Spasso Coffee Shop in Oakland is a nice little coffee shop. The atmosphere is better than some coffee shops I've been to. Mostly there are a lot of people clicking away on the computers and... More

Spasso Coffee Shop in Oakland is a nice little coffee shop. The atmosphere is better than some coffee shops I've been to. Mostly there are a lot of people clicking away on the computers and listening to their i-pods, but it's friendly and light. The day I was there, they had the front and back doors open on a cold day. This was not great b/c my coffee got cold in an instant. So, that wasn't my favorite experience. I'm also a lover of good mochas, and theirs was OK. Not the best. One of the BEST things about Spasso, is that they're the only coffee shop that I've been to in the area that actually gives you real coffee mugs as opposed to pint glasses...very east coast feeling.
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Spasso is a nice place to hang out with great ice tea and decent coffee. They close a little on the early side, but they make up for it by being the only cafe open on Christmas and New Year's day. ... More

Spasso is a nice place to hang out with great ice tea and decent coffee. They close a little on the early side, but they make up for it by being the only cafe open on Christmas and New Year's day. For whatever reason, they have a huge amount of turnover with their staff. I've stop in about once every three months and can't say I've ever seen the same person working there, other than the owner of course. Overall, a good cafe in a pinch, but there are better one's on College Ave.
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