{
  "source": "Fashion Week Venues",
  "title": "Charming Cafe Space for Your Food Venture",
  "description": "Explore this ideal setting for a small cafe or food venture, featuring a fully equipped and artistically decorated interior. This efficient space accommodates 10 guests indoors and an additional 8 in the cozy parklet. The vibrant local art scene is highlighted by unique murals both inside and outside the establishment. \n\nThe kitchen boasts essential amenities, including a 54-inch commercial refrigerator and freezer combo, a standard four-burner commercial range and oven, a double deep fryer, a small commercial refrigerator, and a sandwich table with refrigeration. Additional features include a heating well for efficient food service, a storage closet, an outdoor storage unit, an enclosed mop sink and cleaning supplies closet, and a spacious restroom.\n\nTenants are responsible for electricity, garbage, and rent. This versatile space is perfect for pop-ups, coffee or tea shops, bakeries, and cafes. Schedule your tour today and seize the opportunity to bring your culinary vision to life!",
  "tldr": "A 52 sqm (562 sq ft) turnkey cafe and pop-up shop for rent in North Oakland near the Longfellow and Temescal border, finished with commissioned murals inside and out and a street-facing parklet. The layout seats 10 indoors plus 8 in the parklet, giving brands a compact retail space with a working food service core already installed. Best For Strongest fit for food and beverage pop-up stores serving coffee, tea or bakery products, followed by temporary retail activations pairing product sales with a tasting counter, then small press days and collection previews for 15 to 20 guests. Also available to hire as a brand shoot location or content studio, and as an intimate cocktail reception venue using the indoor and parklet capacity together. Standout Features Move-in ready commercial kitchen with a 54 inch refrigerator and freezer combo, four burner range and oven, double deep fryer, refrigerated sandwich table and heating well for hot service. Also includes an 8 seat outdoor parklet on the sidewalk, artist murals across interior and exterior walls, fitting rooms and garment racks for retail conversion, enclosed mop sink and cleaning closet, indoor stock room plus a separate outdoor storage unit, and installed sound and video equipment. Location MacArthur BART is roughly a 10 minute walk and multiple AC Transit lines on Telegraph and Martin Luther King Jr Way stop within 5 minutes, with on site parking for load in. The immediate stretch of North Oakland is a working mix of independent restaurants, Eli's Mile High Club next door and Marcus Books nearby, so crews can unload on a low traffic street while guests arrive to an active food and culture corridor. Availability Day rate is 321.60 USD with a one day minimum and terms available up to 336 days, so you can book by the day or by the week. Book 3 to 4 weeks ahead for standard dates and 8 weeks ahead for SF Bay Area fashion and design week windows, Oakland First Fridays and the November to December retail peak, when spaces at this address typically book out first. How to Book Submit a brief through Fashion Week Venues and we confirm availability and hold your dates within 24h, with no charge until confirmed. Permit paperwork, health department coordination, staffing and fit-out are handled by our team on the brand's behalf, so request availability now to lock your activation window.",
  "activationIdeas": "This is the strongest use of the space because the commercial kitchen is already installed and inspected for service, which removes the single most expensive line item from a food led pop-up concept. The 54 inch refrigerator and freezer combo, four burner range, double deep fryer and heating well cover hot and cold service without bringing in rented equipment, and the refrigerated sandwich table doubles as a prep and assembly station. Plan on 10 covers indoors and 8 in the parklet, with a queue managed on the sidewalk during peak hours. Temporary Retail with a Tasting Counter Works well for brands who want product sales and hospitality in the same 52 sqm footprint, since the counters, garment racks and fitting rooms are already in place alongside the kitchen. In practice we set merchandise along the mural wall, keep the counter as the service and transaction point, and run the parklet as the seated dwell zone that extends visit length. Our team handles till setup and card readers through point of sale and payments so a single staffer can cover both retail and service. Product Launch A credible choice for a focused launch of a food, beverage, beauty or accessories product where the sampling story matters more than headcount. Realistically this holds 18 to 22 guests standing across the indoor room and parklet combined, so build the schedule around two or three timed waves rather than one open door. The installed sound and video equipment covers playback and a short product film, the kitchen handles live sampling, and the mop sink and cleaning closet keep turnaround between waves fast. Brand Activation What makes this work for brand activation specifically is the commissioned mural work inside and out, which gives you a recognisable exterior on a low traffic North Oakland street without paying for a facade build. Air conditioning, heating, internet, a security system and on site parking mean a two week run is operationally straightforward. The