Understory
Oakland, CA
528 8th St, Oakland, CA, 94607-390446 itemsUpdated May 25, 2026
Structured menu data
Cafe Food
Fried Chicken Rice Bowl
$15.00Fried Chicken Sandwich
$13.00Fried Oyster Mushroom
$14.00Papaya Burger
$14.00Pork Lumpia
$12.00Pork Tocino Rice Bowl
$15.00Pork Tocino Sandwich
$13.00Tortang Talong Burrito
$13.00grilled eggplant omelette or vegan egg omelette, arugula, pickled red onion, aioli, java rice wrapped in a flour tortilla. Comes with a side of housemade habenero hot sauce. (add pork tocino or bacon +$4)
Tortang Talong Rice Bowl
$14.00Understory Hash
$18.00Potato, sweet potato, butternut squash, & brussel sprouts topped with fresh herbs and pickle red onion. Choice of lechon (pork belly), vegan pork, oyster mushrooms, or vegan longganisa.
Vegan Breakfast Sandwich
$12.00A classic breakfast sandwich but plant-based! housemade chickpea “egg”, trumpet mushroom "bacon", vegan cheddar, vegan mayo, pickled red onions, arugula on a dairy-free brioche bun. Make it a meal with our house salad or fries (+$4).
Vegan Fried Chicken Rice Bowl
$15.00Vegan Fried Chicken Sandwich
$13.00Coffee/Tea
Cafe de Olla
$5.00Coffee brewed with brown sugar, cinnamon, star anise, cardamom, cloves, orange peel. Cold version comes with orange coconut oat milk foam.
Cala-Cello Coffee Tonic
$7.00A tropical play on limoncello; Calamansi(Filipino citrus), pandan, coconut water, cane sugar with Cold Brew Blend (Ethiopia+Mexico), housemade tonic syrup and sparkling water.
Daly City Fog
$5.00Earl Grey (Blue Willow Tea), pandan syrup, oat milk foam.
Decaf
$4.00Selected Decaffienated Coffee from Equal Exchange or Mother Tongue Coffee (Roasted in Oakland).
Drip Coffee
$4.00Selected Coffee from Equal Exchange or Mother Tongue Coffee (Roasted in Oakland).
Loose Leaf Tea
$4.00White, Red, Oolong, Green, or Herbal teas sourced from 101 Tea in Fremont and Blue Willow Tea in Berkeley.
Mocha
$6.00Filipino and Dark Chocolate blend, cane sugar, coffee, and your choice of milk.
Pandan Cold Brew
$6.00Curated Cold Brew Blend (Ethiopia+Mexico), pandan syrup, coconut-oatmilk.
Strawberry Orange Blossom
$7.00Spring/Summer Seasonal Drink. Farmer's Market organic strawberries, orange blossom, choice of milk, matcha or hojicha (roasted green tea).
Tres Leches Tea Latte
$7.00Tres Leches milk (oat milk, coconut milk, brown sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, & rose water) with your choice of tea: Matcha or Hojicha (roasted green tea). Hot or Iced.
Turon Latte
$8.00A dessert as a drink! Cold Brew Blend (Ethiopia+Mexico), pandan syrup, and Turon foam (banana, jackfruit, coconut+oat milk) with a mini fried Turon garnish. (Gluten Free version available)
Community Offering
Sotanghon
$12.00Comforting glass noodle soup in a garlic-scallion broth, finished with toasted shallots
Dessert & Pastries
Biscuit & jam (Vegetarian)
$6.00Orange Olive Oil Cake (Vegan)
$6.00A soft & aromatic cake made with oranges & extra virgin olive oil. Vegan. *Contains wheat
Pandesal (Vegan)
$6.00Pineapple Basil Sorbet (V+GF)
$8.00Turkish Feta Pogaça (Vegetarian)
$6.00Turkish Breakfast Pastry. Housemade Feta & Yogurt, dill, parsley, & sesame seeds. Vegetarian. *Contains dairy, egg, butter, & sesame
NA Beverage
Agua de Coco
$5.0010.5 fl oz Canned Coconut Water
Agua Fresca
$5.00House made flavors: Jamaica (Hibiscus) or Seasonal Fruit (weekly rotation)
Heart Healing Tea
$4.00House-favorite herbal tea blend: Tulsi (holy basil), hibiscus, lemon balm, lemon verbena, passion flower, Hawthorne berry, chamomile, and sweetened with agave. Hot or Iced.
Hot Chocolate
$5.00House blend of roasted Filipino chocolate and dark chocolate, cane sugar, choice of milk (whole, coconut-oat milk, or oat milk). Smoky, rich, not too sweet.
Iced Tea
$5.00Tepache
$5.00Tangy, naturally fermented drink made with ripe mango, pineapple rind, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Refreshingly tart and bubbly. (vegan & gluten free)
Ube Horchata
$5.00creamy rice and oat milk blended with ube, cinnamon, and vanilla for a dreamy, lightly sweet sip (vegan & gluten free)