Coffee & cafés in Berkeley
Berkeley has 161 listed coffee shops and cafés, from quick espresso stops to slow weekend brunches. Most popular: Bubble Tea (25), Sandwiches (15), Tea (7). The coffee scene spans 67 Coffee Shops, 65 Cafes & Coffee Shops, 29 Tea Houses & Bubble Tea. Dietary options are covered too: Vegetarian cafés (18), Vegan cafés (8), Gluten-free cafés (5). Price levels: Cheap coffee, Mid-range cafés, Upscale coffee houses. 34 landmarks and neighbourhoods have their own nearby-coffee guides.
Berkeley is a city in the United States with a population of 120,972. The city has 173 total venues, including 4 specialty-coffee venues. The most common serves are bubble tea, sandwiches, and tea. About 90% of these venues are independent.
⭐ Top 10 coffee shops in BerkeleyDowntown Berkeley (20)Telegraph (10)West Berkeley (10)Elmwood (7)North Shattuck (7)Poets Corner (4)Central Berkeley (3)Northside (3)South Berkeley (3)
Coffee scorecard
| Metric | Berkeley | United States median |
|---|---|---|
| Flagged as specialty in our listings | 6.2% of 161 venues | 4.5% (median of 985 cities) |
| Not part of a chain we track | 90% of 161 venues | 79% (median of 985 cities) |
| Median rating | 4.5 across 128 venues with 25+ ratings | 4.5 (median of 974 cities) |
| Cheap price tier | 70% of 84 venues with a price level | 60% (median of 894 cities) |
| Mid-range price tier | 27% of 84 venues with a price level | 39% (median of 894 cities) |
| Upscale price tier | 2.4% of 84 venues with a price level | 0% (median of 894 cities) |
| Open late (closing 22:00 or later) | 13% of 153 venues with listed hours | 19% (median of 984 cities) |
| Open on Sundays | 87% of 153 venues with Sunday hours listed | 85% (median of 984 cities) |
| Open all 7 days | 74% of 153 venues with listed hours | 76% (median of 984 cities) |
| Most-mentioned features | Matcha (10 venues), Outdoor Seating (7), Chai (5) | — |
Computed from the cafés listed on WorldCafeMap; not a census of every café. Figures describe the cafés listed for Berkeley on WorldCafeMap, not every café in the city. Country figures are the median across its cities with 20 or more listed cafés.
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Roaming Bean Coffee
124 University Avenue, Berkeley
★ 5.0 (296)
Bench Café • Pâtisserie
1947 Martin Luther King Jr Way, Berkeley, CA 94704
★ 5.0 (131)inexpensive
Outdoor seating
'ammatka Cafe
1 Centennial Dr, Berkeley, CA 94720
★ 5.0 (2)
ChaHalo
2041 University Avenue
★ 4.9 (446)
Hayati Hookah
1776 University Avenue, Berkeley
★ 4.9 (189)$20–30
Masterpiece Coffee
1714 San Pablo Avenue
★ 4.9 (136)£
Outdoor seating
Coffee Hut
2170 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley
★ 4.9 (73)$1–10
Mey Cafe and Bakery
2748 Adeline Street, Berkeley
★ 4.9 (70)£
Outdoor seating
Sasha Coffee
2023 Center Street, Berkeley
★ 4.9 (56)£
Outdoor seating
Nuha's Cafe
2115 Milvia Street, Berkeley
★ 4.9 (55)inexpensive
Outdoor seating
Belmo cafe
★ 4.8 (496)£
Damask Rose Coffee
6605 Shattuck Avenue
★ 4.8 (292)$1–10
Outdoor seating
Café Parisien
1625 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley
★ 4.8 (273)inexpensive
Outdoor seating
Roast & Toast Cafe
1746 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley
★ 4.8 (212)moderate
Outdoor seating
Far Leaves Tea
2626 San Pablo Avenue
★ 4.8 (179)
