- Posted by intrepid510
- Sun, 05/20/2012 - 16:15
SubRosa
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So I was out this morning as my wife had some business to attend to, i.e. I was just roaming about while I waited to pick her up and of course I ended up at a coffee shop. So this lovely Sunday morning I found myself at SubRosa Coffee in Oakland, Ca. Sadly with child in hand I was not able to take some pictures, however there are nice ones on Yelp that I am using to illustrate my experience.
The place is pretty interesting, and feels like a pretty trandy/hipster place. As you can see from the photo the three businesses immediately next it are a bicycle shop, and a record store. To top it off it's kind of in a fringe area that has lots of little places like this and some of the undesirables that come with living in an urban area, it all really just kind of adds to the hipster nature of the place.
As you can see it's really a small place, just enough room to go in order your coffee, and turn around and stand at a bar by the window and drink it. There are a few tables outside that people were using while I was there, and the building next to it has a long concrete bench that runs along it that can easily be used for sitting as well. Overall, a very nice urban cafe experience.
They brew up Four Barrel coffee from San Francisco. Their coffee from my limited experience is like most other third wave coffees out there, tencds to be light roasted with a fair amount of acidity. This morning I got an espresso made from their Friendo Blendo Espresso. The shot appeared to be close to 2 ounces, and was a nice mix of chocolate and then orange acidity to round out the shot. Really well prepared shot, and a place I would come back to get coffee at any time.
I also noticed that it appeared that they serve up cups from the Clever Coffee Dripper using a gold mesh filter. It's just a nice gentle reminder that the Clever coffee dripper makes really good coffee very easily. In other words if it's good enough for a shop that is focused on high quality coffee to use for making their customers, so you can make a cafe quality drink in your home with very small investment of a Clever Coffee Dripper and a nice burr grinder.
REVIEWS & COMMENTS
@ERIC
intrepid510 | Thu, 05/24/2012 - 14:40Well it's close but not a walk from my door, perhaps a long bike ride. If I had a coffee shop within walking distance or on my way to and fro work that was opened when I got off it would make it harder to want to make coffee at home.
@JBVIAU
intrepid510 | Thu, 05/24/2012 - 14:39Yeah the clever is so simple and ingenious, real good/easy way to make coffee. Spread the good news.
@SON TON
intrepid510 | Thu, 05/24/2012 - 14:35I hope you liked the other blog I wrote about the Clever, it shoudl clear up those questions.
YOU ARE SO LUCKY TO HAVE
EricBNC | Mon, 05/21/2012 - 09:42You are so lucky to have access to this kind of coffee in your area - if I could walk out my door and find decent coffee I might never make any at home.
SOUNDS LIKE A NICE PLACE
jbviau | Sun, 05/20/2012 - 22:24The only meaning I can find for the name of the shop refers to secrecy, confidentiality, covert ops. Now you (and we) are in on the secret! Café Fixe in Boston is another place I've seen that brews using Clevers. Everyone should own a Clever. Period! The only gripe I have with mine is that I wish it were a little bigger.
NICE REVIEW!
Son Ton | Sun, 05/20/2012 - 16:43That is a nice coffee shop conviniently located your way! You bring up my interest about the clever coffee dripper! Have you used it before and what do you think about it? (vs. other drip methods?)