Kiklo Cafe

I love Kiklo Cafe! One of the best places to get food on campus. The prices are better in comparison to Free Speech Movement Cafe, Yali's, etc. Good service and everything is ready fast. I've tried the Pulled Pork Sandwich, Spanakopita, and Gyro. I have enjoyed them all. All the flavors are flavoring. There's also great lighting for studying. It's an area with more chatter so it's a good spot if you enjoy working with white noise in the background.I definitely recommend Kiklo Cafe and look forward to trying their drinks and other items on the menu.

Kiklo has opened up in the Stanley Hall space that was formerly occupied by Yali's. The group operating Kiklo is the same bunch of people who had Nefeli on Euclid, the Odyssia Caffe (long gone, formerly at the corner of Shattuck and Hearst) and the V&A Cafe. In fact, my receipt from Kiklo lists the supplier as "Nefeli Cafe doing business as Kiklo Cafe."Kiklo looks not all that different from Yali's. It's possible that the kitchen space was built out somewhat, leaving less room for indoor dining. There's still great outdoor dining, and of course one imagines that a lot of the business will be "to go." The menu, on display when you enter from the Stanley Hall lobby, shows lots of drinks, a few salads and desserts, and probably some other items.I came with a friend for coffee after lunch. We were greeted by a barista/cashier who clearly knew his business. (I presume that he has worked at Nefeli and/or V&A.) He made me an excellent double macchiato "for here" and supplied my friend with the iced coffee that she requested. A key point for me is that the coffee is "authentically Italian" in the sense that the cafe imports roasted beans from Italy (presumably in vacuum-sealed cans). The coffee here is from Torrefazione Portioli, a Milanese company that began in the late 1950s. (I had never heard of them before.) The coffee is excellent, though local roasters would argue that they can beat out imported coffee because of the freshness of local coffee. (Actually, I have started roasting my own coffee at home but don't yet go around making claims of great freshness.) My macchiato was perfectly prepared.This cafe attracts a long line of students when classes get out in the nearby Stanley Hall auditoriums. (We came in the middle of a class period and encountered no line.) It's already well known in this corner of the campus but perhaps not as well known on campus as it deserves to be. If you're in the area, make a small detour to check it out.

okay, again.. I am not going to provide my hard earned money to support this place i have been ridiculed by their staffing!! and especially need to make this clear ... ANTHONY ! I am a "He" not a "She" the staff member that continues to be little me.. but to desecrate who I am as a living human the fact that "Anthony" could purposely humiliate me in front of not just a professor, but a gentleman that I have became close with .. I have been through many obstacles in my life and through the way I have found myself beside myself time and time.. but never have I ever been! so disgusted and embarrassed by the same person who has continuously disrespected me..

The food and drinks are sub-par. The bagels are dry and the sun-dried tomato spread tastes like marinara. The matcha is okay, tastes unmixed and they didn't even add my sweetener. The baristas are nice though. They replaced Yali's which is now at the engineering building and has amazing sandwiches (worth the walk imo).

Although it is a big expensive, 100% worth it (especially compared to FSM, and other cafes at Berkeley). Food is amazing, fresh and high quality (especially compared to other places like Yali's) and the people working there are really nice. I spilled a drink once; they gave me another one for free. The Ambiance is really nice, its chill enough to study in. I get the pineapple mango chia seed smoothie at least 3x a week its that good. Easily best place at Berkeley