el Tiny Cafe
3219 Adeline Street
★ 4.8 (159)£
Outdoor seating
Sweet Bites
★ 4.8 (130)$1–40
Qahwa Time
2440 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley
★ 4.8 (117)£
Forest Tea Bar
2628 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley
★ 4.8 (94)
Outdoor seating
Cha Thai Tea
1796 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley
★ 4.8 (91)
Evergreen Cafe
1621 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley
★ 4.8 (45)£
Outdoor seating
Cafe Buenos Aires
★ 4.8 (31)moderate
J's Snacks and Tea
2505 Hearst Avenue, Berkeley
★ 4.8 (30)
Victory Point Cafe
1797 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley
★ 4.7 (938)inexpensive
Outdoor seating
Elaichi
2161 Allston Way, Berkeley
★ 4.7 (645)
Dream Fluff Donuts
★ 4.7 (422)$1–10
MY Coffee Roastery
2080 Martin Luther King Jr Way, Berkeley
★ 4.7 (414)£
Outdoor seating
Chicha San Chen
2400 Bancroft Way, Berkeley
★ 4.7 (368)
Jaffa Coffee Roasters
1701 University Avenue, Berkeley
★ 4.7 (343)
Heyma Yemeni Coffee
1122 University Avenue, Berkeley
★ 4.7 (340)£
Tay Tah Cafe
1182 Solano Avenue, Albany
★ 4.7 (267)£
Outdoor seating
Coffee Conscious
1312 Gilman Street, Berkeley
★ 4.7 (250)£
Outdoor seating
Eunice Gourmet Cafe
1162 Solano Avenue, Albany
★ 4.7 (120)inexpensive
Outdoor seating
The Line Coffee
★ 4.7 (115)inexpensive
Presotea
1812 University Avenue, Berkeley
★ 4.7 (96)
Helacio's Deli & Cafe
2517A Sacramento Street
★ 4.7 (75)moderate
Outdoor seating
Dera Cafe
1620 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley
★ 4.7 (12)£
Mezzo
2442 Telegraph Avenue
★ 4.6 (1101)inexpensive
Outdoor seating
Lavender Bakery & Cafe
1820 Solano Avenue, Berkeley
★ 4.6 (880)expensive
Third Culture Bakery
★ 4.6 (769)
Rainbow Donuts
★ 4.6 (485)$1–10
The Hidden Cafe
1250 Addison St Ste 111, Berkeley, CA 94702, United States
★ 4.6 (457)
1951 Coffee Company
2410 Channing Way, Berkeley
★ 4.6 (443)inexpensive
Outdoor seating
Nomad Cafe
6500 Shattuck Avenue, Oakland
★ 4.6 (354)$10–20
Outdoor seating
Cafe Buenos Aires
2999 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley
★ 4.6 (341)inexpensive
Outdoor seating
Blue Willow Teaspot
1200 Tenth Street
★ 4.6 (325)
Outdoor seating
CoRo Coffee Room
2322 Fifth Street, Berkeley
★ 4.6 (308)£
Outdoor seating
Fellini Coffeebar
1401 University Ave, Berkeley, CA 94702
★ 4.6 (305)inexpensive
Outdoor seating
Hal's Office
1207 Solano Avenue, Albany
★ 4.6 (266)
Outdoor seating
Mind Coffee
1816 Euclid Ave, Berkeley, CA 94709
★ 4.6 (244)£
Outdoor seating
Tanzie's
1453 Dwight Way, Berkeley, CA 94702
★ 4.6 (204)moderate
Outdoor seating
CoRo Coffee Roastery
2322 Fifth St, Berkeley, CA 94710
★ 4.6 (157)inexpensive
Palm Açaí Cafe
2979 College Avenue, Berkeley
★ 4.6 (130)moderate
Abe's Cafe
1842 Euclid Avenue, Berkeley
★ 4.6 (127)inexpensive
Outdoor seating
Cafe Brusco
2000 University Avenue, Berkeley
★ 4.6 (70)£
Outdoor seating
Philz Coffee
1313 Ninth Street
★ 4.5 (868)
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Asha Tea House
2086 University Avenue, Berkeley
★ 4.5 (804)
Peet's Coffee
2124 Vine Street, Berkeley
★ 4.5 (565)inexpensive
Outdoor seating
Qargo Coffee
2344 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA 94704
★ 4.5 (524)£
Way Station Brew
2120 Dwight Way, Berkeley
★ 4.5 (400)inexpensive
Outdoor seating
Cole Coffee
★ 4.5 (226)
Souvenir Coffee Co.
