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Peet's Coffee and Tea, at the corner of Walnut and Vine in Berkeley. Founded in 1966 as a pioneering effort to bring fresh-roasted "gourmet" coffee to the American palate, Peet's coffee shop started a revolution in American coffee tastes. When Starbuck's was founded in Seattle, they initially bought their coffee from Peet's. Peet's is now a small chain throughout the Bay Area. As part of the coffee revolution, you will also find many fine independent coffee shops throughout the Bay Area, as well as the ubiquitous Starbuck's which has more locations than McDonald's. Many of the best master roasters in the Bay Area have learned from Alfred Peet.