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    Milyar Cafe

    4.3 (156 reviews)
    Closed 7:30 am - 10:00 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    What's the vibe?
    Classy
    Moderate noise
    Outdoor seating
    Dogs allowed

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    Jo W.

    Beautiful, spacious cafe in Berkeley! The decor and ambiance is very beautiful, with bright and welcoming 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.

    Stella Y.

    Beautiful cafe in Berkeley. Spacious, bright and welcoming environment with a unique selection of yummy drinks and delicious savory and sweet treats. I tried Adeni Chai and Dubai cheesecake. Both were tasty and not overly sweet. Lady at counter was friendly and accommodating. Will be back when visiting Berkeley again.

    Irene C.

    Beautiful cafe! Power outlets throughout the cafe. Delicious food and drinks. All drinks can be decaf! The barista was very nice. They changed shifts at 7? The guy working was super nice on a Sunday evening. Perfect place to study or get some work done. The best part is they open late until 10 or midnight sometimes.

    Sasha C.

    Aesthetically this place is beautiful. Gorgeous place to study or get some work done. It was quite dirty with a lot of flies swarming around which is why I had to dock some stars. But given only one employee present I can see how it would be tough to maintain cleanliness. The bathroom was horrid. The pistachio latte was very good. Would give it a 8/10 for sure. If sweet drinks are your thing you will enjoy it. As for the honeycomb / pastry It wasn't for me. But to each their own.

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    Joanna F.

    Ok wow that might have been the best baklava I've ever had (it was twice as big, photo taken post-bite), so fkin juicy!!!! But not soggy, so crisp. Pistachio latte was chill, didn't taste so different from a regular latte which was disappointing after trying the baklava. Ambiance was super nice.

    Rose latte, pistachio latte
    Sydney J.

    I came by to try them on a Saturday afternoon. I ordered the rose latte, iced, 16oz, and pistachio latte, iced, 16oz. It was $7.75 for each of these drinks, no price difference for hot vs. iced. The cafe is pretty large inside with beautiful gold accents and a variety of seating options. It took over 10 mins for drinks, this might've been due to both some people having ordered ahead of me and also could possibly indicate the process of making the drinks took some time. I found the rose flavor comes through better and it gave the rose latte a really nice floral tint. But for the pistachio latte, I couldn't really taste the latte over the coffee, as someone who's very sensitive to the taste of coffee, so I preferred the rose latte over the pistachio.

    Elesia S.

    The best kept secret ! Great drinks, cozy vibes , and all around the perfect spot to grab a book or knock out that WFH todo-list

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    Serena J.

    What is going on with this explosion of Yemeni cafes in the bay? I mean I won't complain - I love milk cakes, large pots of caffeine, and non alcoholic spots open late-ish. If you've been to another Yemeni cafe, Milyar is pretty similar, but the decor/color scheme feels more fancy, and the space is huge. It does feel a bit cold and less cozy than other Yemeni cafes, but maybe that was just because it was pretty empty when I visited a year ago? Or maybe that's just how I was feeling.

    Selena S.

    This place was pretty cute! I got the saffron iced latte and it was alright. I'm sure other things on the menu taste better, but that drink really wasn't it. They do get high stars for the ambiance. The place is decorated beautifully. Very comfy seating. Outlets everywhere. Was a good place to study.

    A delicious Cortado
    shannon m.

    OK this place wasn't on the agenda this Saturday morning. After visiting Sweet Adeline, which by the way has the most delicious pastries, I decided to check out this coffee stop on the corner of Adeline that I saw. The inside decor is phenomenal. It has furniture that one would have at their home. Very pretty, very modern and giving the feel that this place just opened up. The drink options are various -I got a Cortado. I will say I liked that the person asked me what level of sweetness I wanted with my Cortado because I'm never usually asked and typically have to add my own couple packs of raw sugar. The barista served the best Cortado I've had outside of Spain. It was delicious, frothy, and with the right amount of sweetness. Definitely looking forward to patronizing this place again.

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    Great coffee, good food, friendly people, and basically the only truly viable working cafe south of Ashby.

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