stock room and separate outdoor storage unit hold stock and crates off the floor, which matters in a room this size where every square metre is visible to the customer. Content Creation Day Strong as a content studio because the murals, tiled counters and parklet give you three distinct backdrops within a 562 sq ft footprint, so a small crew can shoot a full day without relocating. Brands running content days in spaces like this typically bring a two light kit to supplement the installed lighting, since the basement level position limits usable daylight. Comfortable for a crew of 6 to 8 including talent, with the storage closet used as a changing and equipment hold. E-commerce and Editorial Shoot Adequate to good for e-commerce shoot days where you need volume through a styled set rather than a white cyc. The fitting rooms and garment racks handle wardrobe turnaround on site, the kitchen supports food and prop styling for lifestyle frames, and the counters work as a natural product surface for flat lay and still life. One constraint worth flagging: at 52 sqm you will not get long lens distance, so plan for mid and close frames and use the parklet for anything wider. Press Day and Collection Preview Works as an intimate press day venue for 12 to 15 journalists and stylists arriving in appointment slots rather than an open house. Garment racks and fitting rooms give you a functional collection preview setup, the kitchen produces coffee and catering in house rather than through an external supplier, and the parklet gives waiting guests somewhere to sit. If you are comparing this against larger press formats it is worth reviewing how our activation service staffs and schedules appointment based days. Buyer Appointments A workable low cost option for wholesale appointments with West Coast independents, where you are seeing one or two buyers at a time rather than running a full showroom rental. Racks and counters hold the range, the stock room keeps backup samples out of sight, and the ability to serve proper coffee from the kitchen changes the tone of a 90 minute appointment. Book the full room per appointment; this is not a space that can run two buyer meetings in parallel. Influencer and Cocktail Reception Good for a tightly curated creator evening of 20 to 25 across indoors and the parklet, and honest to say it will feel crowded beyond that. The kitchen and heating well let you serve hot canapes without a catering truck, the sound system covers music, and the murals give creators a shoot wall the moment they walk in. Brands pairing the evening with paid amplification usually brief the guest list through influencer marketing before invites go out. Workshop or Culinary Masterclass This space suits hands on workshops better than most short-term commercial space of its size because the working range, fryer and refrigerated prep table let participants actually cook rather than watch. We would cap a seated workshop at 10 to 12 with the counter used as the demonstration surface and the parklet as the tasting and break area. The enclosed mop sink and cleaning supplies closet make resets between two sessions in a day realistic with one staff member. Small Art Exhibition Credible for a one to two week exhibition given the room already reads as an art space and sits within a North Oakland culture corridor that includes Wyldflowr Arts and Marcus Books within 300 metres. Hanging wall is limited by the murals, so plan for plinths, shelf mounted work or a hung system on the clear wall rather than a full gallery wrap. The kitchen makes an opening night reception self sufficient, and the security system covers overnight work on the walls.",
  "neighbourhoodMood": "Independent food operators, artist collectives, small-batch apparel labels and Bay Area content producers make up the working ecosystem around this block of North Oakland, on the seam where Longfellow meets Temescal. Within a three minute walk you have Eli's Mile High Club running live music and late-night crowds, Wyldflowr Arts and Spokeland on the same stretch operating as genuine maker spaces rather than storefronts dressed to look like them, and Marcus Books a few hundred metres north as one of the most significant Black-owned cultural institutions in the country. Telegraph Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr Way carry the commercial weight, with Wise Sons, Arthur Mac's, Burlap Coffee and a dense Korean and Vietnamese food corridor along 40th Street. In our experience placing brands in this neighbourhood, the tenants who do well here are the ones already embedded in Oakland's creative economy: streetwear labels with local production, ceramics and jewellery studios, plant-based food ventures, and photographers who use the mural walls as a brand shoot location. If this ecosystem reads right for you, it is worth reviewing the wider set of spaces in New York alongside it to compare coastal audience profiles before committing. Cost per square metre and creative credibility are the two reasons brands choose North Oakland over San Francisco's Hayes Valley, Union Square or the Mission, and over Oakland's own Jack London Square and Uptown. A day rate in this range for a fully fitted 52 sqm space with a commercial kitchen and a parklet simply does not exist in Hayes Valley, where you are paying a premium for a footfall profile that skews tourist and weekend browser. Uptown and Downtown Oakland give you more walk-by volume and a