This establishment is a great place to just relax and enjoy a lunch. Plenty of space inside, quiet (big difference when you got from outside to in), outdoor seating. Plenty of ppl on laptops just enjoying the place.Good variety of food choices. Surprise they had Lox sandwiches and bahn mi. Adding with breakfast sandwiches and such, nice variety of specialty desserts.Afterwards, its a spot to have a nice stroll. Plenty of parking in the back of the building.

Unique and very nice atmosphere. The red velvet coffee was surprisingly not too sweet and the mint chocolate coffee was super good too. Might start going here instead of Philz from now on

First time here, ordered the seasonal pumpkin spice latte and was good. However, I ordered my drink decaf and realized throughout the day it was definitely not decaf.

Had one iced Chai Tea there that was so good but this time it was too sweet. Nice folks tho!

Awesome place! I wish they could open the windows so fresh air comes in, but during the summer it must be hard due to the outside heat. The coffee is good and the bites are fine.

Its a good place to have a coffee

Its a great cafe. The staff here are definitely one of the assets, helpful and friendly. Food and drinks are pretty great and they have a good selection. In general its a great cafe and I definitely recommend it.

Great discovery as we walked around the El Camino Real area. Super friendly folks. They were kind enough to let me try a couple of coffee roasts before I bought a 1/2 pound to take home. Great socially distanced spacing inside and lovely outdoor tables.

All hype, Raz. white mocha is mediocre. Can find better coffee @ peetes.

Steadfast coffee shop offering classics in a corner spot that offers unparalleled people watching. Come early or late for the best seating.

Great location and welcoming cafe. Inviting interior complemented by a front terrace.

All thanks to this shop and the waitress that served my coffee and bread properly and amazingly. Besides, their shop was a very good place to visit, for it was clean, comfortable, and stylish. It also has a very nice view that was overlooking the city. I mean, it was relaxing and perfect!

The sandwiches were great, and I can customize them and satisfied with the results. They also run workshops, and you can even buy their beans to take home.

It was my first time visiting your Coffee Shop and I was very satisfied with the service that you provided. Your staves were all very professional and friendly. The place was also very cleaned and organized. I must strongly recommend your Coffee Shop to all of my family and friends. Cheers for more customers!

Great fresh food (the sourdough tuna melt sandwich was delicious, the cranberry orange scone was tasty and had the perfect crumbly texture, cafe latte was smooth and milky) and friendly staff. Great place to work too.I’d love to have Créma Coffee Roasting in my own neighborhood...

Im a barista at crema we have other things then just coffee and tea.. we also have a variety of pastries and yummy cakes as well as sandwiches, burritos and salads. We are a local family owned shop and our customers are #1! Stop by and share the word of how your experience was!! 😊

Variety of coffee choices. I try the red velvet latte, a bit bitter but perfect with a breakfast quiche.

The coffee taste in itself is great and they have unique blends that taste good. My gripe with this shop is the timings, who closes a coffee shop at 3pm. (Even during summers). I don’t understand their timings 😑

Good coffee and ambience Love the Vietnamese coffee have you ever tried shopping in

Great vibes, friendly staff, amazing coffee. What else could you want?

We have been looking for dessert places for a few nights. After having ice cream for two days in a row, we stumbled upon this coffee shop. They have giant diet-friendly servings of apple pies, oatmeal, cream sandwich cookies, cupcakes, and biscottis to choose from. Their service was great! My coffee was not hot enough for me, and the barista steamed it up. This place is at the top of my list.

Great coffee and they roast the beans in the back, very cool.

Friendly staff, tasty iced lattes, and lovely patio area to relax

The place is very comfy, they have fast and strong wi-fi connections and a lot of outlets for charging. I gave a five-star rating to this coffee shop because of their impeccable service and affordable prices. Their coffees are all taste good and really satisfy my needs. I really love this place. Highly recommended!

They are really good if you like sweet flavored coffee. Thats all I got. But from the looks of the coffee beans they only do dark roasts and I prefer medium roasts so Ill come here only for cold dessert drink not for morning coffee. Amazing blended iced coffee.👌

Great setting for a coffee. The outdoor seating can get noisy, but it has a very public feel on The Alameda and its a great people-watching spot. The coffee is pretty good.

Best Black Coffee & Cobb Salad I have ever had!

I love Crema Coffee! They also serve an unbelievably delicious BLT and Chicken salad sandwich! I got mine on a Croissant of course.

Friendly service. A good place to go to meet so eone for coffee. Classy presentation, warm atmosphere, and excellent Vietnamese coffee... a must try.

Was in for a meeting. Place looks relax. Food is good. Havent tried coffee there, but will return.Has sidewalk sitting, and spacious inside.

Walking in, there was a somber & serious vibe. Staff seemed dry & disconnected, but the coffee was ok.

