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Tucked away behind a bookstore, this hidden gem serves up delightful Ohlone-inspired dishes in a charming outdoor setting while sharing rich cultural stories.
Bancroft Way at, College Ave, Berkeley, CA 94720 Get directions
"Cafe Ohlone is on a hiatus until mid-January. They’ll release the next reservations on December 15. Cafe Ohlone is run out of the Hearst Museum at UC Berkeley, and is the only Ohlone restaurant in the world. The cafe celebrates the life and culture of Ohlone peoples, in a space designed with native plants that are incorporated into the meal, trees with speakers that sing in Chochenyo language, and murals from Indigenous artists. The food itself incorporates ingredients historically found in the area, such as San Francisco Bay dungeness crab, Olympia oysters, and black oak acorns. Cafe Ohlone does weekly tea hours, lunches, dinners, and brunches, but you’ll need to purchase your ticket in advance. We haven’t been here yet, but want you to know this spot exists." - Team Infatuation
"Vincent Medina and Louis Trevino, partners and founders of Cafe Ohlone, offer seasonal menus based on ancestral recipes and pre-Columbian times and sourced entirely from the Bay Area." - Mae Hamilton, Andrea Cooper
"Cafe Ohlone, opened by Louis Trevino and Vincent Medina in 2019, celebrates Indigenous identities and has evolved from a pop-up to a permanent restaurant and education space at the Hearst Museum of Anthropology at UC Berkeley. The owners plan to acquire land in the East Bay to raise native gardens and open three interconnected restaurant spaces, including a sunlit tea room, a wooden speakeasy lounge, and a main dining room in a thatched tule house." - Paolo Bicchieri
"Cafe Ohlone is on a hiatus until mid-January. They’ll release the next reservations on December 15. Cafe Ohlone is run out of the Hearst Museum at UC Berkeley, and is the only Ohlone restaurant in the world. The cafe celebrates the life and culture of Ohlone peoples, in a space designed with native plants that are incorporated into the meal, trees with speakers that sing in Chochenyo language, and murals from Indigenous artists. The food itself incorporates ingredients historically found in the area, such as San Francisco Bay dungeness crab, Olympia oysters, and black oak acorns. Cafe Ohlone does weekly tea hours, lunches, dinners, and brunches, but you’ll need to purchase your ticket in advance. " - anne cruz
"Vincent Medina and Louis Trevino of Cafe Ohlone in Berkeley." - Dianne de Guzman
