Motivāt Coffee Roasters

My order: Oat milk latte
Espresso beans used: Columbian
Price: $5.50 which is average for Oakland
Outdoor seating: yes
Indoor seating: no, this coffee roaster is located below a co-working space. The co-working space is not available to customers of the coffee roaster
Wheelchair friendly: yes
Clean: yes

Fun fact: they donate $1 for every bag of beans purchased. Their coffees are also single origin. In addition, if you ask a barista to tell you a joke, they will.

Hidden gem of a coffee roaster tucked away in downtown Oakland. Their cappuccino was amazing, with a nutty smooth taste despite not using alt milk. They have a selection of pastries, outdoor patio seating, and metered street parking around the area. Overall, I would recommend!

Excellent coffee, great service. The seating is outdoors only, pleasant, but very limited, so a few points off there.

I was one of the very few people who'd sit there and work; vast majority of customers just did pick up.

Cute coffee shop find. The inside seating looked nice and spacey. The pastries at the front were really good, and the cortada had very rich flavor. There was a cute outside area, as well.

This coffee is special. I haven't had a drink this tasty in a long time. Every sip was better than the last. They were really friendly and service was super quick. Please come here.

He wasn't lying when he told me he'd make me the best mocha I'd ever tasted. They source great beans to take home too. So happy to have this place in the neighborhood now!

I've lived in the bay for 10 years and would say this is my favorite cappuccino. It's always so smooth and yummy -- never the dark/burnt flavor that some beans give.

This place has the best oat milk cappuccino in Oakland by far. I don’t know why this one tastes so much better than all of the other oat milk cappuccinos out there, but it really, really does. Every time.

I only tried the pastries, but they were so good! I can’t remember the name of the sweet one I tried, but it was delicious. Cute spot, with outside sitting area for sunny days.

A small coffee joint in the opening of a co-working space.

Decent coffee for a non-descript place on the block. Not masses of seating, but when we came at 3pm it was deadsville anyhow.