The Crown: Royal Coffee Lab & Tasting Room

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The Crown: Royal Coffee Lab & Tasting Room The Crown is an open-source coffee education center, laboratory, event space, and tasting room.

The Crown will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday, October 7th, for a team trip to the Coffee Center. Our team will tour th...
10/07/2026

The Crown will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday, October 7th, for a team trip to the Coffee Center. Our team will tour the facility and learn about the research happening there, then enjoy an afternoon together.

Thank you for understanding! We look forward to welcoming you back Thursday, October 8th. ☕

Your pour-over can taste better, and this class will show you how. This Saturday, join Tim at The Crown for a hands-on h...
09/30/2026

Your pour-over can taste better, and this class will show you how.
 
This Saturday, join Tim at The Crown for a hands-on home brewing class. We’ll cover the basics of extraction, then put them to work with pour-over experiments on different brewers. You’ll change grind, ratio, and pour one at a time and taste what each change does to the cup.
 
🎟 Link in bio
 

Your pour-over can taste better, and this class will show you how. This Saturday, join Tim at The Crown for a hands-on h...
09/29/2026

Your pour-over can taste better, and this class will show you how.
 
This Saturday, join Tim at The Crown for a hands-on home brewing class. We’ll cover the basics of extraction, then put them to work with pour-over experiments on different brewers. You’ll change grind, ratio, and pour one at a time and taste what each change does to the cup.
 
It’s open to anyone, from first-time brewers to people who already weigh their beans at 6am.

🎟 Link in bio
 

What can coffee and c***r teach us about the decisions producers make? Our upcoming Parallel Tasting explores the inters...
09/15/2026

What can coffee and c***r teach us about the decisions producers make?
 
Our upcoming Parallel Tasting explores the intersection of two agricultural products through fermentation and cultivar, looking at how choices made throughout production shape what ultimately ends up in the cup or glass.
 
We’re partnering with Redfield C***r, a petite Oakland bar and bottle shop specializing in c***r and natural w**e. Advanced Cicerone and Redfield co-owner Mike Reis will lead a vertical tasting of five hand-picked c***rs, ranging from traditional European fermentation styles to unexpected cultivars from cutting-edge American producers.
 
Before the c***r tasting, The Crown’s Isabella Vitaliano will lead a guided coffee tasting, introducing some of the themes that run in parallel between the two industries.
 
Come taste the parallels. Link in the bio. 
 
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This fall, join us for hands-on classes designed for every level of coffee curiosity from your first introduction to cof...
09/09/2026

This fall, join us for hands-on classes designed for every level of coffee curiosity from your first introduction to coffee and espresso to roasting fundamentals, professional tasting skills, and a special tasting of fresh, innovative Guatemalan coffees.
Swipe through to find your next class:

📌 September 18 - Development Stage
📌 September 26 & October 24 - Intro to Coffee
📌 October 3 - Introducción al tostado de café
📌 October 10 - Casual Coffee Tasting: Fresh Innovative Guatemalan Coffees
📌 October 16 - Taste Coffees like a Professional
📌 October 17 - Intro to Espresso
📌 October 23 - Roasting for Beginners

Reserve your spot through the link in bio.
 

Coffee depends on women’s skilled, essential work at every stage of the supply chain. But in many rural coffee-growing c...
09/01/2026

Coffee depends on women’s skilled, essential work at every stage of the supply chain. But in many rural coffee-growing communities, access to routine cervical-cancer screening and early treatment remains limited.
 
Grounds for Health works alongside communities and local health systems to expand access to prevention, screening, treatment, and health education. Since 1996, the organization has screened more than 237,000 women and treated nearly 19,850 women for cervical cancer and pre-cancer.
 
Join us at Development Stage on September 18 to discuss why women’s health belongs at the center of coffee’s future. Link in the bio.

Bolivian coffees can be extraordinary, but they remain comparatively rare on specialty-coffee menus in the United States...
08/21/2026

Bolivian coffees can be extraordinary, but they remain comparatively rare on specialty-coffee menus in the United States.
 
At Development Stage, Felix Chambi Garcia and Yulissa Chambi will take us from Caranavi to La Paz to explore the people, ideas, and connections shaping Bolivia’s coffee sector.
 
Felix is the founder and CEO of Lata 16 Coffee Laboratory. Yulissa is a coffee producer and the Bolivian AeroPress Champion. Together, they represent a generation building new possibilities for Bolivian coffee through production, education, competition, and community.

Friday, September 18 at The Crown. View the complete program through the link in our bio.
 

Join us at The Crown for Coffee (and Kombucha) Fermentation Continuum Tasting Experience. We’ll explore that connection ...
08/19/2026

Join us at The Crown for Coffee (and Kombucha) Fermentation Continuum Tasting Experience. We’ll explore that connection through a guided tasting of coffees and kombucha, looking at how fermentation influences flavor, aroma, texture, and acidity.
 
Taste across the continuum, compare different approaches, and get a closer look at what’s happening behind the flavors we experience.
 
If you’re curious about fermentation, coffee processing, or just want to taste something a little different, this is the class for you!
 

Join us for a tasting tour through East Africa 🌍☕ Our newest coffees from Ethiopia, Kenya, and Uganda have officially ar...
08/05/2026

Join us for a tasting tour through East Africa 🌍☕
 
Our newest coffees from Ethiopia, Kenya, and Uganda have officially arrived, and this year’s harvest is especially exciting.
Natural processed coffees are stealing the spotlight, bursting with vibrant fruit, layered sweetness, and expressive flavors that showcase just how little intervention great coffee needs.
 
During this tasting, we’ll explore the coffee traditions of each origin, discuss how terroir shapes flavor, and discover how even small processing decisions can transform what’s in the cup.
 
Whether you’re a coffee professional or simply curious, it’s a great opportunity to experience some of the freshest and most exciting coffees on our menu.

🎟️ Reserve your spot through the link in our bio.
 

07/25/2026

Things are heating up, so we’re cooling down with the newest release from our fermentation lab: Cà phê sữa chua popsicles ☀️🍦☕

Inspired by the classic Vietnamese coffee drink, cà phê sữa chua combines yogurt, condensed milk, and a rich, concentrated coffee, traditionally brewed with Vietnamese robusta.
 
At The Crown, we culture our own yogurt by fermenting Straus Family Creamery whole milk, blend it with espresso and organic condensed milk, then freeze it into popsicles.
 
Tangy, creamy, lightly sweet, and wonderfully refreshing, the perfect way to beat the summer heat.
 

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2523 Broadway
Oakland, CA
94612

Opening Hours

Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Friday 9am - 3pm
Saturday 9am - 3pm
Sunday 9am - 3pm

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+15106524256

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