The Best Cafes in East Bay

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It's A Grind - Oakland

It’s A Grind is a specialty coffee house concept established in 1994 to provide high quality gourmet coffee, espresso beverages, better for you healthy cold drinks, a range of home baked foods in a comfortable, and a community-focused neighborh... more

It's A Grind Coffee House

Free WiFi Live Music Every Friday 5pm - 7pm Sat/Sun 2pm - 4pm Catering Services - We can set up and serve coffee and pastries at your event or call ahead & we can have it ready for pick up i.e., IAG Solo Java Brew Box $19.95 – Coffee service... more

It's a Grind Coffee House

It's a Grind is a specialty coffee house concept established in 1994 to provide high quality gourmet coffee, espresso beverages, better for you healthy cold drinks, a range of home baked foods in a comfortable, and a community-focused neighborhood en... more

Java Rama Coffee House

Large coffee house with excellent wi-fi.   Plenty of food to snack on and the coffee is great more

Jump'n Java Coffeehouse

Jump’n Java is a locally-owned and operated neighborhood Coffee House. We have been serving the North Oakland, South Berkeley community of  residents, commuters and Coffee lovers since 2002. more

Kaleidoscope Coffee

Kaleidoscope Coffee is a place of community, drawn together around good food, good drinks, stories and smiles. Our focus is on serving high-quality, local products. Part cafe, ice cream shop, and performance venue... it adds up to a comfy hang-out sp... more

Kilovolt Coffee

A needed refugee near the West Oakland Bart station featuring Sightglass coffee. Excerpts from http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2014/05/05/newcomer-kilovolt-coffee-lights-up-west-oakland/ The name derives from the fact that Ethan, also a self-train... more

Lavender Bakery and Cafe

Treats in the pastry counter include cakes, cupcakes and cookies along with European-style pastries and petit fours. Mr. Espresso coffee is served. more

Lemonade - Walnut Creek

At LEMONADE, we're firm believers of eating what is good when it's good. Our unique and seasonally changing menu is made in house and prepared fresh every day. Our mission is to capture California's spirit and adventure about food, showcasing the bea... more

Luckyduck Bicycle Cafe

Luckyduck is Oakland's first ever combo bicycle shop - cafe. more

Mama's Royal Cafe

Mama's Royal Cafe serves breakfast, lunch & brunch seven days a week.   We pride ourselves in using the best local products such as Niman Ranch meats, Acme bread, Petaluma eggs, Le Pique-Nique sausages, & Peerless coffee. more

Mariposa Baking - Oakland

Mariposa's mission is simple -- create gluten-free baked goods that are indiscernible from the finest, high-caliber gluten-based products available. We have a passion for – the baked goods we make, the creative journey we're on, and the comm... more

MeloMelo Kava Bar - Oakland

Offering noble kava to the Bay Area since 2013. We continue to work with our farmers, distributors and suppliers to establish fair trade and sustainability in the South Pacific Islands. MeloMelo continues to celebrate the tradition of kava while main... more

Mission Coffee

Nestled in the Fremont foothills, around the corner from the Mission San Jose, you will find a charming spot to enjoy lunch all week long. At Mission Coffee we serve fresh gourmet sandwiches, salads and soups daily. As Fremont Coffee Roasting we pro... more

modern coffee

As Oakland's first coffee taproom, we showcase the best coffees from our favorite local roasters. In fact, we don't carry anything that we don't love. Come in and check us out. more

modern coffee

As Oakland's first coffee taproom, we showcase the best coffees from our favorite local roasters. In fact, we don't carry anything that we don't love. Come in and check us out. more

Modigliani Cafe

We use the best quality products before they even start their transformation into our scratch made items. Such as: Meatballs, Sausage, Cured Meats, Dressings, Fresh Salads, Sauces, Milk Shakes. more

Mudrakers Cafe

Nomad Cafe

Nomad Cafe is the East Bay's hip, new, community-based, earth-friendly arts and internet café. Weekends bring live music and other performances to the Nomad stage. The Nomad gallery features rotating monthly exhibits of local artists' work. Our "K... more

