Cafés with outdoor seating in Oakland
Terraces, courtyards, and pavement tables in Oakland. Specialty coffee with a seat in the open air.
6 cafés · United States
Independent picks, never pay-to-list. How we choose.
Ain't Normal Cafe
Ain't Normal opened in 2020 and quickly became Rockridge's go-to for multi-roaster specialty coffee, rotating both…
Bicycle Coffee Co.
Bicycle Coffee was founded in 2009 and built its reputation on bike-delivered wholesale beans before opening its…
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,…
Mother Tongue Cafe and Bar
Founded by 2019 US Cup Tasting Champion and certified Q-Grader Jen Apodaca, Mother Tongue is the Oaklandside Nosh…
Red Bay Coffee
Red Bay is the defining voice of fourth-wave coffee in Oakland -- a Black-owned, direct-trade roaster founded by Keba…
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These Oakland cafés have outdoor seating, from pavement tables to courtyards and terraces, while still pouring proper specialty coffee.
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