LuLu's Cafe & Bakery
3119 Poplar Ave, Memphis, TN
Crema's Take
“LuLu's is a thoughtfully run café that takes its time with both coffee and food, earning genuine affection from regulars who come back for the welcoming energy and kind staff. The shop shines as a plant-based haven with inventive vegan pastries and breakfast items made fresh in-house, all beautifully paired with espresso drinks and specialty options like golden milk lattes and matcha that feel equally considered. Whether you're after a pour-over, a cappuccino, or a perfectly toasted bagel with cashew cream cheese, this is the kind of neighborhood spot that makes you feel known the moment you walk through the door.”
What to expect
Google Reviews
Great sandwich and atmosphere. Very kind and friendly staff. Blueberry Lavender scone had a little too much Lavender for my taste. The golden milk latte was strong for this young lady. The mushroom melt with added fermented jalapeños and tofu egg with freshly baked bread was delicious. I highly recommend anyone to try this place out.
We came here for breakfast and had a breakfast sandwich, a cappuccino, and two sweet pastries. This café feels welcoming the moment you walk in. The team takes their time, gives kind recommendations, and makes you feel genuinely taken care of. We truly enjoyed our visit. We’ll happily come back and highly recommend this place.
I've come here twice back to back during my weekend visit to Memphis. As a vegan, this place is a dream. The first time I came, I got the sausage biscuit, hot matcha latte, and ginger cookie. The biscuit was life changing, especially with the tomato jam. The matcha latte wasn't super great and didn't have much flavor unfortunately. The cookie was fantastic and made perfectly! The next day, I got the breakfast sandwich, pumpkin pie bar, ube matcha bar, and orchard souls cake. I only ate the sandwich, as I'm bringing the baked treats back to Jackson with me. The breakfast sandwich was delicious! It was so so good. Next time, I'm going to ask if I can get the bread toasted. What a wonderful place!!!
A vegan spot, full of hip and cool vibes. I got my bagel with sea salt toasted and served with cashew milk cream cheese. This is the first time I tasted vegan cream cheese and I loved it. I also got myself a slice of tres leches - and it was decent too. Overall a very chic place.
Honestly worth the trip to Memphis just for this! New wave plant based spot that shies away from using the word vegan (which has developed a negative connotation). All the food is local fresh handmade, down to the cultured items and butter etc. Had the breakfast sandwich with tofu egg, the sausage biscuit (which was to die for and the item that put Lulus on the map back in their farmers market days). Also had the beet Reuben. I love a great vegan Reuben. The bread was awesome and all the flavors were spot on. Soup was excellent. We got lots of cookies, scones and other sweet treats to go. All A+. Coffee program was excellent. (And free refills!) This place does a few good items and the succeed in trying to do few things very very well. Met a couple of the owners, very nice people. The place is employee owned. Awesome! Worth a detour.
Crema Reviews
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