These 514 activities are worth leaving the house for.
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October 20 at 3pm
111 Minna Gallery and Event Space · Yerba Buena
Tucked inside 111 Minna Gallery, Red Door Coffee lets you sip a Chagaccino surrounded by rotating local art. Settle in with a laptop or sketchbook, then graduate to an Espresso Martini when the workday winds down.
November 11 at 3am +6
Finjan Qahwa · Bernal Heights • Free
Join local cartoonists for collaborative jam comics at this warm Mission cafe. Bring your sketchbook, grab some cardamom coffee, and let the drawings (and conversations) flow.
Corgi Cafe · Union Square
Finally, a 24-hour cafe where you can code at midnight and pet a corgi on your way out. Strong wifi, plenty of outlets, and a rotating cast of builders and creatives make this the ultimate anytime workspace.
Corgi Cafe · Union Square
Finally, a place where night owls can grab coffee and meet cool builders at 3am. This 24-hour cafe serves up strong wifi, abundant outlets, and the occasional corgi sighting for a productive late-night session.
Brokaw
Watch a robot barista craft drinks with Vietnamese coffee in this spacious, modern cafe designed for working, gaming, or just marveling at the tech.
Outer Richmond • $
This cozy Inner Richmond cafe serves croffles—crispy croissant-waffle hybrids—topped with everything from ube to fresh berries. Cute interior, outlets at every table, and solid cold brew make it a study-spot favorite.
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Sun, Oct 18 · 4:00 PM
The Depot Cafe and Bookstore · Mill Valley
$$
Mon, Oct 19 · 10:00 AM
Burlingame Public Library · Downtown
Mon, Oct 19 · 6:00 PM
Red Rock Coffee · Old Mountain View
$
Mon, Oct 19 · 7:30 AM
Kinfolx · Downtown Oakland
$
Tue, Oct 20 · 9:30 AM
The Hub Sports Club - Alameda · Alameda
Free
Tue, Oct 20 · 4:30 PM
Berkeley Hillel · Southside
Tue, Oct 20 · 9:00 PM
The Alembic · Haight-Ashbury
Free
Wed, Oct 21 · 8:00 AM
Four Fools Winery · Rodeo
Wed, Oct 21 · 7:00 PM
A Steep In Time · Brentwood
Free
Sat, Oct 31 · 10:00 AM
The Clove Art Complex · Gilroy
Sun, Nov 1 · 10:00 AM
Omega Road Winery · Livermore
Wed, Nov 4 · 5:00 PM
Red Rock Coffee · Old Mountain View
$
Fri, Nov 6 · 11:30 AM
Gratitude Coffee Bar · Concord
$10
Fri, Nov 13 · 1:00 PM
The Rock Church · Danville
Sat, Nov 14 · 12:00 PM
Fireside Books & More · Centennial
Fri, Dec 4 · 8:00 AM
Mercury Cafe · Lower Haight
$
Little Green A Plant Bar · Centennial
$
Burlingame Public Library · Downtown
Nirvana Soul Coffee · Ballbach and SOFA
$
California Cafe · Evergreen Park
Q Specialty Coffee · Presidio Heights
Burlingame Public Library · Downtown
Pacific Heights
$$
Central San Jose
Free
Temescal
$$
Livermore
Brentwood
$
Downtown
$$
Union Square
Newark
$
San Ramon
Walnut Creek
$
Berkeley
$
Palo Alto
$$
Sunnyvale
$
Santa Clara
$
Glen Park
$
South Berkeley
$
Blue Hills
$
Pleasant Hill
Old Mountain View
$
West Alameda
$
Millbrae
$$
Winchester
$
Alameda
Rockridge
Kentfield
Fisherman's Wharf
Inner Sunset
Pleasanton
$$
Baylands
$$
San Rafael
Danville
San Lorenzo
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