Qargo Coffee
2344 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA
Crema's Take
“This Berkeley spot strikes that perfect balance between serious coffee craft and approachable neighborhood warmth, where you can grab an expertly pulled flat white or venture into creative territory with their Biscoff matcha without feeling rushed. The team clearly takes pride in their work—reviews rave about both the quality and the genuine friendliness of the staff—and they've built something that works equally well for a solo coffee moment or bringing the whole family in for pastries and light bites. Just come hungry for their specialty creations and maybe scout the parking situation ahead of time.”
What to expect
Google Reviews
The best place for a quick snack coffee small meal must see
Soooo goood and so friendly! Try out their new biscoff matcha so delicious
CUSTOMER BE AWARE: Deceptive pricing for at least one of their drinks. This was my experience on October 12, 2025. I went in and saw the $4.75 listed price for the 8 oz flat white coffee. A good price, I thought, and it made sense, considering that most customers were UC Berkeley students. So I ordered, and was surprised to notice that I actually paid $5.70, 95 cents more than the list price. Now 95 cents may not seem much, but it made the coffee price 20% higher than the list price. I was not happy and asked the guy about the price discrepancy. He said that the $0.95 extra was for the milk. That was a ridiculous excuse and the first time I had to pay extra money for the milk in my flat white. The flat white was nothing special, and their deceptive pricing left a bad taste in my mouth. Note I didn’t try other drinks nor did I stay, so I can only comment on the flat white and its pricing.
Came in and grabbed a strawbeery frappe and 2 iced carmel macchiato all were delivered to us perfectly coffee was super good and my kid lived the strawbery frappe
Having gone to this place twice already, this store has me already questioning the existence of why it was even there to begin with in the first place. It’s really hard to find parking, and even if you’re lucky, this trip may not even be worth taking public transit or driving to at all. The interior of the shop looks modern, chic, and well organized. However, one can only imagine the environment and its tables — when I arrived and took a seat, some of the seats were dirty, and some of the tables were not even sanitized. The atmosphere of the shop seemed dead, because despite people studying, the music was too loud, and I could barely hear myself speaking, even while ordering my drinks. I ordered a Passion Me cold brew, and to be honest with you, I tossed that as soon as I walked out the door. They have the weirdest drink options, and honestly passionfruit with cold brew does not sound fitting. The drink had too much passionfruit purée, and there was too less cold brew to even begin with. In addition, their drinks are insanely expensive, which one can expect because it’s right next to the UC Berkeley campus. After this experience, I don’t think I will be coming back to this establishment again. Their service is really poor, and the person that runs the cashier and register and coffee machine just sits there waiting for our guests to come by.
Crema Reviews
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