Cafe Ohlone, the only Ohlone restaurant in the world, opened with two goals: to provide a physical space for our Ohlone people to be represented in the culinary world with a curated space that represents our living culture; and to educate the public, over Ohlone cuisine, in a dignified, honest manner about the original and continuous inhabitants of this land. Our work with mak-‘amham/Cafe Ohlone affords us the privilege to be cultural diplomats through representing the beauty and vibrancy of our living culture in an effective way. Through this work, we correct outdated stereotypes and misinformation that have lingered for far too long, while simultaneously teaching truths of our living culture, history, and unbroken, permanent relationship
Address and Contact Information
Address: Bancroft Way &, College Ave, Berkeley, CA 94704
Phone: (501) 510-0772
Website: https://www.makamham.com/cafeohlone/
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Reviews
Kim Pham, Pharm.D.
What a gem! In the courtyard of the Anthropology Museum, you’ll find this charming oasis. Everything from the furniture, landscape, menu, and soundtrack are all thoughtfully procured. Afternoon tea consisted of 3 refreshing flavors of tea and 3 sweet dishes. The chia seed porridge was a generous portion with a delicious flavor profile as well as texture. The toasted hazelnuts added a tasty crunch. Blackberries and gooseberries were a nice palate cleanser, and the chia seed flour brownie bites were addictive! The black walnuts and coarse East Bay salt were a perfect combination! I’m thankful they don’t sell these individually otherwise I would be eating them daily. In bulk.
Not only was the meal unique and delicious, we also learned some Ohlone history and words as well as heard some lovely songs and spoken word that were pre-recorded. It’s such a nice experience and so much more than just food and drinks!
… moreNot only was the meal unique and delicious, we also learned some Ohlone history and words as well as heard some lovely songs and spoken word that were pre-recorded. It’s such a nice experience and so much more than just food and drinks!
Raymond Carbonneau Robles
Truly magical find.
In addition to rare local foods, they treated us to games, stories, and song.
It’s difficult to find behind the bookstore, but well worth the unique and private experience.
The decor of acorns, nuts, abalone, and cattails was really lovely.
Also, they provide lovely serapes for the chill.
BE HERE
… moreIn addition to rare local foods, they treated us to games, stories, and song.
It’s difficult to find behind the bookstore, but well worth the unique and private experience.
The decor of acorns, nuts, abalone, and cattails was really lovely.
Also, they provide lovely serapes for the chill.
BE HERE
Kim Curiel
Tucked behind University Press Books is a transformative place that allows you to turn back time. The lovingly gathered and carefully prepared foods are nothing like any foods typically eaten today. Instead, these foods are the mainstay foods that allowed the Ohlone people to live in peace and in harmony with their environment for thousands of years. The two indigenous men who have created this incredible space and menu come from an unbroken line of people who have lived in the East Bay for thousands of years. The foods they are offering take a tremendous amount of time and labor, but they are not offering them in a simple format. The foods are rich and complex and take freshness to an entirely new level. Be prepared to sit outside, dress warmly. Be prepared to learn. There will be abundant information given about each course. Be prepared to ask questions. They want to start conversations that feed your soul as well as your body. Be prepared for adventure. This is an incredible opportunity to explore foods you may not otherwise taste. This is fine dining at its very best.
… morePaula Calles
This place is a MUST. Deliciously fanciful, natural, clean & exquisitely flavorful dishes from our Bay Areas very own indigenous Ohlone tribe. The experience has been well thought out, and you can truly see the intentions that are full of LOVE here. This is as LOCAL and NATIVE as it gets!! Not enough stars for how happy this place makes me & how fulfilling the tastes!!
… moresean kenney
The great thing about this place is it is done for awareness of ohlone that are still indigenous to the east bay. They have not moved from here ever. Hopefully this place can raise awareness that they are much alive and well as a culture. I was concerned I might not liie some of the food for the snacks and tea on tuesday night but it was delicious and very natural to the nearby land. The experience is great as it is communal at picnic tables, preceeded by prayer, and the food is explained. Very spiritual and tasty. It was an overall great experience. Highly recommended!
