Vanilla Espresso French Cafe

Had breakfast here for the first time today, and y'all... amazing. I've passed by this restaurant a million times and never tried it, and now I'm mourning all the croissants I've missed out on.

We ordered a croque monsieur (french ham and cheese sandwich made with a béchamel sauce and toasted all cheesy and crunchy and soft), squash soup (my mother wanted the recipe), a half sandwich and on a fresh crunchy baguette, the best hot cocoa on earth (with marshmallows), and a couple different types of croissants which were all fresh, flaky, and delicious.

Do yourself a favor and get the limoncello slice. It had the perfect lemmony balance without being overly sweet. It's gotten harder to find really good desserts that taste like something other than sugar. This was it.

There was a woman playing the violin, and it, too, was just perfect. Café ambiance, nice music, and still played at a volume that lets you hear the people in your party. She's there Sundays from 10am to 1pm and Fridays from 6-8pm (also their 2 for 1 happy hour).

The only thing I'd have changed is knowing the cappuccino comes dusted with cinnamon so I could opt out. I'm not a huge fan of it on drinks (it feels kinda sandy).

And another little thing I that made me extra happy: their takeaway clamshells are the EcoChoice sugarcane ones that can be composted in most waste management plants, so you get delicious leftovers without single-use plastic guilt. Also, the menus have a funny typo that made me giggle, their poached eggs say pouched, and now I will forever picture eggs served in little bags.

I already know what I'm getting when I go back!