Love Cafe
“This coffee shop is owned by a local of east harlem, when pleasant avenue was primarily italian.”
“LOL)
Pat knew the name of almost everyone who came in and there were a lot of high school students stopping by.”
“She's from Seattle and takes her coffee extremely seriously — Jay makes it for her perfectly every time.”
Love Cafe
Take-out: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Good for Working: Yes
PokéStop Nearby: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
5 reviews
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So happy that I discovered this cafe! Strong coffee that tastes good for $2!! Restaurant quality French toast and pancakes for $5 each! Friendly service. This place is a serious gem in East Harlem! It is my new takeout brunch spot. Highly recommend.
This place is very cute and I'd love to come by more often but it's closed a lot. Went in this morning but it took 5 mins to get any service because the coffee guy kept chatting it up with a regular. My mocha drip was warm, not hot, so 10 mins later it was a little too cold for me to finish. I heard good things about the brownie so i have to try it. This cafe is cute and lovely and quiet. I see myself stopping by more often.
The coffee here is phenominal, I love a good cup of coffee with milk and sugar, they make it strong, sweet and just right. They just gotta make sure they are dependable to be open early in the morning.
The bagels are always chewy fresh and pressed with a really cool press that leaves my bagel with nice crispy lines on it, and the bagel is always generously buttered. Im a simple man, and I really don't love mornings, but this cafe always gives me some good luvin in the morning!
During our weekly Saturday in the city, hubbs and I relied on Yelp for a place with good eats and came across this great hole in the wall, greasy spoon spot. When we arrived, it looked way too small and we thought we would have to order and eat our food in the car but since there were a few officers placing orders, we decided it was worth a try because NYC cops always know where the eating is good. After a few minutes, we were told that there were a few tables in the rear and on our way back there, we noticed that the dining bar in front is actually pretty long so, if there weren't any tables in back, we would have been able to comfortably dine up front. The staff is super friendly. Give them time, they're attentive to everyone. The place can house a lot of folks but there's only two people taking orders and serving tables. The guy serving us saw our preoccupation with our phones and offered up the WiFi password. Very cool.
I always enjoy perusing the food pics to help me choose my order. I came across Jay C's waffle sandwich pic and immediately knew that was what I wanted, especially seeing that they have non-pork meats like turkey bacon and beef sausage. I ordered a Turkey Bacon, Egg and Cheese on a Belgian Waffle and it was everything! I asked for some maple syrup to complete the dish. It was amazing. Hubby had a Philly Cheesesteak on a Roll that he liked and I tasted it, of course, to keep my reviews authentic and all; it was good. I wish there was a bit more cheese and the meat, cut a little bigger, but it was real steak and not that steakums crap, which was a pleasant surprise, so they get a check mark for that.
Hubby had an Iced tea and I had skinny Chai Latte; I must say that their beverages were on point. The iced tea tasted homemade and the chai was fragrant and tasted great.
For as long as my boy will be going to CU every weekend, we will be trying out many places in the area, from the humble luncheonette to the pretentious bistro and everything in between and I'm happy to say that I'm a little bit in love with the Love Café.
Having been tasked with the job of driving my kids to their weekday & weekend examines at their school, I have found a little haven across the street at this café.
Their coffee is very good and for $1 a cup I am happy for a while… especially since there is very little else around the neighborhood at 8am in the morning.
I also frequent their orange truck down on Wall St. in the morning;
same friendly service and old-fashion rock & roll music.