Mosley's Cafe

2099 Grand St, Alameda, CA

★★★★★4.6(261 Google reviews)

Crema's Take

Mosley's Cafe is a waterfront gem where sweeping Bay views and thoughtfully sourced cold brew coffee create the perfect backdrop for lingering mornings or productive work sessions. The homemade pastries and breakfast sandwiches are solid enough to keep you rooted in a chair for hours, and the genuinely attentive service (Scott seems to be a standout) makes solo visitors feel welcomed rather than overlooked. It's the kind of place where the view, the coffee, and the unhurried pace conspire to turn a quick caffeine run into an unexpectedly memorable escape.

What to expect

Slow sitFull breakfastOutdoor seatingMeetingsPastriesTraditional drinksLight foodLaptop friendly

Google Reviews

Madhu MH
★★★★★2 months ago

I found a new treasure in Alameda! Great coffee, a delicious croissant bacon/egg sandwich, and a view. The service was excellent and I went alone, but ended up meeting a new friend over breakfast. Great little spot!

El Roza
★★★★★2 months ago

Great outdoor cafe with a view. This is such a great place to sit outside and really enjoy a view of the Bay. The coffee is great and the scones are delicious. My only complaint is that it's a bit pricey, but I guess you pay for the great view! It's a very small cafe, so not for big groups. I've been several times and have never had a hard time finding a table. It can be windy and cold, or quite hot as the outdoor seating area is only partly shaded. There's seating at small tables or on high stools along a bar overlooking the water.

Catherine Rodriguez
★★★★3 months ago

Edited after Scott's reply to my original review. Thank you so much Scott. This is certainly outstanding customer service and greatly appreciated. 🙂 I hope to meet you in person when I go back! Maybe it was a one time bad experience but for me a stark contrast from past experiences before the change of ownership of this cafe. I ordered an avocado toast on GF bread (the bread was not great but decent) +egg. First the gentleman working in the kitchen brought the avocado toast without the egg, he actually noticed that he had forgotten the egg as he was handing me the plate, mentioned it and turned around. He returned with an omelette when I was expecting a simple poached egg. He said "we don't do poached eggs". So I ask: would it possible to have a sunny side up egg instead of an omelette (I just don't particularly like omelettes' texture? He brought me back two sunny side eggs which was appreciated. I paid $28.92. At that price, I think that it is reasonable to expect regular silverware (I had to go fetch some and could only find mismatched plastic ones), the food served on a plate and not in a basket with paper that dissolved into the food while eating. I also ordered a mocha which was not great (I have to admit that I have become extremely picky as David and Will at Neptune's Alameda, where I am a regular, are great baristas and use quality coffee and healthy oat milk). To be also noted, my 12 ounces thermos was barely half filled. To top the experience the bldg. was being renovated (this was last September) and scaffolding was all over, challenging the already very limited seating and partially blocking the nice views.

Ricky Yosef P Situmorang
★★★★★7 months ago

Very amazing water view this place and this place have good drinks like coffee or tea or soda drinks, they also have snacks

Sam Breach
★★★★★11 months ago

Cute spot with sweeping estuary views and an impressive case of home baked goodies. It’s amusing that their cups display the words ‘espresso coffee’ because all their coffee drinks are cold brew, not espresso. Still good though, just different. They also serve some alcohol plus toasts and sandwiches. A great place to watch the boats sail by.

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