Resurrect the low-key hangout

Dinner every Wednesday

Invite your friends to join and have a standing date each week. Meet new friends while you’re at it.

Drop in when you can

Open 6-10pm: come whenever, leave whenever, wear whatever. The only dress code is slippers.

Pay what’s fair

Cultists pay a monthly tithe tied to financial ability. We’re here to fix isolationist American culture, not build a country club.

This MLM has guaranteed rewards

See friends without the planning

A block on your calendar, and on all your friends’ calendars. No more endless texting, or guilt for forgetting to respond.

A tasty meal you don’t have to cook

Perfect for the mid-week slump. More fun than takeout, easier than cooking. No Yelp indecision or waiting for a table.

New friends, without the stranger danger

The best way to make friends is through friends. Invite yours, have them invite theirs, and surround yourself with new and interesting people.

Relieve stress, don’t just escape it

Doom scrolling and Netflix are easy, but they don’t make your life richer. Fight the isolating attention economy with a more fulfilling alternative.

Take a break from being the host

Are you the connector in your friend group? Always introducing and never introduced? Come by, kick back, and meet other catalysts like you.

An opportunity to create culture

Invent new customs, start sub-cults, be a part of creating the space you want to inhabit. This is a playground to bring your ideas to life.

Pricing

We’re doing our best to make this accessible, while also keeping the lights on. We have three tiers, because different people make different amounts of money, but we all deserve to be here.

Not sure where you fit? Reach out to us at hello@friendcult.co

$130/MONTH

$100/MONTH

OPENING SPECIAL

For cultists who don’t have the financial means to pay the full cost. Spots limited by Golden Chalice contributions.

$165/MONTH

$125/MONTH

OPENING SPECIAL

Reflects the true cost to run our weekly gatherings & provide a private cult space

$185+/MONTH

$145+/MONTH

OPENING SPECIAL

For those with the capacity and resources to help make Friend Cult accessible to all. Other amounts welcome.

$30 for your first gathering

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Frequently asked questions

    • Access to all our weekly Wednesday gatherings, which includes dinner and non-alcoholic beverages

    • Invitation to our private Friend Cult discord channel, where members chat, share ideas, and plan events

    • Paid guest passes

    • The inside track on all our secret rituals

  • Do your friends all make the same amount of money? Ours don’t! This pricing structure helps us welcome cultists of varied financial backgrounds.

    Thanks for experimenting with us, and if you have questions or aren’t sure where you fit, feel free to reach out to hello@friendcult.co.

  • No waitstaff, no reservation times, nobody trying to turn your table. Serve yourself, bus your own dishes, and feel free to linger long after you’ve finished eating.

  • Each week we cater from different local restaurants, chefs, and pop-ups — a tour of the delicious eats Oakland has to offer!

  • We offer vegetarian options, and label dishes that contain common allergens.

    Requisite disclaimer: We partner with outside restaurants and chefs and cannot guarantee their allergen precautions. If you have allergies, please be cautious when enjoying our food.

  • In a world of plentiful bars and wine pairings, Friend Cult is a proudly non-alcoholic space. We don’t serve alcohol and we request members leave their booze at home.

  • Wear whatever you want, the only dress code is slippers. Bring your own, or wear our complimentary ones.

  • Stop by anytime during operating hours, Wednesday evenings from 6-10pm. Stay for just long enough to dine and dash, or linger for the whole evening. It’s up to you.

  • We meet in a private venue in downtown Oakland. Exact location details are shared with our cultists.

  • At this time, our space can’t accommodate children.

    Rest assured, we are actively plotting ways to welcome mini-cultists in the near future. Get ‘em young!

Tenets we practice

Choose Good Gods

We worship at the altar of social connection, not social media. We invest in the relationships we care about, so we can live happier and die more fulfilled. Life is short and time is worship, so we’re mindful of the gods we devote our attention to.

Kill the Stranger

As the saying goes, the stranger is the enemy of connection, and sharing is the enemy of the stranger. We kill the stranger in ourselves by genuinely sharing who we are and what we love. We kill the stranger in others by greeting them with genuine curiosity, never judgment.

Conjure New Culture

We are the designers of our culture, not merely the consumers of it. We acknowledge that American culture is broken: it’s isolationist and individualistic. We can fix it by actively participating in an alternative.