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“expertly crafted artisan coffee”
We stumbled upon Oakland’s historic W.C. Morse building in a paradoxically modern fashion. About a year ago, our production artist, Michelle Ott, was biking past the building with a friend. Awed by its architecture, she pulled over and snapped a photo on her phone. This photo begat a text, which begat several awed visits, which then begat a giddy lease signing. This all begat several hundred hours of permitting headaches, but we’ll soon look back on those and laugh. We’re sure of it. The cafe is just 2.5 miles from our Oakland headquarters – a proximity that we’ve found has enabled quite a bit of dreaming and experimentation. In addition to our normal menu of drip coffee, iced coffee and espresso, our baristas craft a small clutch of drinks befitting the tinkering a workshop implies: a Shakerato, comprising espresso, ice and simple syrup; a Parisian-inspired Sowden Soft Brew Au Lait; and a Cascara Fizz, which includes cascara tea, sparkling water, simple syrup, and a wedge of lemon. Belgian-style street waffles are available, as are steel-cut oats, elegant cakes, and the usual goodies from our pastry kitchen. In a nod to Morse’s blue-collar origins as the East Bay’s first-ever truck showroom, we’ve relocated our Tech department to the space and stocked it with an array of the best home machines on the market. Our techs are available to provide instruction, pointers and repairs to machines of all varieties, and soon we'll open a workbench at the café for espresso instruction and machine demonstrations for guests.
Love this huge BB location with plenty of natural light and seating! Ordered one of my favorite seasonal drinks, the cardamom ice latte with a hint of orange. The service was really fast and super... Read more
Came in for a much needed coffee and waffles on Friday, 4/7 around 10am. The staff were all friendly and welcoming, especially the person that was on reg- thanks for being awesome! Our lattes and... Read more
Cutest coffee shop in Oakland! I always drive past but never realized it was Blue Bottle. The food and drinks are amazing. The service was great, the employee who helped me warmed up my food and... Read more
Blue Bottle Coffee - WC Morse
Hours
- Sun, Sat: 7:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Mon - Fri: 6:00 am - 5:00 pm
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Pets Allowed
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Wheelchair Accessible
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Credit Cards Accepted
- Reservations
- Does not take
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Coffee
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Takeout
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Breakfast
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