Vera's Cafe
Coffee/Tea/Juice
Coffee Shop
Vera's has soymilk to veganize coffee drinks, and has a really nice patio area and a seperate smoking room with a door that seperates it from the rest of the space.
On Lyndale Avenue north of Lake Street, South of 28th on the east side of the street. Just south of the Greenway.
- Outdoor Seating
- Wireless (free)
Added by v.e.g.a.n. on Mar 4 05 (updated Mar 4 05)
Reviews
don't get me wrong, i love the gay-friendly atmosphere of this place - and the soy coffee drinks are good, but the vegan food options are few and not so great. it was like vending machine food.
Vera's does have some great soy drinks (especially the chai tea). I wish they had some vegan pastries though, or at least knew if they did or not.
The service is generally very good. It's a popular place. I don't know what the official policy is, but I have brought my dog and have seen other people bring their dogs and they've been welcome to sit with me in their patio area as long as they weren't disruptive. They make really good soy steamers - steamed soy milk with flavored syrup - and have a ton of flavors to choose from.
This place has nice atmosphere, some outdoor seating and live music, but it otherwise has almost no vegan food items. This is a bit galling as nearly every other cafe in the extended Uptown area offers at least pre-packaged vegan cookies, if nothing else. But Vera's doesn't even make that effort. In my opinion, I'd rather go to Caffetto (corner of 22nd St. and Lyndale) or even just get tea and appetizers are some place like Jasmine Deli, Namaste Cafe, Galactic Pizza or Pizza Luce. Vera's doesn't offer anything special and doesn't even try to have vegan items.