Mother Tongue Cafe & Bar
Cafe · Piedmont Avenue ·
Espresso, pastries, cocktails, toasts, and unique community vibes
Espresso, pastries, cocktails, toasts, and unique community vibes
"Mother Tongue is a coffee shop by day and a wine bar by night. While you could and should drink an espresso or a pisco paloma under the disco ball inside, we sometimes prefer sunbathing on the front deck. It’s a long row of wooden nooks up against some planter boxes. You’ll find it easy to linger for long check-ins with people you like, or a solo date with some egg salad toast and a new release you’re powering through for book club." - julia chen 1, lani conway
"Mother Tongue Coffee from Oakland is included among the shop’s coffee selections, noted as part of the Catalinos’ focused, small-batch curation." - Dianne de Guzman
"We’re grateful to any place that makes us intentionally drop the ball on responsibility, and relax until sundown. Mother Tongue is a coffee roasting company, and now an easy, fuss-free cafe and cocktail bar, in Oakland’s Temescal. Your double-header day starts with excellent espresso drinks (and pastries by Colonial Donuts and La Farine), best enjoyed on their front deck, or at the communal table under the disco ball. At night, transition into cocktails and wine, and chat with friends about culturally relevant things (“what is RICO?”) under the pink glow." - Julia Chen 1, Lani Conway, Ricky Rodriguez
"We’re grateful to any place that makes us intentionally drop the ball on responsibility, and relax until sundown. Mother Tongue is a coffee roasting company, and now an easy, fuss-free cafe and cocktail bar, in Oakland’s Temescal. Your double-header day starts with excellent espresso drinks (and pastries by Colonial Donuts and La Farine), best enjoyed on their front deck, or at the communal table under the disco ball. At night, transition into cocktails and wine, and chat about culturally relevant things (like “what is RICO?”) with friends under the pink glow." - Lani Conway
"A women-led, Oakland-based coffee roaster that will supply drip coffee for Blooms End’s permanent location." - Becky Duffett
