The Royal Blog

Reflecting on 2023, it has been thematic for the crew here at The Crown in Oakland, California. Inspiration kicked towards the end of 2022 with the deliciously curious lots from Edwin Noreña (aka El Alquimista), a aji chili infused honey Bourbon and gesha galaxy hops infused coffee. This playfulness was the start of an explorative […]

Now Hiring: Lead Barista for The Crown: Royal Coffee Lab & Tasting Room Passionate about specialty coffee & service? This is for you! Lead Barista Core Responsibilities  Front of House Leadership & Beverage Excellence in The Tasting Room (75% of time)  Create and serve drinks to the high standards set by the Tasting Room Manager  […]

Now Hiring: Barista for The Crown: Royal Coffee Lab & Tasting Room Passionate about specialty coffee & service? This is for you. Barista Responsibilities: Stellar Customer Service & Beverage Excellence in The Tasting Room (~75% of the time)  Create and serve drinks to the high standards set by the Tasting Room Manager and Lead Barista  […]

Now Hiring: Lead Barista for The Crown: Royal Coffee Lab & Tasting Room Passionate about specialty coffee & service? This is for you. Read the full Job Description here. Lead Barista Core Responsibilities  Front of House Leadership & Beverage Excellence in The Tasting Room (75% of time)  Create and serve drinks to the high standards […]

To our Royal Coffee customers,  Amid the concerns about COVID-19 and the statewide shelter in place directive, we want to keep you updated on the steps that we are taking to safeguard our operations, customers, and team. The safety and well-being of our community are, as always, our priority.  Our Team  Fortunately, coffee is classified […]

The Coffee Buyers’ Cupping Table at The Crown As part of our path to making the coffee supply chain more transparent, we are hosting purchasing-focused cuppings at The Crown most Tuesdays at 11 a.m. At these cupping events, you can expect type samples from potential suppliers of green coffee, preshipment samples from suppliers we already […]