Cora Coffee
1201 J St, Sacramento, CA
Crema's Take
“Tucked inside a building near Sacramento's Capitol, Cora Coffee is a spacious and welcoming spot that doubles as both a serious espresso destination and a reliable workspace for laptop warriors. The on-site bakery turns out memorable pastries—think swirled pumpkin bagels—while creative drinks like yam flat whites and miso caramel lattes show real ambition, though consistency can be hit-or-miss with their shots. It's the kind of place where a solo barista does their best to keep the energy warm and unhurried, making it equally suited for a quiet afternoon of work or a casual meetup with friends.”
What to expect
Google Reviews
I've been here a handful of times and the drinks and baked goods are always tasty! The baristas are friendly and do their absolute best despite there usually only being one at a time. Theres zines to look at while you wait and if you want to drink your coffee there, you can pretty much always find a spot to sit. Its a shared building with office spaces around the cafe setup, but suits don't impede on the atmosphere. Anyone complaining about the service should probably get over themselves.
Unfortunately our cortado was horrible and tasted like sour milk and a burnt/sour smell to match. It seemed the shot was extremely under extracted. The yam flat white and miso caramel latte (after adding a bit of sweetener) was good! But I can’t give more than 2 stars since sugar and milk is easy to make taste good. As a coffee shop, the cortado should also be good. We were also very surprised they don’t have whip cream
Food is baked here on site. Enjoyed the swirled pumpkin bagel and a latte. Staff was friendly and the vibe was relaxing and quiet. Would come back again!
I’ve only been here once but it was a pleasant experience! The coffee shop is by the capital slightly tucked away inside big building but their cute sign outside welcomes you in. The inside is spacious and has lots of light from the big windows with a decent amount of seating if you wanted to sit and sip or even work on stuff at the tables. My friends and I all got iced strawberry matchas and they were tasty! I like that the strawberry flavor wasn’t super intense but complimented the matcha. I’m on the hunt for my go to matcha place and I’m going to have to come back to try their other variations and a regular matcha. Very cute retro decor going on too. The worker was really nice when we went and it was very slow.
I've been back for laptop work days twice now. I had my ladies Cafe Cowork Sacramento meetup here too. Great space. Super friendly staff. Good cold drinks and coffee. I LOVE that bike parking is right in the front window so I don't worry about my bici. Note: if you need to charge up, there is only one electrical outlet by the window. The long bench has what look like outlets but they are not. So be strategic and charge your laptop before coming, in case you need to wait a bit for that table. Still, a great work spot. And FedEx across tge street if you need to print --so convenient! 1st visit: I tried the Cutie matcha strawberry milk drink. Great--and I don't usually like matcha TBH. Super friendly staff, clean bathrooms, and it seems like a solid place to work on a laptop. I'll be back x1000.
Crema Reviews
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