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Berkeley's top 5 coffee roasteries to visit now

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Published on November 26, 2019
Berkeley's top 5 coffee roasteries to visit nowArtís Coffee | Photo: Sara T./Yelp

Looking to try the best coffee roasteries in town?

Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top coffee roasteries in Berkeley, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of the best spots to satisfy your cravings.

Fall is the top season of the year for consumer spending at food and beverage shops across the Berkeley area, according to data on local business transactions from Womply, a provider of reputation management and marketing automation for small businesses. Daily spending at Berkeley-area food and beverage shops rose to $380,459 for the metro area in the fall of last year, 5% higher than the average for the rest of the year.

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1. Artís Coffee

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First on the list is Artís Coffee. Located at 1717B Fourth St. (between Hearst Avenue and Virginia Street), the coffee roastery is the highest-rated coffee roastery in Berkeley, boasting four stars out of 559 reviews on Yelp.

2. Coro Coffee Room

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Next up is CoRo Coffee Room, situated at 2324 Fifth St. With 4.5 stars out of 44 reviews on Yelp, the coffee roastery, which offers coffee and tea and more, has proven to be a local favorite.

3. Highwire Coffee Roasters

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Highwire Coffee Roasters, located at 2049 San Pablo Ave. (between University Avenue and Addison Street), is another top choice, with Yelpers giving the coffee roastery, which offers espresso, tea and more, four stars out of 138 reviews.

4. Timeless Coffee

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Timeless Coffee, a bakery and coffee roastery, is another go-to, with four stars out of 106 Yelp reviews. Head over to 2965 College Ave. (between Webster Street and Ashby Avenue) to see for yourself.

5. Way Station Brew

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Check out Way Station Brew, which has earned four stars out of 86 reviews on Yelp. You can find the cafe, coffee roastery and New American spot at 2120 Dwight Way (between Shattuck Avenue and Fulton Street).


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