3084 Claremont Ave, Berkeley, CA 94705
★ 4.5 (224)inexpensive
Happy Donuts
1041 Gilman Street, Berkeley
★ 4.5 (200)
Gadani
139 Berkeley Square, Berkeley
★ 4.5 (173)
Cafe Étoile
1930 Martin Luther King Jr Way, Berkeley
★ 4.5 (156)moderate
Binge Coffee House
2199 Bancroft Way, Berkeley
★ 4.5 (150)
Heroic Italian
2020 Kittredge Street, Berkeley
★ 4.5 (112)moderate
Outdoor seating
SoDoI Coffee Tasting House
2438 Durant Avenue
★ 4.5 (102)inexpensive
Nina's Cafe
★ 4.5 (99)moderate
Outdoor seating
Ada's Cafe
Adeline Street
★ 4.5 (51)£
Carem Cafe
2729 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley
★ 4.5 (8)
Oceanview Diner
★ 4.4 (1654)
Café Leila
1724 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley
★ 4.4 (1178)moderate
Outdoor seating
Artís Coffee
1717, Berkeley
★ 4.4 (756)moderate
Outdoor seating
Baker & Commons
2900 College Avenue, Berkeley
★ 4.4 (410)moderate
Outdoor seating
Berkeley Bowl West Cafe
920-998 Heinz Ave, Berkeley, CA 94710
★ 4.4 (371)moderate
Caffe Chiave
2500 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley
★ 4.4 (349)inexpensive
Outdoor seating
BroomBush Cafe
★ 4.4 (334)$10–20
Cafe Réveille
760 Hearst Avenue, Berkeley
★ 4.4 (307)moderate
Outdoor seating
Peet's Coffee
2916 Domingo Avenue
★ 4.4 (169)
Hui Lau Shan
2282 Fulton Street, Berkeley
★ 4.4 (157)$1–10
Signal Coffee
1707 Solano Avenue, Berkeley
★ 4.4 (131)inexpensive
Yume Mori Matcha
2319 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley
★ 4.4 (117)
Plentea
2430 Durant Avenue
★ 4.4 (112)
Penelope's Coffee and Tea
2255 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley
★ 4.4 (56)£
Outdoor seating
GARA
2424 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA 94704
★ 4.4 (55)£
The Coffee Lab
★ 4.4 (37)
Outdoor seating
Binge Coffee House
2528 Durant Avenue, Berkeley
★ 4.4 (25)
Caffé Strada
2300 College Avenue, Berkeley
★ 4.3 (1291)inexpensive
Outdoor seating
Blue Bottle Coffee
2118 University Avenue, Berkeley
★ 4.3 (641)moderate
U : Dessert Story
1849 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley
★ 4.3 (594)moderate
Outdoor seating
Peet's Coffee
★ 4.3 (536)
Donato&co
★ 4.3 (463)$40–100
Outdoor seating
Royal Ground Coffee
2409 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley
★ 4.3 (262)inexpensive
Peet's Coffee
★ 4.3 (253)
Heytea
2125 Shattuck Avenue
★ 4.3 (239)
Peet's Coffee
1825 Solano Avenue, Berkeley
★ 4.3 (216)
SIGNAL Coffee Roasters
2130 Center St Suite 102, Berkeley, CA 94704
★ 4.3 (108)inexpensive
Kopi Bar and Bakery
2155 Center Street, Berkeley
★ 4.3 (66)£
Lox Stock & Bagel
2043 Allston Way, Berkeley
★ 4.3 (61)
Jazzcaffé
2087 Addison Street, Berkeley
★ 4.3 (59)inexpensive
Purple Kow
2508 Channing Way
★ 4.3 (28)
Nudi Blue
2049 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley
★ 4.3 (18)
Press
University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94709
★ 4.3 (18)£
Outdoor seating
Micro Yali's
★ 4.3 (7)
Happy Lemon
2106 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley
★ 4.2 (334)
Berkeley Espresso
1900 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley
★ 4.2 (332)inexpensive
Outdoor seating
Starbucks
1080 Monroe Street, Albany
★ 4.2 (310)
Outdoor seating
RareTea
2440 Bancroft Way, Berkeley
★ 4.2 (242)
Yali's Cafe
1920 Oxford Street, Berkeley
★ 4.2 (229)inexpensive
Outdoor seating
Boba Ninja
2519 Durant Avenue
★ 4.2 (179)
Outdoor seating
Sweetheart Cafe
2523 Durant Avenue, Berkeley
★ 4.2 (179)
Open late
Gold Bean Cafe
2131 Durant Avenue, Berkeley
