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Bay Area Cafes

Bay Area Cafes

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Created by Josh • Updated On: October 22, 2013

This is a list of cafes to check out in Berkeley, Oakland, San Francisco. I haven't been to all of them yet. I'll remove ones that don't have WiFi or that aren't good for working on a laptop.

1. Local 123

2049 San Pablo Ave (at Addison St), Berkeley, CA
Coffee Shop · West Berkeley · 53 tips and reviews

JoshJosh: Great place for coffee. No power outlets though.

Cafe Yesterday is one of Bay Area Cafes.

2. Cafe Yesterday

1122 University Ave (at San Pablo Ave), Berkeley, CA
Coffee Shop · West Berkeley · 23 tips and reviews
Caffe Mediterraneum is one of Bay Area Cafes.

3. Caffe Mediterraneum

2475 Telegraph Ave (Haste), Berkeley, CA
Café · Southside · 27 tips and reviews
Monkey Forest Road is one of Bay Area Cafes.

4. Monkey Forest Road

3265 Grand Ave, Oakland, CA
Furniture and Home Store · Grand Lake · 25 tips and reviews
Modern Coffee is one of Bay Area Cafes.

5. Modern Coffee

411 13th St (at Franklin St), Oakland, CA
Coffee Shop · Downtown Oakland · 38 tips and reviews
Actual Cafe is one of Bay Area Cafes.

6. Actual Cafe

6334 San Pablo Ave (Alcatraz Avenue), Oakland, CA
Café · North Oakland · 51 tips and reviews
Philz Coffee is one of Bay Area Cafes.

7. Philz Coffee

1600 Shattuck Ave (at Cedar St), Berkeley, CA
Coffee Shop · North Berkeley · 125 tips and reviews
French Hotel Cafe is one of Bay Area Cafes.

8. French Hotel Cafe

1538 Shattuck Ave (Cedar), Berkeley, CA
Café · Gourmet Ghetto · 19 tips and reviews
Espresso Roma Cafe is one of Bay Area Cafes.

9. Espresso Roma Cafe

5.3
2960 College Ave (at Ashby), Berkeley, CA
Café · 26 tips and reviews
Au Coquelet Cafe is one of Bay Area Cafes.

10. Au Coquelet Cafe

2000 University Ave (at Milvia St), Berkeley, CA
Café · Downtown Berkeley · 62 tips and reviews
Acuppa Tea is one of Bay Area Cafes.

11. Acuppa Tea

7.0
2992 College Ave (Webster St), Berkeley, CA
Coffee Shop · 15 tips and reviews
Nabolom Bakery is one of Bay Area Cafes.

12. Nabolom Bakery

8.8
2708 Russell St (College Ave.), Berkeley, CA
Bakery · 19 tips and reviews
Caffe Strada is one of Bay Area Cafes.

13. Caffe Strada

8.1
2300 College Ave (at Bancroft Way), Berkeley, CA
Coffee Shop · Southside · 97 tips and reviews
Cafe Milano is one of Bay Area Cafes.

14. Cafe Milano

6.2
2522 Bancroft Way (btwn Barrow Ln & Sather Rd), Berkeley, CA
Coffee Shop · Southside · 37 tips and reviews
Hawk and Pony is one of Bay Area Cafes.

15. Hawk and Pony

4210 Telegraph Ave (42nd St.), Oakland, CA
Café · Temescal · 37 tips and reviews
Workshop Cafe FiDi is one of Bay Area Cafes.

16. Workshop Cafe FiDi

180 Montgomery St Ste 100 (btwn Bush St & Sutter St), San Francisco, CA
Café · Financial District · 141 tips and reviews

Chris M.Chris Messina: Cold-brewed Kyoto-styled iced coffee for $4. Do it.

Workshop Cafe FiDi is one of Bay Area Cafes.

17. Workshop Cafe FiDi

180 Montgomery St Ste 100 (btwn Bush St & Sutter St), San Francisco, CA
Café · Financial District · 141 tips and reviews

Chris M.Chris Messina: Easy grab'n'go coffee brewed every 30 minutes. $2.50. Honor system.