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    El Tiny Cafe

    4.8 (87 reviews)
    Closed 7:00 am - 1:00 pm

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    Casual
    Outdoor seating

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    Vincent H.

    Clean environment, welcoming service, and most importantly great coffee. Ordered a half decaf cappuccino for 4.25, where as at other coffee shops I go to in the bay are at 6 dollars and charge extra for a decaf shot! This place has great tasting coffee, a unique twist in their steamed milk, and great price. 10/10

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    Barbara S.

    This is one of my favorite neighborhood places. The staff is friendly, the sandwiches are delicious, and cups of coffee are generous and good.

    Breakfast croissant sandwich with ham (good!)
    Serina A.

    This might just be my new favorite cafe. They have great coffee and food options for fair prices, they offer authentic Mexican pastries and breads from local Mexican bakeries, and they have free WiFi for customers without any network restrictions/blockers like other cafes that make it impossible to work. I will definitely be back and I highly recommend!!!

    Chicken sandwich

    Excellent turkey sandwich. Like this kind of small neighborhood type of cafe. Plenty of electrical receptacles for the laptop.

    Turkey morning sandwich with pepper jack, two eggs, and pesto on sourdough bread.

    I got the morning sandwich with turkey pepper jack with 2 eggs and pesto on sourdough. Hands down the best sandwich I've had!

    Regular Avocado Toast without egg.

    Nice little cafe for a quick stop. Nice light menu for breakfast. The staff inside were pleasant and helpful. It is a bit hard to find as it is tucked in between other shops or stores but they do have a small sign outside pointing the way. Think coffees, avocado toasts, bagels and small breakfast burritos.

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    Sherelle L.

    Such a calming little cafe! Stopped in for a morning, coffee and it did not disappoint! Smooth, and not too sweet. Also, it was the best temp for sipping and it stayed warm the entire time. Now the bagel sandwich... was not as poppin as I would have liked. Not bad, just not something I would rush to get again.

    Turkey and cheese breakfast sandwich
    Sam D.

    We came here from Yelp. It seemed like the place to be. It was OK. Nothing special. Maybe I should have read deeper into the reviews as to what they offered. The menu is limited for sure. They only serve turkey or ham, no other breakfast meats. That was a disappointment for us all. Just a heads up-- the menu doesn't necessarily describe the up charges for other breads, but there is one even though it says choose a bread. The best part? The food came out really quick. We were in and out. Thank you for that! They outsource all bakery goods and bagels from another bakery. The avocado toast left a bit to be desired. The bread tasted a bit like bananas and we weren't sure why. The cheese on the avocado toast was taking over the minimal avocado on the bread.

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    Delightful breakfast sando and coffee, and warm, friendly atmosphere. Will be coming back.

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    5 days ago

    Love Tiny Cafe! Their bagel morning sandwiches are sooo good, and coffee is solid as well. I come here all the time!

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    I went based on reviews. The coffee and ambience were great. I'll come back when I'm in town.

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    Coffee menu is amazing and service was fast. Breakfast bagel was delicious. Small but super cute environment.

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    Sweet, comfy, yummy! Cheerful decor and chill music, friendly team. Really special food.

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    Wholesome food. The owners are very sweet. Pleasant and quiet atmosphere...good ambiance.

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    Service was phenomenal, the two ladies were incredible nice . I enjoyed the coffee, very delicious. Glad I have it a try. I recommend it.

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    This is the best coffee shop in Berkeley. It's the only place you can get Bulletproof Coffee (with butter and MCT). It's legit.

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    Great spot to grab an early avocado toast! Good coffee too! Friendly staff, easy parking, great choices for breakfast.

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    really spacious and arab-inspired espresso flavors. i got the saffron latte which honestly i wasn't…read morea fan of, but there are others i want to try next time! the latte foam art was exceptional though! i wish i took a photo! but my review is more for the actual cafe itself -- i liked the ambience, and how spacious it was, very nice decor. there were a lot of displayed desserts and pastries that were tantalizing (but i can't eat bc i'm gf ) and there are more latte flavors that i'll be trying next time!

    Beautiful, spacious cafe in Berkeley! The decor and ambiance is very beautiful, with bright and…read morewelcoming lighting. Easily accessible by public transportation, and is a short walk from Ashby BART. I love Middle Eastern Desserts, so when I was invited to a casual gathering here, I was delighted to check out Milyar's offerings. It was verrrryyyyy slowwwwww. I think we all waited 20 minutes-ish as they rolled out our orders. Because I'm a sucker for desserts, here's what I tried: Pistachio milk cake: suuuuper moist Chicken mustan: warm and savory with shredded chicken on the inside Knafeh cheesecake: Cheesecake Factory could never! Knafeh has grown on me since I first tried it, and I enjoyed this in cheesecake form. Pistachio Baklava: a classic! This was nice and big, like a small pie slice, and was soooo good. They also gave our gathering a Dubai chocolate milk cake and two baklavas for free.

