Such a wonderful place. I was so excited to see them open in the are it was exactly what we needed! All the drinks are delicious and interesting. The macarons are SO TASTY and all the food they have here as well is wonderful. I love their muddy matcha and their yuzu matcha a lot. They were closed over winter but once they re-open it will be my go-to place to get work done while treating myself to a nice drink.
Kate Hufnagel
Love this amazing neighborhood gem. I find myself here often as it’s one of the few places I can get a good milk tea boba first thing in the morning, but I keep coming back for the macaroons, the coffee drinks, the croffles…??. Friendly owners with fantastic service. Don’t miss out on a visit to zozo cafe!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Breakfast Croffle, Macaron
Aesha E.
I'm honestly not sure how I missed this place. I'm often looking for a new coffee shop to try out for their non-coffee option, and I don't recall this ever coming up in Yelp. And given its place on Lincoln it's easy to miss--I don't think I've ever noticed it here, though I've noticed the salon next door many times.Anyway, Cafe ZoZo is great. I ordered some breakfast sandwiches and a couple drinks. The sandwiches were delicious. They weren't blowing smoke when they call it crispy bacon; it was perfect. The bread of the sandwich is a couple waffles with maple syrup, and the combination was so good I wished I had more. The waffle was also crispy, not soft, which I appreciated--it made it easier to eat than if it was very soft. (It was pleasant to eat and had a nice mouthfeel.) Although it was an intense syrup flavor, it wasn't drippy and not so sticky that it made it a pain to eat; just a little sticky. My vanilla chai latte was pretty flavorful, very sweet, and it was a nice accompaniment to the sandwich.They don't really have an order counter--you place your order in the machine at the front and then they get it to you. Alternatively you can order online, which is what I did. The only thing that I'm mad about is that I didn't find them until yesterday, and they are closing for a few months for renovations and stuff! That temporary closure starts December 4, so I can still stop by tomorrow to get a breakfast sandwich and tide myself over until March. I don't know what they need to retool because I found it super pleasant but I wouldn't say no to some breakfast potatoes to go along with my yummy breakfast sandwich when they reopen. The place is not large but there's ten to twelve tables here. It's sparkling clean. Parking is not the worst on Lincoln in this stretch.
John Wes
This shop is close to me and it's rated incredibly well. However, I failed to see how it earned this rating. Firstly, the interior is tiny - much smaller than the photos would have you believe. There are only six tables. I choose the only available table when I arrived which had Cheerios littered all over the floor under it.I ordered macarons and coffee. The macarons are $4/each. They were middling for US macarons but still very expensive. The coffee came with this hard plastic lid. At first I was excited because I thought at least it is recyclable, but there is no recycling collection inside the shop.The biggest problem I witnessed is customer service. I was onsite for just short of two hours. In that time, every single new customer who walked in off the street had to wait at the counter for service for 3 to 10 minutes. This isn't an exaggeration. There were two staff working but they would retreat to the back after every order. It was wild. It got to the point that myself and another patron would inform the long-waiting customer that they would have to call out in order to get service.The macarons were served on this medium sized plastic tray. As I was leaving, I looked around for a tray return area. There is none. There was no one behind the counter to ask to take it so I awkwardly left it near the macarons display case.To top it all off, there's no signage out on the shop exterior. I asked an associate to meet me there but it's basically invisible from a car because there's no sign on the building or window.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 1
Victor S
Nice cafe with a calming atmosphere and plenty of seating and outlets. I had the espresso tonic and it was good. Hope to come back to try some of the food and do some work.
Lily Sarmiento
Amazing! I work at the hospital near by, looking for a small coffee spot for my caffeine fix. This place exceeded all my expectations! My mocha latte wasn't too sweet, smooth coffee taste, and great balance of the ice. The grapefruit green tea also incredible and paired nicely with my spicy veggie panini. Which arrived warm and toasty. Real avocado slices!!!This will definitely now be my go to and will be spreading the word!
Food: 5
Service: 5
Rachel O'Donovan
I love Cafe Zozo - you need to go! They are a stellar addition to the neighborhood and are worth the trip for those who don't live here. I personally recommend the London Fog, Green Tea/Lavender Latte, Matcha Latte, Osmanthus Oolong... well, pretty much everything on the menu. Try it!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Bridget Shannon
Very happy to have discovered this delightful local coffee shop! So far I have tried the raspberry white chocolate mocha, pumpkin maple latte, and black sugar latte. Everything has been delicious! The atmosphere is calm and clean. Will definitely be making this a regular place to get coffee and light breakfast fare.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Breakfast Croffle, Macaron
Devon VanNote
Awesome menu, great service, with a clean and modern interior that has plenty of seating. Very calm atmosphere. My drink was fantastic (Iced Black Sugar Latte) and I also tried their macarons which were also delicious and not too sweet. It’s a short 10 minute walk from my apartment so I will be a weekend regular! Check it out and support local coffee shops!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Macaron, White Chocolate
Ron Sattar
cookies look amazing, coffee good and sandwich very tasty ?Vegetarian options: sandwich
The Macroons are pretty delicious and the coffee is good. It’s not too sweet, nice balance of sweet and tart.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Josephina F
I love this cafe so much! :) wish it would open more days per week ? ☕️
Marquuta J.