stronger First Friday tie-in, but the rates climb and the blocks are busier during load-in. What this neighbourhood does not give you is spontaneous discovery traffic at scale. It is a drive-and-park, BART-and-walk destination, which suits invite-led formats: press days, buyer appointments, seated tastings, community launches with a guest list. MacArthur BART is around ten minutes on foot and AC Transit lines on Telegraph and MLK stop within five, so out-of-town press can reach you without a car, though most local guests will arrive by rideshare. Brands weighing Oakland against a San Francisco address usually benefit from running the numbers through our budget calculator before shortlisting. Arriving here feels residential-industrial rather than retail. The immediate block is low-rise, quiet through the middle of the day, with bungalows and small commercial buildings, delivery vans, and a steady but unhurried pedestrian rhythm of neighbourhood residents, workers from nearby shops and the occasional cyclist heading to Spokeland. Mornings are the calmest window, which is exactly why the coffee and bakery formats work: you build a regular local rhythm rather than chasing volume. Late afternoon into evening the street picks up as Eli's and the surrounding restaurants activate, and that is the window we recommend for cocktail receptions and press previews, since guests arrive to a block that already feels occupied. What we consistently hear from brand teams who activate here is that the murals do real work in content and social capture, and the parklet extends an otherwise compact footprint into visible street presence. Our venue sourcing team is direct about the limitation: this is not a location for high-volume tourist retail, mass walk-in traffic, or brands whose success depends on maximum street visibility from a main artery. If your model needs a thousand impressions a day from passing strangers, look at Telegraph proper or Uptown instead.",
  "faq": [
    {
      "question": "Is this space available for pop-up shops?",
      "answer": "Yes, this 52 sqm North Oakland cafe is available for pop-up shops and short-term retail activations from a single day upwards. The room seats 10 indoors with a further 8 in the street-facing parklet, and it already carries counters, fitting rooms, garment racks, installed lighting and a stock room, so a fashion or beauty brand can convert it into a temporary retail floor without building from scratch. In our experience handling bookings at addresses like this, food-adjacent pop-up store formats perform best here because the working kitchen lets you serve coffee, tea or bakery product alongside merchandise. The categories the owner accepts include pop-up store, retail activation, showroom presentation, product launch, brand activation and cocktail receptions."
    },
    {
      "question": "What does Fashion Week Venues handle on my behalf for this booking?",
      "answer": "We handle the full brief-to-open path on your behalf at this Oakland address, starting with the contract and dates and ending with the final clean and handback. That covers owner negotiation, the temporary use agreement, Alameda County health department coordination for any food or beverage service, sidewalk and parklet permissions, fit-out and merchandising, POS setup and retail staffing"
    },
    {
      "question": "What is the day rate to rent this Oakland cafe space?",
      "answer": "The published day rate is 321.60 USD, roughly 280 EUR, for exclusive use of the 562 sq ft interior and the 8 seat parklet. Multi-week and multi-month terms are quoted on request and usually land below the daily figure per trading day, since the owner prefers longer occupancies. Costs outside the rent are electricity, garbage collection and any consumables you bring in, which we itemise in your quote so there are no surprises after signature. Brands running food-led activations in Oakland typically budget a further 15 to 25 percent on top of the space cost for staffing, permits and product, and we can model that for you before you commit."
    },
    {
      "question": "What is the minimum and maximum rental period?",
      "answer": "The minimum is one day and the maximum term is 336 days, so you can book by the day for a weekend launch or take the site for close to a full year. Short-term rental of three to seven days is the most common shape we see for brand activations at this address, long enough to build local word of mouth in Longfellow and Temescal without carrying a long lease. If you want a seasonal run, we structure it as a licence to occupy rather than a commercial lease, which keeps your exit clean. Tell us your window and we will confirm what the owner can hold."
    },
    {
      "question": "How large is the space and how many guests fit inside?",
      "answer": "The interior is 52 sqm, or 562 sq ft, seating 10 guests indoors with 8 more in the parklet for a combined 18 seated and around 25 to 30 standing at a cocktail reception. It is a compact footprint, so plan a single merchandising wall, one service counter and a tight product edit rather than a full ranged store. For press days and buyer previews we run appointments in waves of six to eight, which keeps the room comfortable and gives each guest time at the counter. Occupancy is estimated at 55 percent for typical activation use, meaning there is working room behind the counter and in the back of house at the same time."
