Bay Area/ Oakland/ Food & Drinks
Published on February 18, 2020
Oakland's 4 favorite coffee roasteries (that won't break the bank)Red Bay Coffee Public Roastery | Photo: Alex T./Yelp

Wondering where to find the best coffee roasteries near you?

Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the best affordable coffee roasteries in Oakland, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of the best spots to fill the bill.

1. Red Bay Coffee Public Roastery

Photo: Alex T./Yelp

Topping the list is Red Bay Coffee Public Roastery. Located at 3098 E. 10th St., the coffee roastery is the highest-rated inexpensive coffee roastery in Oakland, boasting five stars out of 150 reviews on Yelp. 

Colleen L. noted, "Really good coffee shop. It's literally a roastery, they have a process area where you can observe work being done. They also have a very cute dog here, Grayson! Super friendly and kind."

Yelper Court S. wrote, "Delicious charcoal vanilla latte!"

2. Café Santana Roasting Company

photo: ted c./yelp

Next up is Upper Laurel's Café Santana Roasting Company, situated at 4100 MacArthur Blvd. (between 39th and Maybelle avenues). With 4.5 stars out of 169 reviews on Yelp, the coffee roastery, which offers coffee, tea and more, has proven to be a local favorite for those looking for a cheap option.

Yelper Melissa Z., who reviewed Café Santana Roasting Company on Dec. 24, wrote, "Came here to purchase some coffee beans and was happy to find out that they were willing to grind the beans for us to use with our travel French press."

Yelper Nikki H. wrote, "I just discovered this place and I'm so glad I did. Their service is genuinely warm and friendly. Richard, the owner, was here on my second visit and he was helpful and hilarious."

3. Tierra Mia Coffee

Photo: Jermaine C./Yelp

California chain Tierra Mia Coffee, located at 2001 Broadway St. (between 21st and 20th streets), is another top choice, with Yelpers giving the budget-friendly bakery and coffee roastery four stars out of 494 reviews. 

Yelper Ida H., who reviewed Tierra Mia Coffee on Jan. 16, wrote, "The horchata latte is where it's at."

Yelper Nga M. wrote, "Absolutely worth the difficulty finding a parking spot. The drinks are creamy and strong. The service is friendly. My favorite is horchata latte. They have a coconut one that is really good as well."

4. Sweet Maria's Coffee Warehouse

photo: erwin b./yelp

Sweet Maria's Coffee Warehouse, a coffee roastery in Mcclymonds, is another much-loved, inexpensive go-to, with 4.5 stars out of 110 Yelp reviews. Head over to 2823 Adeline St. (between 28th and 30th streets) to see for yourself.

The spot sells roasting supplies, brewing equipment and a variety of international coffees.

This story was created automatically using local business data, then reviewed and augmented by an editor. Click here for more about what we're doing. Got thoughts? Go here to share your feedback.