Laptop-friendly cafés in Oakland
Cafés in Oakland where you can sit, plug in, and work without a side-eye. Power, space, and a long-stay welcome.
10 cafés · United States
Independent picks, never pay-to-list. How we choose.
1951 Coffee Company
Named after the 1951 UN Refugee Convention, this nonprofit specialty cafe trains and employs refugees as baristas…
Ain't Normal Cafe
Ain't Normal opened in 2020 and quickly became Rockridge's go-to for multi-roaster specialty coffee, rotating both…
Awaken Cafe and Roasting
A cornerstone of Oakland's downtown coffee scene since 2008, Awaken Cafe roasts its own beans and serves them through…
Cole Coffee
Cole Coffee has been creating community at the corner of College and 63rd in Rockridge since 2005, roasting fresh…
Farley's East
The Oakland sibling of San Francisco's beloved Farley's, Farley's East has anchored Grand Avenue since 1989 with a…
Highwire Coffee Roasters
Highwire launched in Rockridge in 2011 and has become one of the East Bay's most reliable independent roasters,…
Kinfolx
Kinfolx is a Black-owned coffee shop and wine bar in the heart of Uptown Oakland, pouring espresso drinks made with…
modern coffee
A women-owned and operated multi-roaster filter bar in downtown Oakland, modern coffee rotates nationally recognized…
Motivat Coffee Roasters
Founded in 2017 by husband-and-wife team Collin and Carolyn Young as a mobile roasting operation, Motivat now anchors…
The Crown: Royal Coffee Lab and Tasting Room
Royal Coffee's public-facing education center and tasting room on Broadway is unlike anything else in the East Bay --…
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These Oakland cafés are laptop-friendly: they tolerate long stays, generally have seating and outlets, and don't push you out after one cup. Always check peak-hour signage, since some limit laptops on weekends.
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