COME ON IN

Stop by for a cup, we would love to see you!

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Tribune Building
411 13th Street

OPEN Monday-Friday 8am-1pm


Leamington Building
381 19th Stree
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OPEN Monday-Friday 8am-1pm


City Center
1300 Clay Street, Suite 164

OPEN Monday-Friday 8am-1pm

ABOUT US

We think getting a delicious cup of coffee shouldn’t be complicated and it shouldn’t cost a fortune. We believe the best coffee shops are warm & inviting, with friendly staff and tasty products. That’s what we strive to provide for you. We want to serve you a damn good cup of coffee (or tea or latte or chai) and do it in a way that makes you want to come back, again and again. We’re not trying to change the world, we’re just trying to make your day.

– kristen, martina & the rest of the modern crew

SEASONAL FAVORITES ~ SPRING & SUMMER

  • Blackstrap Iced Coffee
  • Blackstrap Latte
  • Lavender Latte
  • Lavender Mocha
  • Lavender Matcha Latte

ROASTING

I love roasting because it’s an opportunity to really get to know a coffee and turn the green coffee beans into the best of cup of brewed coffee that they can be. The coffees we buy are of stellar quality, so the truth is they’ll taste good at a variety of different roast profiles. Our goal is to capture the character of every coffee that we roast, to really allow that character to shine. With every roast, we run it through the filter of – do we love it AND are customers going to love it? We think the answer is yes and we hope you agree.

– kristen

OFFERINGS

COFFEE BEANS

We’re lucky to have access to many great roasters right here on the West Coast, but we also source from outside of the area when we come across something that we can’t resist.

Our regularly featured roasters have includes: Chromatic Coffee Co.Counter Culture Coffee,  Linea CaffeStumptown Coffee and Verve Coffee Roasters. Currently we are featuring Coava Coffee.

From time to time we bring in guest roasters, some of which have included Noble Coffee in Ashland, OR, 49th Parallel Coffee in Vancouver B.C., Maquina Coffee in West Chester, PA.

TEAS

We get our teas from three remarkable tea companies. G.S. Haly in Redwood City – they are guardians of traditional standards who have been importing some of the best quality teas since 1889. Smith Teamaker, in Portland, OR – the Smith team crafts our herbal & tea blends using the finest, freshest full leaf teas.

Our chai, which is making a reputation for itself in downtown Oakland and beyond, is from Tipu’s Chai in Ronan, MT. Founder Bipin Patel created Tipu’s using his maternal grandmother’s recipe. We sell two varieties of chai: Masala Chai – made with black tea and traditional chai spices and Kashmiri Chai – made with green tea, cardamom, saffron and almonds.

BEVERAGES

Our beverages are made with Clover milk, from Sonoma & Marin County family farms or Califia Farms’ super creamy and delicious almond milk or oat milk. We use a ganache made with TCHO Chocolate’s 68% drinking chocolate in our mochas and cocoas.

TREATS

If you arrive hungry, it won’t take you long to discover that we offer some amazing locally made food. These treats are delivered fresh every morning from Firebrand Bakery.

CATERING

Need coffee & pastries for a meeting? We can help!

COFFEE & TEA

Coffee $22: one airpot serves 12 8oz cups. Available in regular & decaf.

Coffee orders include: cups, stir sticks, half & half, sugar and splenda

*Please return airpots & bin within 24 hours to avoid being charged a replacement fee.

PASTRIES

Morning pastries: sweet & savory croissants, assorted muffins, sweet & savory scones. prices vary

Cookies: chocolate chip, oatmeal cranberry pecan, peanut butter with caramelized peanuts & chocolate, triple ginger. prices vary

*Please order with 48 hour notice to ensure availability.