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Café Recommendations

My favorite spots for coffee, work, and relaxation

Caffe In Coffee Roasters

📍 2512 Walnut Ave Suite 3, Tustin, CA 92780

My favorite coffee shop, highly recommend the cream tops. Banana coffee is the best here, and there are a wide variety of other specialty coffee options. Limited seating both indoors and outdoors, but are at good heights for work sessions. Parking out front is limited but there is a side lot with a slightly longer walk.

wifi

indoor seating

outdoor seating

social

work session

Febe Coffee

📍 13955 Yale Ave Unit A, Irvine, CA 92620

The best bang for your buck matchas, highly recommend the banana pudding matcha. Seating is pretty limited and tables are short so this is more of a cafe run than a study cafe. Very limited space inside while waiting for drinks. Also parking here is a nightmare -- try going around the back.

wifi

indoor seating

outdoor seating

limited seating

parking nightmare

aesthetic

Cassel Earth Coffee

📍 19200 Von Karman Ave Suite 120, Irvine, CA 92612

Gatekept classic, iced banana latte is second only to Caffe In's. Plenty of indoor seating for work sessions. Parking garage outside does charge for parking but they validate for one hour -- if you're nice, you can get two hours.

quiet

parking garage

wifi

indoor seating

work session

Play Coffee

📍 101 East Chapman Ave, Orange, CA 92866

Best 'light' coffee -- if you're looking for something with minimal coffee aftertaste the volcano latte here is the drink you're looking for. Super smooth all the way down. Parking will most likely be street parking unless you're lucky enough to get into one of the nearby lots, but expect a short walk to the cafe. Spacious inside and plenty of good seats for work sessions.

busy

street parking

wifi

indoor seating

work session