Kaleidoscope Coffee

This coffee shop is super cozy and full of life! What I love about Kaleidoscope Coffee is their quality of beverages and pastries and the ambiance of a cozy space whether you are there to chat with others or enjoy a work space. The indoors has two cute nooks toward the front of the shop, a general seating area with low and high top tables, a few couches for a cozier seating, and a back patio to enjoy fresh air while you sip on your favorite beverage. They also work on being connected to the community and have comedy nights or live music! Definitely a place that I have sat in for hours enjoying time with my people or just getting away from the everything else. Parking in Point Richmond can be a little busy at times but drive down the side streets and you should be able to find a spot. Definitely try this place out if you are looking for a cute cozy coffee shop.

Only game in town.6.50 chai tea? Very over priced. No line, two employees talking, ignored me. C ya .

I should start off with saying i'm a frequent flyer here of sorts. So I can say I have tried a little bit of everything. Kaleidoscope is nestled in cozy downtown Point Richmond and is the only realcoffee shop here. It's the cutest little shop with lamps with paper cut outs, local artisan faire, outdoor patio, nooks and an array of seating. Lots of individuals willcoke to sit and work on their lap tops. They also offer comedy nights among other events. Shop can sometimes seem a little cluttered because a lot of their inventory is out due to lack of space it seems. Bathroom has large chalk walls where you are encouraged to leave messages. Books to read and Kaleidoscopes for the children to play with. Service is always pleasant, 100% of the time, regardless of how busy it is. The owners are present and available. Small, independent, minority owned. Kaleidoscope qualifies as an actual cafe, they aren't pushing out premade drinks down an assembly line. They have matcha, Haldi Doodh, Various espresso based drinks, specialty syrups, decadent ice cream that leans towards a cleaner food, pastries from local vendors including mochi donuts and vegetarian muffins, goat cheese toast with honey and feta, lots of variety. Prices are fair, portions match the quality and portion sized of offerings. My only cons is that for non espresso based drinks they are sometimeslukewarm, regardless of milk choice. We often ask them to reheat drinks even, flavor is stillthere hut when ordering a hot beverage I have an expectation that it's more than just 'warm'. They gladly adjust the drink when asked, no complaints. For all of the reasons above I willcontinue to be a happy patron there. The warmth of drinks is an easy fix and i'm hoping that they may notice a pattern in order to adjust accordingly. Definitely take a trip in when visiting Richmond.

When I think of a "kaleidoscope", I think of those handheld toys you look into that displayed a colorful aura with psychedelic patterns. However, I don't want to go too off topic so I will leave it at that. Which takes me to Richmond where I had the opportunity in checking out "Kaleidoscope Coffee". Located in the cozy downtown area of Point Richmond right on Park Place and south of the 580 freeway, this place has been brewing up delicious coffee beverages and food dating back to late-2015. My significant other and I came here during the morning of Sunday 4/21/2024 at around 10:20am as we needed that extra caffeine kick before venturing to San Francisco for the day. Parking was surprisingly easy to find as this is a very chill and quaint part of town. Since it was a Sunday, many of the small businesses were closed for the day. Kaleidoscope does offer very generous business hours as they are open 7 days a week from 7am-7pm. Best of all, they also have an open-mic night every Monday evening.Once inside, you are greeted by a huge open space area. It was arguably one of the larger sized coffee shops I've frequented. You will find many tables for small parties, comfy sofas, and plush chairs throughout as if you're lounging inside of a friends' living room. This inside area has a huge brick wall complete with shelves that includes dozens of reading books, whole bean/ground coffee for sale, coffee filters, and mugs. Every square foot of this place is well executed perfectly for a cozy and relaxing experience. The outside does not disappoint either as there is a large deck and garden overlooking several trees in the distance.Since I was a little hungry, I ended up ordering toast (they use 2 slices of fresh Sourdough) complete with peanut-butter, honey, and cinnamon. As for my drink, I chose an iced Vietnamese coffee (which offers sweetened condensed milk). My lady ordered their avocado toast (which also use the 2 slices of sourdough) while this included salt, pepper, and olive oil. She went with their hot vanilla latte. Our drinks were ready within a few minutes while our toasts are ready only a couple minutes later. My toast was made to perfection while my lady was generous enough to let me sample her avocado toast. This absolutely hit the spot in every way possible. Oh, and my Vietnamese iced coffee was also a 10/10 and made to perfection.We also had the opportunity meeting the owner Venkatesh (aka Venki) during our visit and mentioned just how wonderful her coffee shop looks. Since we're not from this area, I don't know the next time I will visit but this place is as good as it gets as far as coffee in Richmond go. With that said and done, I am giving "Kaleidoscope Coffee" a unanimous five-star rating. Service, ambiance, prices, coffee, and food was all tops in my book.

I like trying local coffee shops when I have time because a good coffee shop usually have a stronger brew than chains like Starbucks. I am disappointed that this shop with raving reviews produced such a weak latte. It comes with 2 shots of espresso and I subbed with soy milk. The taste of espresso does not come through.

Richmond treasure. Service, ambiance, cleanliness is always on point. This is Amy go to place. I am honestly still typing because yelpIs making me do more than 85 characters. Anyway lovely place well deserving of highest rating

As the younger kids would say this place was bussin the service, the ambiance was bussin! It was fire & honestly i have nothing bad to say other than i had to sit in the patio in the freezing cold outside because the seating inside was full but aye you cant ask for too much in this life but this place is a 10/10

Lovely spot for coffee - nice, clean, sunny interior and a sweet, shady patio - right in the middle of historic Point Richmond.

Gayle and I had a very nice recent stay at the nearby Hotel Mac. As breakfast is not provided there, we headed down the street the next morning and found Kaleidoscope Coffee. We enjoyed our coffee selections (and scones) and spend our time out on the outside patio in back. This place is huge and offers a comfortable living room vibe inside (with good natural light). There's also touches of local art within and a definite diverse welcoming charm.

I have heard great things about this place. We came after a hike. We ordered a latte, a matcha tea and a cottage cheese pretzel. Latte was average. There definitely better options in the area. Matcha was very generous. Pretzel was not super fresh. I asked for it to be toasted but they only had a microwave. I love the ambience though. A very cute place but hopefully food can be better.