★ 4.2 (151)inexpensive
Outdoor seating
Nomi Tea
1475 Solano Avenue, Albany
★ 4.2 (140)
Teaspoon Berkeley
2129 University Ave, Berkeley, CA 94704
★ 4.2 (73)
Raxakoul Coffee & Cheese
1578 Hopkins Street, Berkeley
★ 4.2 (62)
Crepes a Go Go
2055 A Center Street, Berkeley
★ 4.2 (50)
Café Zeb
★ 4.2 (34)£
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Cafenated Coffee Company
2085 Vine St, Berkeley, CA 94709
★ 4.1 (537)inexpensive
Juice Appeal
150 Berkeley Square
★ 4.1 (187)
edmonds cafe
2299 Piedmont Ave, Berkeley, CA 94720
★ 4.1 (152)inexpensive
Outdoor seating
Mudrakers Cafe
2801 Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley
★ 4.1 (150)inexpensive
Bagel Street Cafe
2375 Telegraph Avenue
★ 4.0 (224)
Starbucks
★ 4.0 (133)$10–20
Yali’s Qualcomm Café
2594 Hearst Ave, Berkeley, CA 94709
★ 4.0 (68)
Outdoor seating
Sightglass Coffee
2169 University Avenue, Berkeley
★ 4.0 (27)$1–10
Roasts on-siteOutdoor seating
Cafe Milano
★ 3.9 (390)inexpensive
Romeo's Coffee
2499 Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley
★ 3.9 (363)inexpensive
Espresso Roma
1549 Hopkins Street, Berkeley
★ 3.9 (93)$10–20
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Gold Bean Cafe
2503 Hearst Avenue, Berkeley
★ 3.9 (23)
Sharetea
2328 Telegraph Avenue
★ 3.8 (106)
Souvenir Coffee
2701 College Avenue, Berkeley
★ 3.8 (53)
V&A Cafe
★ 3.5 (69)£
Outdoor seating
Cafenated Coffee Company
2960 College Ave, Berkeley, CA 94705
★ 3.4 (218)moderate
Cafe Rio
2066 University Avenue, Berkeley
★ 3.2 (49)moderate
Local X Design
★ 2.3 (16)
Outdoor seating
Bagel cafe
Berkeley, CA 94704
★ 1.0 (1)
Joe's Coffee
1035 Eastshore Highway, Albany
La Crêpe à moi
1854 Euclid Avenue, Berkeley
Uqbar
2265 Fifth Street
Outdoor seatingOpen late
Bayview café
Cafenated Coffee Co.
2085 Vine Street, Berkeley
Outdoor seating
Coffee x Bread
2101
Eggys
1511 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley
Fellini Coffee Bar
1401 University Avenue, Berkeley
Outdoor seating
Highwire Coffee Roasters
1330 Solano Avenue, Albany
Outdoor seating
Kim's Cafe & Sandwiches
1309 Solano Avenue, Albany
Outdoor seating
Ladle and Leaf
Philz Coffee
6310 College Avenue, Oakland
Qualcomm Cafe
Royal Ground Coffee
1127 Solano Avenue, Albany
Souvenir Café
3084
Outdoor seating
Souvenir Coffee
1114 Solano Avenue, Albany
Starbucks
1444 Shattuck Place, Berkeley
Taiwan Professional Tea
2383 Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley
T-Bear
1938 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley
Tea Hut
1801 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley
Teaspoon
2129 University Avenue, Berkeley
Vanne Bistro
1540 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley
Outdoor seating
Waterside Cafe
Outdoor seating
Yi Fang Tea
2516 Bancroft Way, Berkeley
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Berkeley coffee — FAQs
How many coffee shops are there in Berkeley?
There are 161 coffee shops, cafés and roasteries listed in Berkeley on WorldCafeMap, with addresses, opening hours, photos and ratings.
Where is the best coffee in Berkeley?
Top-rated coffee shops in Berkeley include Joe's Coffee, La Crêpe à moi, Uqbar. See our ranked list of the best coffee shops in Berkeley.
Are there coffee shops open late in Berkeley?
Yes — 2 venues stay open late in Berkeley. Use the "Open late" filter to find them.
Are there coffee shops with outdoor seating in Berkeley?
65 venues in Berkeley have outdoor seating, terraces or gardens.