Vanessa's Cafe and Coffee Bar
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Vanessa's Cafe and Coffee Bar

3521 Bittersweet Rd, Richmond, VA

★★★★4.2(1,073 Google reviews)

Crema's Take

Vanessa's strikes that sweet spot between a serious espresso bar and a welcoming neighborhood gathering place, where the coffee consistently impresses and the pastries and full breakfast menu give you reason to linger over your cup. Located in the Publix shopping center on Canoe Creek, this pretty little cafe has built a devoted following for its creative specialty drinks and excellent traditional espresso work, though you'll find the experience can be uneven depending on who's behind the counter. If you catch them on a good day, you've found a gem worth coming back to—just expect a casual, self-service vibe that fits the Richmond cafe scene.

What to expect

Full breakfastEspresso focusedSlow sitPastriesTraditional drinksSpecialty drinksMeetingsSignature drinks

Google Reviews

cecilia crespo
★★★★3 months ago

Today 2/3/26 I went to Vanessa's Coffee Shop IN THE PUBLIX SHOPPING CENTER ON CANOE CREEK and the shop is pretty. That's where the compliments end. The girl at the counter looked MISERABLE, I ordered coffee and a egg, cheese, bacon PANNINI sandwich. I paid $18.00. The hazelnut coffee was TAR, even though I tried to fix it there was no hope. It didn't taste like nothing but TAR. She had on a PUS that was EVEN MAKING ME FEEL UPSET. The young boy gave me a juice instead because I told Him I couldn't drink the coffee. Then she called my name and put a bag on the counter and walked away with her bitter self. First of all, I DID NOT RECEIVE A PANNINI SANDWICH, I GOT A SOGGY WARM BREAD WITH RAW BACON. I SAT THERE AT HOME FURIOUS THAT I PAID FOR THIS CRAP. $18.00 For BAD service and HORRIBLE FOOD. If you're in the area and looking for a good place to eat BREAKFAST OR ANYTHING RELATED, THIS IS NOT THE PLACE!!!

Kenzie Conard
★★★★★3 months ago

HOLY COW! We’ve been striking out on all the coffee shops we have tried on this trip and then we found Vanessa’s. The coffee is excellent, food was so yummy and they had great service! If I lived in the area, this would be a spot I’d frequent.

T
★★★★★3 months ago

What an amazing little gem. Went first thing on a Sunday morning and the ambiance and service was fantastic. I was excited to order a mallorca as I haven’t yet found a place that sells them to my liking. It was fantastic! Pillow soft bread and the ham, cheese and egg were delicious. I ordered an extra sweet white chocolate latte and it also did not disappoint. Will definitely be back!

Christina Capote
★★★★★6 months ago

Tried this place for the first time and I must say it was great from the service to the food and the COFFEE!!!! I found the food to be well portioned and the pancakes were huge and fluffy(which my husband definitely enjoyed :-) ) I had a macchiato and OMG ! Sooo good ! So good that I had to take another to go … my husband had the latte and he found it delicious. The atmosphere was nice , good place to chat and catch up over a coffee and it’s so beautiful inside . I definitely will be going back and definitely recommend it to everyone!

Ariana Santacruz
★★★★★6 months ago

Cute cafe! All of the food that we got looked beautiful but for the prices/service (having to get up and get the food ourselves and same for when we were done with the food having to bring the plates to the trash) the prices should be less. I also tried their matcha and it didn’t taste like matcha one bit 🤮 I don’t think they should offer matcha if it’s not made good quality. They should have people take your order at the table or else why would we be tipping if all they are doing is having us get up and get the food ourselves and discard the plates at these prices?

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