    },
    {
      "question": "What kitchen equipment comes with the space?",
      "answer": "The kitchen is move-in ready and includes a 54 inch commercial refrigerator and freezer combo, a four burner commercial range and oven, a double deep fryer, a small secondary commercial refrigerator, a refrigerated sandwich table and a heating well for hot service. Back of house adds an enclosed mop sink with a cleaning supplies closet, a storage closet, an outdoor storage unit and a full size restroom. For brands hiring the site as a coffee, tea or bakery pop-up, this means your capital outlay is product, packaging and small wares rather than equipment. If you need espresso hardware or a specific brew setup, we source and install it as part of your production scope."
    },
    {
      "question": "Can I use this as a fashion showroom or press day venue rather than a cafe?",
      "answer": "Yes, the space works as a small fashion showroom or press day venue and already carries fitting rooms, garment racks, counters, furniture, adjustable lighting and sound and video equipment. Brands running collection previews in rooms this size typically hang one wall of 30 to 40 pieces, keep a styling rail near the fitting rooms and use the parklet as the arrival and refreshment zone. The murals inside and out give you a finished backdrop that photographs well, which shortens your styling day. If you want the retail identity fully reskinned for your label, our branded store design"
    },
    {
      "question": "What permit do I need to run a food or retail pop-up here in Oakland?",
      "answer": "For food or beverage service you need an Alameda County Environmental Health temporary food facility clearance or an operator agreement under the existing facility permit, plus a City of Oakland business tax certificate for the trading period. Retail-only activations with no food service are simpler and generally sit under the owner's existing use with a temporary use agreement and no separate city permit. The parklet is covered by an existing encroachment permission, so you inherit the outdoor seating rather than applying for it, which is a real time saver compared with most Bay Area sidewalk activations. We prepare and file the paperwork for you and you can sense check timelines against our permit guide"
    },
    {
      "question": "How does the parklet work and can I brand it?",
      "answer": "The parklet is an enclosed 8 seat outdoor area directly on the street frontage and it is included in your rental at no extra cost. It functions as your visibility engine, since passers by on this stretch of North Oakland read the parklet before they read the doorway, and it is where we recommend placing your clearest brand message. Light branding such as A-frames, planters, parasols, seat cushions and banner dressing is straightforward, while anything fixed to the structure needs owner sign off that we obtain for you. In our experience handling street-facing activations in Oakland, the parklet is what converts local footfall into first-time visitors, so it is worth a dedicated line in your fit-out budget."
    },
    {
      "question": "What is the neighbourhood like and how do guests get there?",
      "answer": "The space sits in North Oakland on the Longfellow and Temescal border, a working corridor of independent restaurants, markets and cultural addresses rather than a chain retail strip. MacArthur BART is about a 10 minute walk and AC Transit lines on Telegraph Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr Way stop within five minutes, so guests coming from San Francisco or downtown Oakland arrive without a car. Immediate neighbours include Eli's Mile High Club roughly 58 metres away, MLK Cafe and Marcus Books within 400 metres, and Wise Sons and Burlap Coffee inside 550 metres, which gives you evening and weekend traffic already in the area. Around 30 food, retail and culture destinations sit within 600 metres, so your activation reads as part of an established scene rather than an outpost."
    },
    {
      "question": "Is there loading access, parking and step-free entry?",
      "answer": "Yes, the site has on site parking for load in and an elevator serving the unit, which matters when you are moving fixtures, stock crates or catering equipment. The street is low traffic compared with Telegraph Avenue, so crews can unload directly outside without a road closure or a marshalling plan. Deliveries and back of house flow are helped by the indoor stock room plus the separate outdoor storage unit, meaning packaging and empties stay out of the customer view. We build your load in and load out schedule around the owner's access hours and confirm it in writing before your first crew call."