OakCali Cafe

OakCali Cafe is bound to Oakland and its roots. It represents Oakland to its very core and embraces its diverse population and beautiful history. OPEN FOR BREAKFAST & LUNCH EVERY DAY! more

Oaklandia Cafe x Bakery

We are 4th generation Oaklanders that have a talent and passion for fresh food. We are locally owned and operated. We specialize in international baked goods, serve locally roasted coffee, and we make our own sandwiches and breads from scratch. Our f... more

Octopus Literary Salon

The Octopus is a literary salon of the 21st Century encouraging the social interaction of readers, writers, & performers of all ages. more

Odyssia Caffe Bistro

On the northwest side of campus, Naso Eleftheriadis and Pascal Kouromenos opened Odyssia two years ago (they also run Cafe Nefeli on Euclid Avenue). They've made Odyssia their version of a Mediterranean cafe -- sunny yellow walls feature murals of ha... more

Pacific Bay Coffee Company & Micro-Roastery

Experience coffee that is truly a work of art! Located two minutes off Hwy 680, Walnut Creek’s only micro-roastery and café specializes in hand-craft roasting the finest single-origin coffees in the world. World-class espresso is exp... more

Paddys Coffee House

Paradise Park Cafe

Paradise Park Cafe is the first cafe of the Park Life Cafe group to cross the bridge and it to North Oakland.   We are committed to working with local, family owned businesses that share our commitment to the community and a susta... more

Peerless Coffee & Tea

As one of the very first craft roasters in the Bay Area, we've offered premium coffee and tea to local restaurants and hotels since our beginning in 1924. Fast forward 99 years, three generations and many awards later, to today when we received the c... more

Peets Coffee & Tea - Emeryville

Pete's is known for their consistently strong coffee. more

Perch Coffee House

Previously known as Grand Lake Coffeehouse, Perch has been serving folks living around or visiting Lake Merritt for over a decade. Our motto has always been coffee without the coddle. We are fast, friendly, but never fake. If you're thinking of visit... more

RAWR Coffee Bar at Cat Room

Welcome to RAWR Coffee Bar, the entry point for the Cat Zone at Cat Town!  We offer espresso drinks featuring Highwire Coffee, assorted pastries (vegan & gluten free options available), cat themed swag, toys, and all natural raw cat food and... more

Red Bay Coffee HQ and Cafe

Red Bay Coffee Roasters was founded in 2014 by Keba Konte, a renowned artist and successful food entrepreneur with deep roots in the San Francisco Bay Area specialty coffee and hospitality industry. Red Bay Coffee is at the forefront of what we be... more

Red Bay Coffee Roastery & Bar

Experience the roasting process in person, get answers to all your brewing and cupping questions, and pick up a fresh bag for your home or office. Also, enjoy the garden and say hello to Red Bay's own Instagram famous Greyson. more

Rockridge Cafe

Rockridge Cafe has been part of the Oakland community for 40 years, serving homemade food since 1973. Indulge in any of our signature dishes including Rockridge Breakfast, Migas, Pumpkin Waffles, Challah or Croissant French Toast, Ricotta Pancakes an... more

Rudy's Can't Fail Cafe

Rudy's was born from a desire to create a restaurant where people of all walks of life can feel welcome and eat honest food in a fun atmosphere. more

Sanchez Contemporary

Sanchez Contemporary was born out of our love for the arts and artists. Our goal is to support the Bay Area Chican@/Latin@ artists and other under represented artists. We offer a space where artists can exhibit their art in a professional gallery set... more

Sequoia Diner

Sequoia Diner is a little neighborhood mom-and-pop shop, tucked into the beautiful Laurel District in East Oakland. All of our eggs are organic and come from pasture raised chickens. We make everything from scratch, by hand- including our breads, pas... more

Slap Face Coffee & Tea

A nice, clean cafe that features live events, a piano inside, and murals on the walls. more

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