From Corn Lattes to Thai Tea Einspanners, the Bay Area's newest coffee and tea houses are offering unique and innovative drinks. This article explores two examples: Moonwake in San Jose, known for its single-estate varietals and meticulous coffee preparation, and Masterpiece Coffee in Berkeley, which highlights Asian flavors and coffee-producing countries.
People drink tea at Haiku Teahouse in San Jose, Calif., on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. Sure, you could get your morning joe at Starbucks or stick one of those pods in the gizmo. But wouldn’t it be more interesting to explore a coffee or tea house that offers something out of the ordinary?
They scour the globe for single-estate varietals, forging relationships with farmers so they can offer taste, quality, transparency and sustainability to customers in the shop and those who order freshly roasted beans. “The variety is what we find exciting about the coffee world these days,” he says.Latte lovers go for the Cardamom Orange Latte . For pour-over and espresso fans, about four pour-overs and four types of espresso are offered daily. Drip coffee is brewed until noon daily.
Young worked at Devout Coffee in Fremont and Artis Coffee in Berkeley, and also founded a roasting business called Storyboard Coffee, before landing at this little spot — which, as it happens, has a lovely hidden-aura garden outside to enjoy your joe. Young latte sippers pack the tiny tables most hours at Haiku, so you might have to wait for a spot to open. But come spring, outdoor seating will sprout on the expansive patio area.We couldn’t resist trying the Corn Latte , a bestseller made with corn milk, a shot of espresso, housemade corn ice cream and whipped cream. Refreshing and lightly corn-flavored on top, the drink becomes more like a Vietnamese iced coffee as the espresso and cream combine.
This West Oakland spot, opened in early 2024, goes deep on the coffees of Latin America. “We’re one of the few – potentially only — cafes in the Bay Area that historically and currently grows coffee. We come from a long line of coffee growers and have a family coffee farm in Oaxaca, Mexico,” says Fernando Diaz, who owns this coffeehouse with his wife, Hannah-Love Diaz.
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