    },
    {
      "question": "What amenities and services are already installed?",
      "answer": "Installed amenities include internet, air conditioning, heating, a security system, electricity, a full kitchen, counters, fitting rooms, garment racks, furniture, lighting, sound and video equipment, a stock room, an elevator and parking. That combination is why we describe the site as move-in ready for a compact brand activation, since the usual rental categories of AV, seating and lighting are already covered. If your look calls for something different, we swap in specified pieces through furniture rental"
    },
    {
      "question": "Can I use the space for a shoot or content production?",
      "answer": "Yes, the space is available to hire as a shoot location or content studio, and the commissioned murals inside and out give you multiple set walls without dressing. Practical advantages are the installed lighting, air conditioning, a full restroom, secure storage for kit and parking on site for a van, all within a 562 sq ft footprint that a small crew can control. Brands shooting food or lifestyle content here typically run a half day in the kitchen and counter area and a half day using the parklet for daylight frames. Sound and video equipment on site covers playback and basic monitoring, and we can bring in a fuller package where your production needs it."
    },
    {
      "question": "How far ahead should I book, and are there peak periods?",
      "answer": "Book three to four weeks ahead for standard dates and around eight weeks ahead for peak windows, which here means Bay Area fashion and design week programming, Oakland First Fridays and the November to December retail run. Food service bookings need the longer lead because health department clearance and staff certification sit on the critical path. In our experience handling short-term bookings in Oakland, weekend dates at street-facing addresses like this go first, so a Thursday to Sunday run is worth locking early. You can map your own dates against build and permit milestones using our activation timeline"
    },
    {
      "question": "How do I enquire and what happens next?",
      "answer": "Send us your dates, format and rough budget and we reply within 24h with availability, a full cost breakdown and a hold on the calendar where the owner can offer one. There is no charge until confirmed, so the enquiry stage costs you nothing and you can compare this Oakland site against alternatives before signing. Once you approve, we issue the temporary use agreement, take the deposit, open the permit file and hand you to a production lead who runs fit-out, staffing and opening day. You can read exactly how the stages run in how our process works"
    },
    {
      "question": "What is the day rate?",
      "answer": "$322 / day. Weekly and press-preview rates are quoted on request."
    },
    {
      "question": "Is staging, branding and fit-out permitted?",
      "answer": "Yes. Fashion Week Venues runs the full production build — signage, fixtures, lighting, sound, catering and staffing — subject to venue rules. Include your fit-out brief in the inquiry."
    },
    {
      "question": "What is included?",
      "answer": "Included on-site: Internet, Air Conditioning, Security System, Stock Room, Counters, Fitting Rooms, Garment Rack, Lighting."
    },
    {
      "question": "How far in advance should we book?",
      "answer": "Fashion week windows book 6–10 weeks out. Off-season activations can be secured in 2–3 weeks."
    }
  ],
  "editorialFaqCount": 15,
  "city": "Oakland",
  "country": "US",
  "lat": 37.8256436,
  "lon": -122.2690286,
  "areaSqm": 52,
  "areaSqft": 562,
  "priceLabel": "$322 / day",
  "priceEur": 277,
  "coverImage": "https://fashionweekvenues.com/i/charming-cafe-space-for-your-food-venture-448a545b-1.jpg",
  "gallery": [
    {
      "url": "https://fashionweekvenues.com/i/charming-cafe-space-for-your-food-venture-448a545b-2.jpg",
      "caption": "Charming Cafe Space for Your Food Venture, 52 sqm, pop up store in Oakland"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://fashionweekvenues.com/i/charming-cafe-space-for-your-food-venture-448a545b-3.jpg",
      "caption": "Charming Cafe Space for Your Food Venture, 52 sqm, pop up store in Oakland, interior view"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://fashionweekvenues.com/i/charming-cafe-space-for-your-food-venture-448a545b-4.jpg",
      "caption": "Charming Cafe Space for Your Food Venture, 52 sqm, pop up store in Oakland, second interior view"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://fashionweekvenues.com/i/charming-cafe-space-for-your-food-venture-448a545b-5.jpg",
      "caption": "Charming Cafe Space for Your Food Venture, 52 sqm, pop up store in Oakland, third interior view"
    }
  ],
  "amenities": [
    "Internet",
    "Air Conditioning",
    "Security System",
    "Stock Room",
    "Counters",
    "Fitting Rooms",
    "Garment Rack",
    "Lighting",
    "Furniture",
    "Sound & Video Equipment",
    "Electricity",
    "Heating",
    "Parking",
    "Elevator",
    "Kitchen"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "pop up store",
    "retail activation",
    "showroom presentation",
    "product launch",
    "brand activation",
    "private event",
    "cocktail reception"
  ],
  "canonicalUrl": "https://fashionweekvenues.com/spaces/charming-cafe-space-for-your-food-venture-448a545b"
}