Cafe Milano is a large cafe near the Berkeley campus. At Cafe Milano, you can grab a table and enjoy a cup of coffee. You can also get one of the restaurant's delicious sandwiches, soups, salads or other speciality items. This is a great place to come, sit back and enjoy a nice meal with good friends.
Caffe Strada is conveniently located near the UC Berkeley campus. Popular coffee drinks include Espresso Doppio, Strada Bianca Mocha, Cappuccino, Mocha Frappe and Vanilla Latte. Hot tea and chocolate chip cookies are also available. The cafe offers ample outdoor seating and free Wi-Fi.
Caffe Trieste is one of the espresso pioneers of the West Coast. It has hot drinks, like cappuccinos, macchiatos, and americanos, as well as main dishes, like cold or grilled paninis, quiche, insalata, and a soup of the day. Breakfast is served all day and includes English muffins, bagels, and croissants. Caffe Trieste has live music on most Monday and Tuesday nights (please check its website to see a calendar of upcoming events).
The Broom Bush Café is a friendly neighborhood diner that opened in 1985. The breakfast menu includes three-egg omelets, pancakes and breakfast burritos, each of which comes with the customer's choice of a biscuit or English muffin toast. The lunch menu includes 1/3 lb burgers, sandwiches, fresh salads, short ribs and fried shrimp. The café also offers a variety of hot drinks, such as coffee, espresso, cappuccino, and café latte.
Travein' Joe Espresso Catering has been serving the Bay Area for 18 years. It specializes in espresso, but it also offers waffles, crepes and smoothies. An event catered by Travelin' Joe includes everything you need to serve professional espresso to your guests: baristas, equipment and a wide range of condiments.
This quaint little tea shop in the Elmwood District serves a variety of speciality teas and blends, plus the usual coffeehouse fare. A' Cuppa Tea is laptop-friendly, with lots of seating, free Wi-Fi and plenty of power outlets. The tea shop also serves food, with breakfast items as well as sandwiches and noodle dishes.
Gaumenkitzel is a restaurant and bakery specializing in seasonal North German and European comfort food. It's open for breakfast, lunch, tea time and supper. The restaurant cultures its own yogurt, mills the wheat berries in its bread and pastries and hand-flakes the oats in its musli every day. All pastries, breads, sauces and spreads are made from scratch. Choice selections include tomato soup with mozzarella and fresh basil, potatoes with herbed quark, beef roulade with braised red cabbage and salt potatoes and the gourmet German breakfast.
Espresso Roma is a friendly coffee shop with plenty of seating available. It regularly brews fresh coffee and offers cappuccinos, cafe lattes and espresso drinks. Espresso Roma also has chai lattes and multiple blends of iced tea, as well as bagels and sandwiches. Free wireless internet is available for those who want to surf the net, and friendly service is available for those who just want to stop in for a short break or quick beverage. There is also a posting board in the back of the coffee shop where patrons can find out about upcoming musical shows.
Located in downtown Berkeley, People's Cafe offers patrons a wide selection of coffee beverages, smoothies and organic teas, as well as a food menu (breakfast, lunch and dinner). Popular menu items include sandwiches, bagels and salads, all of which are made with organic ingredients. The cafe's low-key atmosphere makes it ideal for studying or conversation.