… moreLenore Sanborn de Asis
We were thrilled to see that Cafe Ohlone was open for tawwa-sii/(evening tea) the evening we were driving in from the South Bay to see a band at the freight & salvage. We were a large party (8 of us) and we got stuck on traffic, so we showed up a little late. Luckily 1 of us was there when they were starting and was told we could all still come in even though we were 15-minutes late. We are so glad they did! Everyone in our group so appreciated the experience and all that we learned.
The experience is a special treat that goes far beyond food: for the tawwa-saii, consider it an immersive story-telling time full of history, different perspectives, some local botanical and culinary background, a quick traditional game and of course, tasty food! In our group, we had a variety of experience: from a docent and teacher, who enlightens local youth on the history of indigenous people and plants in the South Bay on a daily basis, to a British national with little experience of local indigenous people and history. It was a first for all of us and we all walked away impressed.
There are a number of ways you can approach a monolithic task like “sharing indigenous foods,” and Vincent Medina presented us with a current, fully-contextualized realization of traditional ingredients formulated to please the modern palette: hazelnut-milk chia pudding is sweetened with agave syrup and benefits from the aromatic addition of vanilla. It’s unlikely that the local people would have eaten such a thing pre-contact, but given the opportunity to thrive uninterrupted into today’s global society, you can bet that they *would*! So it’s no wonder that their elders insist that they keep the hazelnut-flour brownies. They are everyone’s favorite!
If you can take advantage of this unique opportunity, run, don’t walk. We can’t wait to try their dinner or brunch!
… moreThe experience is a special treat that goes far beyond food: for the tawwa-saii, consider it an immersive story-telling time full of history, different perspectives, some local botanical and culinary background, a quick traditional game and of course, tasty food! In our group, we had a variety of experience: from a docent and teacher, who enlightens local youth on the history of indigenous people and plants in the South Bay on a daily basis, to a British national with little experience of local indigenous people and history. It was a first for all of us and we all walked away impressed.
There are a number of ways you can approach a monolithic task like “sharing indigenous foods,” and Vincent Medina presented us with a current, fully-contextualized realization of traditional ingredients formulated to please the modern palette: hazelnut-milk chia pudding is sweetened with agave syrup and benefits from the aromatic addition of vanilla. It’s unlikely that the local people would have eaten such a thing pre-contact, but given the opportunity to thrive uninterrupted into today’s global society, you can bet that they *would*! So it’s no wonder that their elders insist that they keep the hazelnut-flour brownies. They are everyone’s favorite!
If you can take advantage of this unique opportunity, run, don’t walk. We can’t wait to try their dinner or brunch!
Jeremy Bergsman
Go. Just go.
Maybe this is the most interesting and different food experience you can have in the bay area today. You’ll remember this fondly long after you can no longer remember whether that great meal you bought for $300 a person was at Benu or Coi.
Two young Ohlones are trying to decolonize their culture. The cafe allows you to learn about and taste a credible stab at pre-colonial East Bay food. It’s actually pretty tasty, but this is an experience more than a place to eat. There’s plenty to read about this online, so instead of repeating it I will just add this as an endorsement to go.
… moreMaybe this is the most interesting and different food experience you can have in the bay area today. You’ll remember this fondly long after you can no longer remember whether that great meal you bought for $300 a person was at Benu or Coi.
Two young Ohlones are trying to decolonize their culture. The cafe allows you to learn about and taste a credible stab at pre-colonial East Bay food. It’s actually pretty tasty, but this is an experience more than a place to eat. There’s plenty to read about this online, so instead of repeating it I will just add this as an endorsement to go.
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Such delicious food and such important decolonizing work! Very excited about how they use this cafe to support deepening connections to traditional food systems and thought within the Ohlone community .
… moreRainer Hochhalter
the wonderful food is only part of the experience! listening to Vincent talk about the Ohlone people and their near genocide by the colonizing Europeans is truly humbling and touching!
… moreNatasha Beery
Came to one of their talks sponsored by Berkeley Public Library. Important learnings about the Ohlone people
… more