Masterpiece Coffee

Best specialty coffee shop in the bay area, hands down. For pourover enthusiasts, it doesn't get any better. Whether you're deep into pourover or need an alt-milk latte, these guys deliver in an uncompromising, intimate setting with a super focused menu. I think you gotta enjoy this now before they blow up and scale up. They're rotating globally top-tier coffee brands like Tim Wendelboe and Big Sur, while also being a micro-roaster themselves with a specialization in Chinese origin coffee. The curation is second to none, everything is superb. Pourover and espresso are all faultless. The gear on the bar is all unmatched and cutting-edge, think Dragonfly and Orea drippers and I've actually seen them brew with (not cheap at all) Sibarist Fast filters. The cups are absolutely dialed in with hyper clarity. These are real-deal pourover gods. The milk drinks are so elegant that you can pick anything and be sure it'll be good. I could go on and on... but will just say this is the finest specialty coffee experience in the bay right now. Oh, and they're super nice guys.

We're lucky in Berkeley/Oakland to have some passionate artisans in both roasting and brewing of coffee. Young Sun represents the passion, care, and craft at Masterpiece Coffee. If you're a coffee normie, he's humble enough not to inundate you with the multitudes of decisions he's making in the crafting of your pourover cup, however if he finds out you're a coffee nerd, too (and if there's not other people waiting), he's enthusiastic about engaging in discussion and sharing his thoughts on various topics. I was so delighted to have a pourover of Lao Xu Zhai coffee from Yunnan, China, brewed by him. It was a work of art. Between the care of crafting the water, water temperature, the grind, the brew technique. The result was a bombastic explosion of guava, berries, wine, spice with a backbone of acidity that balanced out a delicate sweetness. THAT was a very impressive pourover. To get a chance to chat it up with someone else who shares that passion of precision craft—as well as a roaster, too—was a delight. The others in my party got the "Saffron", which is a black tea latte made with oat milk that mixes in both plum and saffron. I sampled a sip and can easily say it'll delight anyone wanting something that's more interesting than your typical sugar milk latte drink at most cafes. I love the creativity and craft here, and am already looking forward to the next visit.

Easily the best slow bar coffee shop in the country! Tried their whole menu one after the other. It was my first time trying gout and co coffees and they were exceptional. The care Ling takes in curating recipes for each coffee is super intentional. Can't recommend this place enough.

One customer of one coffee shop at Oakland introduced us to this coffee shop. It is tiny coffee shop at Berkeley. It is interesting that they source the coffee beans are from China. Inside is clean snd neat. It shares space with one other store. The seating is outdoor. We came when it is almost closed. We ordered tea, Kuro and Shiro coffee and latte. All are kind of special drink which you don't get them from other coffee shop. Their speciality is the pour over coffee. I think the person who prepared our order is the owner and he is nice. It is interesting there is white sasame seed and black sesame seed on the coffee latte. Our coffee and tea are good. The coffee is not that strong. The tea are unique. We also get pastries and because it is almost closed we get buy one get one. They also sell merchandise, and coffee beans. The coffee beans are around 24 dlrs. Pricewise yhe coffee and tea are reasonable. Will visit next time to try the pour over coffee.

Their coffee is really good, and the coffee beans are from Yunnan. No matter which coffee you order, you can taste their care. They also constantly mix seasonal coffees and roast the coffee beans themselves. I recommend this coffee shop not only because I am from Yunnan, but also because it is really hard to drink such carefully made coffee here. Most coffees are produced on assembly lines, which is a waste of time.