Coffee roaster$$uptownTue-Sat 09:00-18:00Public cafe
The Crown on Broadway is Royal Coffee's public lab. The Emeryville importer's full origin range gets cupped at the bar Tuesday through Saturday.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Kenya, Colombia, Guatemala, Indonesia
How they serve: Espresso, Pour over, Whole bean retail
Coffee roaster$$uptownMon-Fri 07:00-15:00Public cafe
Cafenated sources from women-led farm cooperatives across Central and South America. The Broadway shipping-container cafe and the Berkeley flagship anchor it.
Sources from: Honduras, Guatemala, Ethiopia, Rwanda
How they serve: Espresso, Pour over, Whole bean retail
Coffee roaster$$lake-merrittMon-Sun 07:00-18:00Public cafe
Equator Coffees opened the Bay Place cafe in Oakland's Lake Merritt as the Marin County roaster's East Bay outpost. Single-origins and a Lake Merritt patio.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Honduras, Rwanda
How they serve: Espresso, Pour over, Whole bean retail
Coffee roaster$$old-oaklandMon-Sun 06:30-16:00Public cafe
James Freeman started Blue Bottle in a Temescal potting shed in 2002, effectively redefining Bay Area coffee. The Old Oakland cafe at 480 9th Street pours.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Guatemala, Peru
How they serve: Espresso, Pour over, Whole bean retail
Coffee roaster$$rockridgeMon-Sun 07:00-18:00Public cafe
Highwire roasts in Emeryville and pours at the Rockridge Market Hall cafe on College Avenue. Big bold cups that still read of origin, with a public cafe.
Sources from: Colombia, Rwanda, Peru, Ethiopia, Papua New Guinea
How they serve: Espresso, Pour over, Whole bean retail
Coffee roaster$$fruitvaleMon-Fri 09:00-15:00
Red Bay's Public Roastery on East 10th in Fruitvale is Keba Konte's Oakland specialty roaster. Whole-bean retail at the roastery, beans served city-wide.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras
How they serve: Whole bean retail, Subscription