Awaken Cafe

New Article in East Bay Express

2009-12-15T18:44:00.000-08:00

Great new article about Awaken Cafe and the East Bay coffee scene!

Surfing Coffee's "Third Wave" by Luke Tsai

Plaid Friday

2009-11-15T08:43:00.000-08:00

http://www.plaidfriday.com/

Midtown Oakland Arts District

2009-10-30T08:25:00.000-07:00

Check out the new First Friday map and Facebook Page for Midtown Oakland Arts District.

Facebook, Twitter & Videos

2009-10-18T08:30:00.000-07:00

These days, we're doing a lot of our news, updates, and the likes here:

www.facebook.com/awakencafe

www.twitter.com/awakencafe

www.youtube.com/awakencafe

Best of the East Bay Party

2009-08-02T18:29:00.000-07:00

We're closing at 3 pm on Friday and heading down the street to the Best of the East Bay Party at the Oakland Museum of California. We'll have a booth with coffee, food, and the new videos from French Press Films. Come visit us!

Our Art Opening will be on the Second Friday this month.

New Sidewalk Seating, Planters, and Umbrellas

2009-07-10T10:03:00.000-07:00

We just added 3 tables & 9 chairs made of sustainably grown solid teak from the Wooden Duck in Berkeley, two large yellow umbrellas and two planter boxes with native plants.

Holiday Hours

2009-07-02T16:39:00.001-07:00

We will be closing early on Saturday, July 4th and Sunday, July 5th.

Hours: 8 am to 1 pm

Oakland Indie Awards

2009-05-13T18:47:00.001-07:00

Check out the Oakland Indie Awards at the Crucible this Friday! We're a finalist in the Greenie category and will be serving up free coffee at the event! See the ad on page 15 of the East Bay Express.

Oakland Indie Awards

2009-03-06T11:20:00.000-08:00

Vote for Oakland Indie Awards!

Awaken Cafe Mentioned in Diablo Magazine

2009-03-05T19:01:00.000-08:00

Diablo Dish - March '09
Oakland restaurant scene still not slowing down; and more.

BY JULIE MILLER DOWLING

What? The economy is bad? Seems the Oakland food scene hasn't heard that yet.

New restaurants are popping up faster than mushrooms and doing it in style. Sumo wrestlers and taiko drummers dazzled at Ozumo's opening, and the procession of royal restaurateurs planning openings in the new Jack London Square project continues undeterred. "A lot of the talent in San Francisco actually live in the Oakland area, and they want to be a part of the expanding dining scene here,” says Will Miller, vice president of leasing for developer Ellis Partners. "Despite the economy, the fundamental demographics are strong, and they’re looking at Oakland's long-term sustainable dining scene."

Rockridge's A'Cote is opening a new small plates restaurant in, you guessed it, Oakland. Although the Park Boulevard opening is months away, the concept is Pan-Latin, highlighting Mexican and Central and South American cuisine.

Meanwhile, Lake Chalet Seafood Bar and Grill plans a June opening on the top floor of the renovated, century-old Lake Merritt Boat House, where it will serve modern American cuisine. Also coming to Lake Merritt is Sidebar, a new gastropub serving upscale pub food, microbrews, and classic cocktails, which opened in early February. Also in February, Piedmont Avenue was slated to get Adesso, which will serve grilled panini and house-made salumi just two blocks from owner Jon Smulewitz's other eatery, Dopo. The downtown Oakland lunch crowd recently got Banyan 14, Thai and Vietnamese "street food" with a healthy California twist. The owners aim for a 100-percent green eatery, with a progressive recycling program, compostable packaging, natural meats, sustainable seafood, and organic veggies. Also emphasizing green business is Awaken Cafe on 14th, which will soon expand into a 3,500-square-foot lounge, with an organic wine and beer bar, coffee and teahouse, performance space, and expansive art gallery. Whew!

More here.

Trunk Show Today (10 am to 1 pm)

2009-02-22T08:15:00.000-08:00

Amy MacClain Designs - Fine Hand-Crafted Original Designs Jewelry.

Also, we're now open until 5 pm on the weekends!

Longer Weekend Hours & New Table

2009-02-16T13:42:00.000-08:00

We're now open until 5 pm on Saturday & Sunday!

We also added an additional large table inside the cafe (that makes a total of 14 indoor places to sit and 8 outdoor in our new sidewalk cafe area)!

Trunk show at Awaken Cafe today!

2009-02-15T10:17:00.001-08:00

Blog Posts About "Walking Oakland"

2009-02-07T08:56:00.000-08:00

Living in the O

and

Oaklander Online

Fox Theater Open, Awesome Lineup

2009-02-02T11:32:00.000-08:00

Check out their website for lineup, including Social Distortion, Michael Franti, CAKE, & Modest Mouse!

(Photo is a digital image of a painting by Cleo Vilett which will be featured in our February Art Show!)

Customer Restroom Now Available

2009-02-01T17:25:00.000-08:00

Along with our new sidewalk seating, we now have a restroom available for customer use!

Now Serving Toast on the Weekends

2009-01-17T09:40:00.001-08:00

With organic jams and butter.

Chai Latte Art by Liz & a Customer's Skateboard

2009-01-15T08:26:00.000-08:00

New sidewalk seating!

2009-01-14T12:07:00.001-08:00

Abstract City - NYTimes.com

2008-12-08T14:18:00.000-08:00

Go here.

Pledge to Shop Oakland

2008-12-02T17:09:00.000-08:00

From our good friends at the East Bay Express:

Hi friends,

I hope you will enjoy this video, and feel free to post it to your own website or e-newsletter:

Also, there are just TWO days left to "Make the Pledge" to divert at least $100 of your holiday spending from out-of-town chains to local, indie businesses and artists. If all of our Express readers did so, it would have a $58.8 million dollar impact on our community, an estimated $8.75 million more than if that money went to chain stores. So, this holiday season, avoid the malls, avoid the crowds, and avoid being a part of Generica! Email "I Pledge" to eLerts@EastBayExpress.com, and you'll be automatically entered to win $1000 in local/indie gift certificates by the East Bay Express.

Since you're already online, here are some helpful links:

East Bay Express Holiday Guide
Buy Curious: Shop Indie, Local, this Holiday Season
Oakland Unwrapped
Shop Oakland
Buy Local Berkeley

Happy Holidays!

Customer Submitted Latte Art Photo

2008-11-29T10:13:00.001-08:00

Thanks Joe!

Check out Shop Oakland & Oakland Unwrapped!

2008-11-14T10:24:00.000-08:00

These are awesome new websites designed to promote Oakland Businesses.

Our listing on Oakland Unwrapped!

Our listing on Shop Oakland!

Awaken in the news...AGAIN!

2008-11-06T10:23:00.000-08:00

It turns out that our regulars aren't the only people who want a Barista's opinion...

http://cbs5.com/video/?id=41356@kpix.dayport.com

Gourmet Baguette Sandwiches are here!

2008-11-04T10:37:00.000-08:00