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Actual Cafe
(Now Closed)Café, Music Venue, and Art Gallery$$$$
North Oakland, Oakland
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Actual CafeAugust 29, 2014Join us for our Afternoon Delight happy hour, featuring $10 pitchers of all our draft beers, delicious arepas, burgers, fries and a great atmosphere to take the edge off your day...every day, 3-7pm
Ramon SimmsApril 30, 2013free open wifi (tho a bit slow). very interesting crowd. great coffee. good food. ample seating (but limited outlets). great music over head. inside bike parking (on the walls). good place all around.
Grace DingledineAugust 26, 2014The burgers are excellent and inventive (from Victory Burger next door), and the garlic parmesan fries are stupendous. I am obsessed with their fizzy, house-made lemonade.
Viva Cubano con leche! They serve beer now. The Brass Monkey (Belgian ale with fresh squeezed OJ) is good. Drink it outside in summer, the staff looks the other way. Great salads too.
The cubano con leche & sparkling lemonade are amazing (but not together though) Great sandwhich selection too. I love my neighbourhood coffe and come here often. I have a few crushes on some staff too
Ben MartinekJune 6, 2015Also the coffee here sucks... They use all kinds of syrups. If you want good coffee and better sandwiches go to Farley's around the corner. Do drink the cheap beer here though in the afternoon.
June KimFebruary 19, 2013They have sriracha bottles on the tables. Get yourself an egg sandwich, drizzle some sriracha, enjoy!
Its inconvenient to not be able to use my laptop on the weekend, so I'm glad Remedy opened up on Telegraph between 42nd and 43rd. There, you can freely use your laptop.- Ben MartinekJune 6, 2015Don't waste your time... Every week they changed their mind on rules for laptops final straw was reading a book on an iPad Sunday morning (no one else there) and they told me to put it away. f#ck them
Fried tempura veggie pickles combine many of my favorite things.
:::Read the journals:::Coffee is pretty good, the breakfast is tasty and healthy, the people are funny warm and not boring ....Read the journals
Cat DuBoisMarch 22, 2012INNA jam is sold at Actual Cafe. The jalapeño jam is spicy sweet and my favorite! Try it! It's local!
Russell LDecember 29, 2014Veggie Burger is good, but can be a little dry. Make sure to retrieve any drink orders from the bar rather than waiting for the server.
The espresso cubano is the best thing on an already awesome menu. STIR PERSUASIVELY before drinking. You're welcome.
The Local Hero Egg sandwich on bagel is not to be missed!
Michael FoxMarch 28, 2015I went in for brunch, the food was cold even though we were the first people there. They re-did it twice and it was similarly cold. Then we left without eating the food and were charged full price.
Inderpreet SinghAugust 30, 2014They do not allow beer or wine on the patio. The bread and donuts are vegan but the none of the pastries are.
Weekend brunch specials are great. Particularly the Berklandwich :-)
Not the place to work if you need to keep constant ssh connections open. Great food and coffee though.
Try the house made sodas. Check the menu board for today's favors
Great coffee and the owner is super awesome which makes everything even better!
Get sandwiches ala carte. Side of spring mix isn't worth the extra $
Jim BurakoffJanuary 28, 2010Donut sundaes are delicious; they have them here. Also indoor bike parking.
Anyi MalikMay 20, 2013If I want to use my laptop on a weekend that's MY business!.. Fuck off, Actual Cafe.
And try the iced Ginger latte with a free massage session on Saturdays
Americano. Why? Because the coffee doesn't quite hit the mark.
Breanna MorrisJune 5, 2010This cafe blocks wifi use on the weekends. Try going across the street instead.
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Permanently closed (Show more)
- Mon–Thu
- 7:00 AM–9:00 PM
- Fri
- 7:00 AM–10:00 PM
- Sat
- 8:00 AM–10:00 PM
- Sun
- 8:00 AM–8:00 PM
(510) 653-8386
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Reservations
No
Credit Cards
Yes
Wi-Fi
Yes
Outdoor Seating
Yes
Music
Live Music
Food & Drink
Menus
Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Happy Hour
Drinks
Beer
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