plaza with prominent THH, Hot N Juicy Crawfish, and Mom’s Supermarket locations, the Vietnamese- and Japanese-inspired Findi is relying on flavors such as sakura, the execution of its drinks, and nice vibes to set itself apart from countless similar cafes; reasonable pricing doesn’t hurt, either, especially with neighbor Din Ky offering a wide variety of drinks two doors down for $6 to $7.

Six coffee drinks (including Vietnamese phin drip options), six milky/creamy matcha drinks, four sweetened milk or coconut milk drinks, three milk-free cold brews, and three milk-free fruit/soda refreshers constitute the bulk of Findi’s menu; most are under $6, with matchas in the $6.50 to $7 range. Any drink can be further customized with pearls (80 cents), brown sugar boba (80 cents), or four different flavors of milk foam ($1 each). Eight pre-made pastries in a display case are mostly sweet pastries – almond croissants, macarons and cake pops ($2.50 each), cookies and besitos ($2.25 each) – plus meat, egg, and cheese croissant, English muffin, or sandwich options for $5 to $6.

We enjoyed all three of the drinks we sampled on our visit. The Sakura Matcha Latte ($6.50) used a sweet sakura cream topping to balance a center layer of very strong matcha and a base of neutral milk; the drink must be straw-mixed to achieve the right balance of floral cherry, tea, and cream flavors. An Ube Fin ($5.75) combined a fairly strong Vietnamese coffee base with a thick purple ube cream foam to positive effect, while a Lychee Jasmine Refresher ($5.50) combined jasmine tea with lychee flavor and jellies in a large, low-ice cup – like the coffee, a very good value by today’s standards. On our second visit, we tried and thoroughly enjoyed the Findi Signature ($7), phin dripped coffee topped with a lightly sea salted cream cap.

Findi’s space is fairly upscale and charming; filled with classical music and Halloween decor in October 2025, quieter and less decorated in October 2026, with nice tables, and chairs that seemed as well-suited to thoughtful conversations as studying or relaxing. Given the atmosphere, quality drinks, and aggressive pricing, we would gladly return again in the future.

Stats

Price: $
Service: Counter
Open Since: 2025

Addresses

5127 W. Edinger Ave. Suite F
Santa Ana, CA 92704

657.232.0831

Instagram: @findicoffee