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    Jaffa Coffee Roasters

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    4.7
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    1.5 mi

    Cute place with lots of seating (not enough for me to sit tho). Espresso was good but I had come…read morehoping for Arabic / Turkish coffee :( Even though they didn't have what I was after, I still recommend this cafe as it is very clean, cute, and seems a good place to work on your laptop.

    so glad i decided to try jaffa finally !! the sweetest barista, allyson, was so kind & walked me…read morethrough the menu. came at the perfect time (2pm ish on a wednesday) so it wasn't too busy and allyson could really take her time talking w me im so indecisive but came in w an open mind, ended up choosing the strawberry sage creek & asked allyson to choose a second drink for me. i've never gotten 2 sweet treats at once like this !! that's how freaking good everything on the menu looks, i had to try more than one drink !! loved my iced SSC w oat milk (vegan cold foam btw !!), def hits the spot if you're craving coffee, want a lil sweetness but not too sweet-- the flavor of the midnight in jerusalem espresso in the SSC has the perfect mild/muted flavor for someone who wants an iced specialty coffee w/o the heavy coffee flavor (comes normally as "medium sweet", you can up/down that !!). maybe i'm crazy but i'm also getting a subtle hint of like, a milky tea from the espresso flavor? like an earl grey tea? def my flavor profile okay now the pineapple expresso is advertised similarly as the SCC, but once allyson gave me my drink and told me about it, she was telling me how the PE but as a matcha (so no espresso) has been her summer drink. def not something i'd order for myself but i actually loved it even more than the SCC !! i highly highly highlyyy recommend !! the matcha isn't over powering (i think the matcha they use is sourced from yabukita matcha leaves which makes sense why it's sooo smooth & has such a great flavor). and paired w the pineapple flavors, vegan hawaiian whip, and i believe allyson said coconut milk is used... omg this drink. PLEASE i urge everyone to try this at least once. so refreshing, creamy, smooth, i don't even wanna finish mine bc im gonna be sad when it's gone !! and she offered to make me something completely different of my choice if i didn't like it. no barista has ever offered that to me. ok i think ive yapped enough lol you will not regret trying jaffa. also if u dont wanna pay for street metered parking, turn into the neighborhood behind jaffa, there's plenty of curb parking, and it's a beautiful lil walk this time of the year w all the flowers in everyone's yard allyson i owe u my first born for recommending this pineapple matcha to me

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    Saw this place on TikTok the other day and randomly remembered while driving thru Oakland so I…read morestopped by and I'm definitely glad I did. I wanted a strawberry matcha, but they don't sell that here. Instead the barista offered to make their spring 2026 special (iced sakura matcha midspanner latte) if I could wait a couple minutes, so I did and it was definitely worth the wait. The honey at the bottom really complimented the rest of the matcha and the matcha taste wasn't too strong either. It was the perfect blend of sweet and matcha. Definitely one of the better matchas I've had around the bay

    Like it extra thicccc and creamy?…read more Mindspänner. GET IT. Making my way through Berkeley's cafes, Mind Coffee's thicccc layer of whipped cream caught my attention. Being steps away from UCB's main entrance, street parking is hard to come by and it's a small shop with limited seating (all taken by students) so not the ideal place to do meet ups. Mind Coffee roasts and sells their own beans, and uses Arteao matcha and hōjicha. Decaf available. No charge for oat milk! Pastries and breakfast sandwiches available. Order ahead on Snackpass to skip the line. D R I N K S * Iced Whipped Honey Cream Hōjicha Latte w/ oat milk (Seasonal-$8.95) Rich, creamy, and roasty with a natural sweetness. The house whipped cream was thicc, fluffy, and cloud-like. Delicious esp with the bee pollen adding a subtle crunch. * Iced Mindspänner Matcha Latte ($7.50) Hand-whisked to order, the matcha was vibrant and smooth with an earthy umami. Not watered down. The fluffy whipped cream softened the earthiness and added a light sweetness. * Iced Mindspänner Latte ($7.50) - Add extra shot of espresso (+$1) Not mine but I had a sip, bold and creamy...affogato without the ice cream. S E R V I C E Warm, upbeat, and gracious staff...positive vibes all around. The ladies were so sweet and brought a cup of water for the pups as were were ordering. They also pointed out that the dog featured on the storefront and cups is actually the owner's dog, which made the place feel even more personal and charming. Drinks were ready in about 5 minutes (no line at the time). A M B I A N C E Gorgeous minimalist zen space centered around mindfulness, there's floor and table seating, and two tables outside. Inside seating is hard to come by tho since students laptop camp. Restroom available. Overall, we really enjoyed our lattes and the genuine service was just the cherry on top. Gen Z stare where?

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    Iced Mindspänner Latte ($7.50) + Iced Whipped Honey Cream Hōjicha Latte (Seasonal-$8.95)
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