17 Best Coffee Shops in Castro Valley

“I've been in search of a great chocolate chip cookie for some time now and I think I've finally found a winner at Bake it up with their Brown butter chocolate chip cookie! I've also tried the chocolate chip banana bread which is also 🔥 and the serving, enough for 3 people. They also have croissants, cakes and coffee. It seems every time I come to Castro Valley a new bakery has taken over the store front. I really, really hope this one makes it.“

“great atmosphere and a very relaxing place to get some work done or fellowship. Very accepting of everyone No judgment just great ambiance.“

“We visited Ones Cafe and Bakery on a Saturday around midday to try some of their popular pastries, and everything in the display looked straight out of a Paris bakery. The selection is super unique and beautifully made.

The croissants were incredibly flaky and tasted extremely fresh. My boyfriend got the fresh tart (kind of similar to an egg tart), and I got the cinnamon monkey bread. They heated everything up for us, and we shared the salted egg cream latte — absolutely phenomenal. As Asians would say: not too sweet, perfect texture, and very balanced.

We actually loved it so much that we brought a friend back the very next morning. This time we ordered more fresh tarts and tried the orange pineapple kouign-amann, which ended up being my favorite pastry overall. The tarts tasted even better earlier in the morning, probably because they were extra fresh right out of the oven.

For drinks, we got the salted cream latte again and also tried the ube latte. We added espresso to the ube drink since it normally doesn’t come with coffee. It still tasted a little mild for our preference, so next time we’d probably try a different specialty drink instead.

Overall, this place completely lived up to the hype for us. Amazing pastries, thoughtful flavors, and such a cozy weekend treat spot. We honestly can’t wait to come back again (probably every weekend at this rate).“

“😋 definitely recommend. Get the vegan Potato, the apple and also the beef for sure!! Their espresso is amazing too 😊“

“It’s hard to find parking in the shopping center but it’s worth driving around to find a spot. They are friendly and make the best coffee. The ice coffees are my favorite .“

“When I got there in the morning it wasn’t much people so perfect time, the lady that help me was nice I forgot to ask her name. She was very patient and good customer service. I ordered honey haze coffee and burrito and chocolate croissant it was good I like how the people have good customer skills and the spot was nice and clean would say one of the best coffee spot“

“Visited this place for the first time and liked it. Food is OK and the portion is descent. I found the drinks very sweet, and wish there could be an option to add less sugar. Order a chicken salad sandwich that kind of tasted good but had a fishy smell to it (may be due to Tuna being served there as well).
Atmosphere is cozy and is a great place if you need a corner to hang out with a friend over coffee.
Service is fast and cordial- sweet couple running this place.
Will definitely re-visit to experience this place again.“

“Love love love their bobas! They are so hot, soft, & fresh. It’s my first time here today & I love their cute shop. Very welcoming, friendly the moment you opened the door. It’s very impressive. I tried the jasmine green milk tea today. It’s a little too strong for me but their bobas won me out. I will definitely comeback!
My new fav is jasmine dream pistachio!“

“Newly renovated Starbucks in Safeway. Nice, efficient and friendly baristas. Very clean place. They have special deals on certain Fridays. I think it is called Friday Love. For $5, you can get any Grande drink and pastry. For $6, you can get any Venti drink and pastry.“

“I like that store and it's very nice place to get the best coffee.“

“Love this locations. All the baristas are friendly, helpful. Nice when I walk in & they greet by name. Fabulous employees“

“It's my happy place! The best Lattes, and the best customers!“

“hi it is McDonald's coffee drinker.“

“Do yourself a favor and get their chimichurri steak wrap with guacamole. Bursting with flavor and veggies, they made it super quickly and it was still pleasantly warm when I got to my classes. The atmosphere is quirky in a good way- reminds me of classic Berkeley restaurants. Can't wait to try their coffee smoothie.“

“This is the BEST i-Tea location! Clean and lots of parking spaces! Mango sago💛/ Milk tea with pudding🧋❤️/ Matcha milk tea with matcha pudding 💚/ mini egg rolls! 😋🫶🏻 Two weeks ago I ordered Delivery from DoorDash and I got the DoorDash exclusive insulated bag! 🫶🏻“

“Every one is very nice and friendly but I love Jennifer 😃...She’s super nice and lovely with a great smile 😃😃..“

“Sometimes the pictures on the menu look good but that is always never the case. I order a Big Mac and when I got it, it looked nothing like the picture on the menu, it kinda smashed down and they switched to some paper baggie for the fries which it looks like you get less now. I just got there for my kids because they like the happy meals and every once awhile I'll order a burger, but it looks like tiny burgers that are way over priced from you see on the menu and what you get.“