Crema is awesome so far. I’m only in town for a week checking out the city, and I’ve been to this location & the one further down the Alameda several times. Their drinks are delicious and beautiful, and their food is too. This is the flowering tea & a chorizo breakfast burrito (the salsa they serve with the burritos...so good). Favorite drink has been the mocha borgia. If I move here I’ll be in Crema all the time!

I like grabbing a lunch sandwich here on my daily walk to the Rose Garden! Attaching pictures of the menu with descriptions for food items.

Always a good coffee! Great new location.

Great tasting latte and delicious sandwiches. Try the bbq banh mi or the chicken special.

Love their Vietnamese coffee!

Great staff, good food, okay coffee... The beans they use for cold brew are okay but I tend to like a lighter roast.

Great place to hang with great coffee BUT understand that this is the office for a lot of people. Small tables are at a premium and phone voices are dominating. With those caveats, its a great place with easy parking in back. (And no bathroom code or tire-hub keychain which does provide a modicum of dignity in this autonomous age).

The breakfast burrito was screamin! Toasted coconut blended coffee, omg! To top it off the service was perfect! Outdoor dining.Thanks for the great experience! I will be back! 😁💕👍

Charming neighborhood vibe, most pleasant on a warm day. The best mocha Ive ever had. Rich and not bitter. On my list of top coffee shops to visit.

So good the soy mocha was amazing!

The coffee is great, the WiFi is not.

Great ambience, more of a full place today (probably because of the rain) but didnt feel crowded. Their London Fog tea latte is a little milky but the tea is good quality. The staff are polite and nice, and willing to help.

The guys behind the counter were great but they closed the place early so we had to leave and the bathrooms were unavailable!

The drink was really delicious, although I wish my drink was a bit hotter. Friend’s Vietnamese coffee was good, but slightly more on the bitter side than from most places we get it from. The chicken supreme was okay, just a typical regular sandwich. Overall it was a nice experience and we enjoyed our time there.

Lively local coffee shop with great atmosphere and space. They have a great arrangement of small tables, larger tables for groups, and counter seating facing the Alameda. Ample parking in the back. Im a black coffee guy so I cant say how most of their drinks are, but the drip coffee is good and the hot food + desserts are excellent from what Ive tried.

Where has this place been hiding?!?!? Well, definitely not hiding because it is in plain sight and it was packed, so I am clearly the odd person out.Large indoor/outdoor spaces. Nice mix of espresso drinks and snacks/sandwiches. Plenty of outlets for those that need to plug in.Their velvet white mocha is like drinking a dream in a cup. Even though it is completely out of my way, I will be coming more often.

Literally my favorite place near downtown SJ

Lots of outdoor seating, friendly staff. Good food.

The great thing about this coffee shop is it has a large sitting area but unfortunately the coffee lacks taste. The espresso shots taste like burnt grounds and not smooth at all. The matcha smoothie is good !

Delicious coffee! A large oatmilk Latte is $5.50 so not bad. Definitely see myself coming back. Great place to get some work done.

Honestly this place has such a classic atmosphere. I love the coffee and I used to come here for studying. Im no longer in the silicon valley but I miss this place with such a passion. Im definitely gonna come back.

Best place for ice cold Vietnamese coffee

Very good coffee, excellent service and great tasting food. I had the breakfast burrito with bacon. There is also outdoor seating. Very nice. I stopped in on a Saturday morning and would certainly visit again.

Have only tried their black coffee, but it was tasty!They have a great seating arrangement; Im a big fan of all the live edging on the wood tables and chairs.Good environment for lone workers, or large groups

Love Crema! They roast their own beans...yes, it may not sound like a big deal anymore, but they do take quality care of their own roasting machine...very tasty lattes...ambiance is always nice and relaxing. I have spent many hours with my computer, getting work done. Enjoying the natural sunlight coming in through the large bay windows.When you go in there...check out the beautiful repurposed wood tables and counters...wow...love the decor.

Had a wonderful cappuccino while visiting in this relaxed coffee shop with a friend for an hour. Great local art featured on the walls and a nice selection of treats in the pastry case.

Nice, spacious place with good sandwiches, coffee, snacks. They got my order correct. I was there with my infant son and there was enough there to distract him. Nice open windows in the front looking out onto The Alameda. Mostly quiet with people studying. Decent parking lot in back. Will be there again.

Crema is a great independent coffee house. Give the fresh made breakfast burritos, a taste. You wont be disappointed!

Nice selection of pastries coffees and teas

Nice place for a good cup of coffee. First time there. Service could have been a little faster but its was reasonable wait. The slice of cake was delicious. I will definitely be coming back.

Tons of room. Coffee & pastries are great. WiFi was having a tough day one time and was fine another time.

Very hip coffee shoppe. The coffee was great. The staff was pleasant and helpful. The other patrons looked alot cooler than me. But thats cool. Keep it up.

