Dr.ink

77 N Almaden Ave #70, San Jose, CA

★★★★★4.6(392 Google reviews)

Crema's Take

Dr.ink is a charming San Jose spot that nails the cozy third-space vibe with its welcoming atmosphere perfect for both focused work sessions and catching up with friends. What sets them apart is their creative signature drinks—think sesame lattes and sparkling beverages crowned with exceptional cold foams—though they're still refining consistency with their Onyx espresso offerings. It's a solid choice if you appreciate creative flavor combinations and don't mind paying a bit of a premium for the experience and thoughtfully crafted presentations.

What to expect

Traditional drinksLaptop friendlySpecialty drinksMatcha & teaCold brewMeetingsSignature drinksSlow sit

Google Reviews

Alondra Ramos
★★★★★2 months ago

It is in such a perfect location! The interior is a perfect hangout to chat with a friend or to focus on work. I have tried two drinks so far; the sesame latte, and the rosee latte. I loved the sesame flavor, but the coffee itself was a little too strong for me, which I now know for next time I can ask for it to be it a little sweeter — which I will be doing. Today I tried the rose latte and it was so perfect. It’s probably one of the best rose latte I’ve ever had. This will probably be my go to spot moving forward :) Staff are nice.

Lutz Finger
★★★★★2 months ago

Traditionell Coffee. Not special. Barister clueless: he said "fruity" but they use a dark onyx. The space does aim to be a nice coffee place. They serve Onyx. Good start! But they will need to work on bean variety and barista skill.

Alyaa Taleb
★★★★★3 months ago

Consistently delivering great drinks. This place is known for its exceptional cold foams and cream tops. However, don’t miss out on the delicious sparkling drinks. Today, we went for the Black Sesame Latte and the Pineapple Passion. The Black Sesame Latte is not very sweet, and there is a perfect balance of flavors between the black sesame and espresso. As for the Pineapple Passion, also light sweetness, which I like. Very refreshing drink and I could taste the freshness of the homemade pineapple passion fruit purée.

Sarah
★★★★5 months ago

Cute place to do work, a couple of tables/seats and the service was good and fast! I do agree with others who said that $7 for a drink that is fairly small is a bit expensive. However I do appreciate that they have cool fun flavors. Also be mindful that theres not a lot of outlets if you are there to do work.

Sabahat Ali
★★★★★7 months ago

These guys have solid drinks. Naturally, everyone has certain flavours that they enjoy over others so you won’t get the same result with every drink, but if you can hone in on whichever flavour you truly like they will execute it to near perfection. Really high-quality ingredients very quick turnaround time for orders in my experience. I’ve tried maybe four or five of their various flavours and drinks at different times and they also have various seasonal drinks. Sometimes you will love the seasonal drinks, and on other occasions it won’t be exactly your pallet. But that’s what’s exciting about this place. Is that whatever they make is a premium quality, premium consistency very good customer service so hats off to them for contributing I feel in a significant way to the overall San Jose Boba game amongst the very top names I would say.

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