modern coffee oakland

We’re back from our long weekend and came home to this sweet Valentine from our 5 year old niece. We share this sentiment. We are so grateful for you - our customers, our former staff, our fellow small biz owners and our friends & family. We love you to pieces.

We are selling this beauty. ~ La Marzocco 2-group FB/80 ~ If anyone is interested, please reach out!

Need we say more??

We’re taking some time off and will be closed all week. Stay safe and we’ll see you next week!

I just wanted to take a moment to give a shout out to our crew. Kristen and I are both incredibly grateful for all of you who have come by the shop to visit us over these past few weeks - employees who were with us until the pandemic hit and employees who have been gone for years now but still keep in touch with us. Seeing your faces has really made our days. Thank you @erinaisobeldavidson @teter.pdf @saintricco @bricknuder @hopegoround @earthismyplawnet @mimimimimmi @licenjesse @baby_bolognese @whooshingintensifies_ @youdownwithmkc @maximumgrindage @aunt.liv @ay_laflare @babyfacekevv @slanderson89 @warm___embrace @the_alex_pg @michael_pappas @zoe.w.chan @olivesgarden666 @foiegrasandfunyuns @dandy__al

Hey y’all. We’ll be closed ALL of next week, so come by this week and stock up! Grab a jug of your favorite drink, a bottle of burnt cinnamon syrup, a bag of beans or tea. Whatever you need to get you through the week.

Another batch of our house-made burnt cinnamon syrup in the works! #modernseasonalsyrups

Downtown Oakland is a strange place right now and it’s sad to see so many small businesses boarded up. We’re so grateful to all our regulars, friends and former staff who’ve made a trip downtown just to see us. We’re also getting to know some new folks who live in the neighborhood which has been wonderful. It’s a crazy time to be small business owners but we love this work and can’t imagine doing anything else. Here’s to hoping we and all our neighboring small businesses can hold on a bit longer.

We’re taking orders for deliveries this weekend! Free local delivery for 2+ bags of beans (Guatemala Cabrejo &/or Ethiopia Duromina) or $30 worth of pantry items. Visit the link in our bio to see pantry items. Message us by Friday at 12pm with your order and phone # and we’ll text you to coordinate. *puppy not included

We're making our Iced Drinks by the bottle so you can enjoy your modern favorites all week long!

Our house-made burnt cinnamon syrup is back! And this year we’re also selling it by the bottle. Stop by our 19th street shop to get yours.

Hi everyone! Our 19th street shop is officially open for door service, order ahead and limited delivery. We'll be starting out with limited hours: 8am-1pm Monday-Friday. We'll be making our Burnt Cinnamon Latte, Black Strap Iced Coffee, Matcha Latte, Masala & Kashmiri Chai and all the rest of your favorites. To start, it'll just be the two of us working but if we get enough customers we can bring some staff back, so please help us get the word out and tell your friends, coll...eagues & neighbors. We are really looking forward to seeing your lovely (masked) faces, so please come say hi.

We’re soooo excited to announce that we’ll be reopening our 19th st shop on Tuesday. We can’t wait to see you! You truly can’t imagine how much we’ve missed you.

R E S I S T - This beautiful mural by @shabanackle is a memorial for the lives lost to unnecessary police violence. Here are Sharon’s description of what each image represents: The faces along the top & bottom are portraits by @oreeoriginol of some of the many people killed in police violence and shootings. The clenched fist is a global symbol of resistance and revolution. ... The red flowers are a symbol of resilience and beauty. The women represent power and aspiration. The African fabric is a symbol of rich, bright culture - which lives in our spirits and keeps our ancestors alive - these souls are now with the ancestors and they are a part of a rich tapestry of eternal life. Thank you Sharon for this powerful & vibrant work of art. #blacklivesmatter #saytheirnames #justiceforourlives #resist

We’re thrilled that Sharon Virtue @shabanackle is gracing us with this powerful and vibrant work of art. She has been volunteering her time and talent (along with many of her friends & community) and could use help paying for supplies. If you’ve already donated - THANK YOU! If you haven’t but can spare a few dollars, please visit the link in our bio. #oaklandstreetart #artispower #blacklivesmatter @ Tribune Tower (Oakland)

the wonderful Sharon Virtue @shabanackle will be painting a mural on our boarded up Tribune shop this week. she is volunteering her time & talent to create beautiful art for all to enjoy. if you can, please contribute whatever possible to go towards her supplies. link in bio.

new coffee bags! artwork by our friend & incredible designer @digitaldoesntcount, screen printed by our employee & amazing artist @erinaisobeldavidson. I can’t wait until we reopen and can start packing up kristen’s fresh roasted beans in these babies!

thanks to everyone who ordered coffee from us. we have sold out of our roast but our friends at @coavacoffee are doing a special offer for us. go to coavacoffee.com and enter moderncoffee at checkout. you’ll get 10% off plus free shipping and we’ll get a 25% credit towards our next order when we reopen. everybody wins! you support 2 small businesses AND get delicious coffee.