Crema's Take
“Muffins Cafe trades pretension for reliability, serving genuinely excellent pastries and straightforward espresso drinks that justify the small-but-mighty seating area where regulars camp out for hours. The vibe skews family-friendly and low-key, perfect for a leisurely breakfast sandwich or people-watching session with your dog, though the staff's menu-hovering can feel a bit eager. Come for the muffins and fresh ingredients, but manage expectations on portion sizes—the lox bagel, while quality, is more delicate than generous.”
What to expect
Espresso-focused. A slow-sit, outdoor seating spot, good for meetings. Full breakfast, pastries, and light food on the menu. Dog friendly. Family friendly. Parking available.
Google Reviews
See all on Google →Great muffins! Cute spot, good selection of coffees and teas. It's small, but if you're lucky enough to get a table, it's great people (and dog) watching, too.
Stopped here on a snow day to get a hot drink - grabbed a hot cocoa and a chicken salad sandwich and it was so delicious. There’s seating inside so I got to warm up and the staff was really friendly. Glad I found this place !
I am not sure why the staff keep asking me if I am ready to order when I was still reading the menu (it was my first time in this place). I had chocolate croissant and a regular latte, the chocolate croissant was good and the latte was also good.
I recently checked out the Muffins Cafe on Columbus Avenue and loved their menu as well as their prices, staff etc! I ordered their Caesar Salad that was delicious. The lettuce was fresh and the croutons were tasty.
Got the lox bagel on everything- bagel was 10/10 but the amount of salmon was 3/10 - it is a criminally small amount- one strip of salmon. Cream cheese was excellent and tomato was quality but there were no capers 🤨😣. The cost was the same as a lox from other shops with 3…
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