Brewed Awakenings

Just look at the photos of this place's vibe. That is really what sold me; it looks like the ideal little cafe to buy a coffee and pastry and work all day. The coffee and other treats taste like you'd expect, which I'm not complaining about. Some of the prices are on the higher end, but I like to think of it as sort of "paying" for the ambience so it's completely worth it.

Visiting from Orange County and absolutely loved this place. Friendly service. Beautiful, clean, modern coffee and espresso bar with a delightful selection of hot and cold coffee drinks, salads, and other nibbles. Fresh and good quality ingredients. Conveniently located on 395 before the Bishop and Mammoth coffee shops to get a little caffeine fix for that final stretch up the mountains or as you proceed your drive to your final destination. Definitely will be back!!

This is truly a perfect coffee shop. Boasting an extensive menu, Brewed Awakening invites studious Cal students looking for a quiet yet bustling place to study outside of campus. Back in the day, it had huge, fluffy couches and low-light lamps. I used to study there for hours. These days, it has a more modern feel, and has still managed to retain its sense of community, stellar coffee and tea, and food items. The prices are also rather reasonable for a place like Berkeley - a true gem! Cannot recommend BA enough.

We had an amazingly awful experience today with a confused gen z employee, which in retrospect felt like a scene from a combination of Portlandia and Curb Your Enthusiasm. We were meeting my brothers for lunch in Berkeley and arrived over half an hour early. Wanting some coffee, we settled on this place as it was nearby and the only cafe open. Upon entering, we were cooley greeted by the oh-too-cool gen z Cal student (?) barista. We ordered two simple drinks, a cold brew coffee and a matcha latte. The barista asked us if we wanted our drinks to go or for here. We said 'for here', to which she replied, 'oh, we close at 12, so you'll need to take them to go'. It was 11:30, and there were several people in the cafe, including a guy working on a laptop. We asked if we could just have our drinks and leave, just a few minutes. Zoomer one asked her coworker Zoomer two, who told her, 'it's up to you'. She then said, 'unfortunately, you'll have to take them to go', leaving us to enjoy our expensive drinks in the street with yelling vagrants. Never coming back here, it was truly a rude awakening.

Cute coffee shop with a great menu. I had both the cold brew and the mint cold brew. Pretty standard coffee, but I wasn't a big fan of the mint cold brew. Service was pretty fast, the place was populated but I was still able to get my orders very quickly. Also tons of pastries that looked delicious. Free wifi and lots of outlets and comfy chairs. Great place to grab a quick coffee or settle down to get some work done.