Cafe Veneto
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Cafe Veneto

9898 Lantern St, Jacksonville, FL

★★★★★4.7(448 Google reviews)

Crema's Take

This Italian-inspired café strikes that perfect balance between a quick espresso stop and a leisurely breakfast destination, with a genuinely warm staff that makes you feel like a regular from visit one. The kitchen takes real pride in fresh, house-made food—think perfectly executed croissants with smoked salmon and grits alongside Black Forest crepes—paired with genuinely excellent coffee that doesn't play second fiddle to the pastries and paninis. Whether you're grabbing a traditional cappuccino to go or settling in for a full meal on a beautiful plate, Cafe Veneto delivers the kind of authentic, thoughtful experience that keeps people coming back after years away.

What to expect

PastriesSlow sitLight foodMeetingsTraditional drinksQuick grabFull breakfast

Google Reviews

Will Heidt
★★★★★2 months ago

Great food! Staff was very friendly, food was unbelievably good and authentic. Coffee was great. Will definitely be back!

Rowan
★★★★★2 months ago

Super fresh and delicious food. There’s a lot of variety on the menu and everything looked delicious. The paninis were delicious! The staff is very nice and service is very fast. We will definitely be back to try more of the menu.

Han
★★★★★5 months ago

I love this place! I've only been one other time 3 years ago for a quick to go drinks. This time though, I was able to sit down and eat and it was amazing. All of the food is obviously homemade and excellent. My friend ordered a chicken sandwich which was double the size we were expecting and came with chips. We also got macchiato and a spicy chai tea which was fabulous. I love chai and am very snobby about it and this is probably the best and coziest chai I've ever had. There is a wide range of choices for everyone and wide a range of flavors too. The service is also amazing. Its run by a sweet older lady who was smiley and obviously puts a lot of effort into the atmosphere. The cafe is full of warm lighting and string lights outside. It's also full of beautiful lights and lovely music. I'm so glad I live near this cafe now and hope to become a regular.

Lori Ben3601
★★★★★5 months ago

Cafe Veneto has done it again!! I absolutely love this little cafe! The food is always very fresh ingredients! The meal is always presented beautifully on a nice plate or charcuterie board. Everything is prepared top notch!!

Dean C. D
★★★★★10 months ago

My elderly Mom has the Black Forest Crepes and I had the Croissant with Smoked Salmon and Grits. Everything was super fresh and nothing was overly sweet or salty. Both dishes had good flavor you could taste the home cooked goodness. The seating a decor was very quaint and comfortable. We also liked having a cash payment option.

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