Amazing coffee place with good ambience. It has a nice outdoor seating too.

The perfect boutique cafe. Delicious selection of comfort foods and pastries. Coffee is always spot on. Love the cozy atmosphere

Great coffee and breakfast sandwiches.

Friendly place to get out of the heat for an iced coffee! There are sandwiches too...

Good place to get coffee and pastries. The service was quick and the staff is friendly and polite.

BORING ! We looked up the reviews on this place and they were pretty good. Local love I think ! When we walked in I thought diner vibe / nursing home straight away. My wife stood in line to place our drinks order. The woman serving us said their coffees were better here than their smaller location a few doors up the street. Ok then they must be at least decent. Our lattes were made in elegant tall glasses but even pretty glasses cant make poorly made lattes taste better. No latte art, very little creamy milk and an overly chocolate flavor like we were served Ovaltine. I sat there drinking my very ordinary latte very slowly while soaking up the vibrant social security atmosphere. I wouldnt want to be seen dead in this joint !

Exceptional espresso and staff. The atmosphere provides a warm inviting feel. Surprising how quickly this spot became a go to stop for so many. Very well run, exceptional staff.

Went there on a Friday I think. The service was very friendly and attentive. The prices are good for what you get. Food is similar to a cafe in Portland I loved.

Indoor seating now enabled with state mandated capacity

UPDATE 2020/11/06: Miss you folks a lot, I love going to these kind of small-business coffee shops. Im very upset to hear that the original location closed down, especially the circumstances around it.This is their second Alameda location and Im pleasantly surprised at how nice it is. Staff is very friendly, drinks are good as well as sweets and meals. And theres on-site parking so you dont have to set a timer to go park on the street or in the 3-hour public lots.

Right around the corner from my place. My roommates and I love the atmosphere, food, and the coffee. The Lox sandwich is the best!!!

Mocha is made with Ghirardelli syrup which is on the not bad end of chocolates you could use. Our salmon and bagel sandwiches were very tasty as well. Itd be nice if there were any dairy free pastry options, they had zero when we visited.

Nice to meet for coffee Sunday - the old place was more cozy

This place now lives in my brain as sadness. Its large so people seem to like it for a meeting location. Ive been here too much, and theres been problems with orders 90% of the time. Salad with no dressing, forgotten orders...and only one bathroom. I really wish I could like this place. Were here to work on laptops and my partner next to me cant hear anything I say.

The coffee wasnt as good as petes and the service was a little snobbish before and after paying with tip

Nice coffee shop to get good coffee and enjoy the vibe... Outlets and wifi on point as well

Best cappuccino in town

Good cafe with sandwiches and salad, in addition to solid coffee and espresso. Not a ton of character, but a clean and lively place on the Alameda. A much better alternative than the nearby starbucks, which can be safely avoided at all times.

Good coffee and nice outdoor seating.

Really neat place with amazing green tea lattes

Big place. Good coffee. Slow service needs more employees for such a large crowd. Need to attend to the restroom.

This place serves good drinks. Be careful since there are 2 Crema coffee shops within 1 block of each other, so when you put the address in your GPS make sure its the one you want to go to!

25 minutes to get my drink on a slow day and it tasted so weak. I dont get the hype over this place.

Good chicken salad sandwich. Always crowded - people with laptops, etc. Relaxed, casual vibe.

Great atmosphere, but could use better coffee beans.

Fast and courteous service. Prices are reasonable.

Delicious and many coffee options.Coffee was 🔥Breakfast Sandwich is awesomeBreakfast burrito a toda madre.Parking in the back.Caile raza.

Went here in mid morning and the cafe wasnt very busy. Good coffee and tea, with a nice ambiance. Staff were a little short with me and a bit rude, which turned me off from staying there longer.

The chai late was good but half of the power outlets were broken and the wifi didnt have enough bandwidth to support the amount of people inside.

Great place to work or study or meet with friends/groups. Always a great place to get a bite to eat.

Beware!! The crew is not wearing masks or using gloves to make our orders. They don’t care about the new polices during the COVID19.

Good coffee, funky atmosphere. Great place to study or chat with a friend.

Love this place, cool and good vibes, coffee is good, pastries on point, the folks that work there are pretty cool too. Great p lace to kickback and enjoy a cup of Joe

Their burritos are pretty good. It’s worth the wait. Only downside is the wait.

Good coffee, some baristas are nice others not so much. I notice that the cleanliness is lacking. They have free wifi which I guess helps compensate for the other stuff. I came to their other location and bought a coffee cake. It was old. I went to return it and the barista gave me another piece which was a less stale but old none the less.

Great variaty of coffee. We tried different once and all were good. Weve also had a smothie and a sandwich and everything was super tastfull. Great service.

Good coffee, plenty of place, they have another shop right down the street as well.