Cafe ZoZo was so so good! Their croffle is delightful! It is a waffle sandwich. But you can get various kinds. I tried the croffle with scrambled eggs and crispy bacon with syrup drizzled over it. The syrup is on the side. I also tried Zozo's special black sugar latte. Oh this latte was very good. They describe the black sugar as having a smoky caramel flavor and you know what, it does! By the way that was the morning croffle I tried. I'm not the waffle kind of person, I prefer pancakes, but Zozo's has made me a believer that waffles, the way they creatively make them are so so good!
Tony G.
Pleasantly surprised at this place! Pretty unassuming from the outside since it's on a fairly quiet part of Lincoln Ave. the space is pretty minimal on decorations, but still has character. A good amount of tables/seating if you're looking to study (they have WiFi). Also I think a good amount of the tables have outlets? Probably still bring your laptop fully charged if you planned on working. But seems like a nice low key study spot.Food and beverage-wise I got the muddy matcha latte which is just a matte latte with two espresso shots. Pretty solid flavors and can't complain too much on it. Also got the morning croffle which had bacon and scrambled eggs with a side of maple syrup to drizzle on top. Was a yummy treat after my workout! Place is a bit on the pricey side (total was about it $16), but everything seems made to order and from scratch so I can understand the premium. Service can feel a touch slow at times because of this, but if you're just hanging around it's not bad at all and they're very friendly. Overall, would swing by here again if I'm in the mood for a croffle and some other desserts/sweet drinks. Or if I'm trying to find a quiet space to get some work done. Gotta support your local small businesses!
Leo Gerdov
Delicious beverages and pleasant atmosphere. Very clean and modern look while serving yummy treats. We had some macaroons and a delicious iced coffee. Chocolate and lemon were our favorites.
Such a wonderful place. I was so excited to see them open in the are it was exactly what we needed! All the drinks are delicious and interesting. The macarons are SO TASTY and all the food they have here as well is wonderful. I love their muddy matcha and their yuzu matcha a lot. They were closed over winter but once they re-open it will be my go-to place to get work done while treating myself to a nice drink.
Love this amazing neighborhood gem. I find myself here often as it’s one of the few places I can get a good milk tea boba first thing in the morning, but I keep coming back for the macaroons, the coffee drinks, the croffles…??. Friendly owners with fantastic service. Don’t miss out on a visit to zozo cafe!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Breakfast Croffle, Macaron
I'm honestly not sure how I missed this place. I'm often looking for a new coffee shop to try out for their non-coffee option, and I don't recall this ever coming up in Yelp. And given its place on Lincoln it's easy to miss--I don't think I've ever noticed it here, though I've noticed the salon next door many times.Anyway, Cafe ZoZo is great. I ordered some breakfast sandwiches and a couple drinks. The sandwiches were delicious. They weren't blowing smoke when they call it crispy bacon; it was perfect. The bread of the sandwich is a couple waffles with maple syrup, and the combination was so good I wished I had more. The waffle was also crispy, not soft, which I appreciated--it made it easier to eat than if it was very soft. (It was pleasant to eat and had a nice mouthfeel.) Although it was an intense syrup flavor, it wasn't drippy and not so sticky that it made it a pain to eat; just a little sticky. My vanilla chai latte was pretty flavorful, very sweet, and it was a nice accompaniment to the sandwich.They don't really have an order counter--you place your order in the machine at the front and then they get it to you. Alternatively you can order online, which is what I did. The only thing that I'm mad about is that I didn't find them until yesterday, and they are closing for a few months for renovations and stuff! That temporary closure starts December 4, so I can still stop by tomorrow to get a breakfast sandwich and tide myself over until March. I don't know what they need to retool because I found it super pleasant but I wouldn't say no to some breakfast potatoes to go along with my yummy breakfast sandwich when they reopen. The place is not large but there's ten to twelve tables here. It's sparkling clean. Parking is not the worst on Lincoln in this stretch.
This shop is close to me and it's rated incredibly well. However, I failed to see how it earned this rating. Firstly, the interior is tiny - much smaller than the photos would have you believe. There are only six tables. I choose the only available table when I arrived which had Cheerios littered all over the floor under it.I ordered macarons and coffee. The macarons are $4/each. They were middling for US macarons but still very expensive. The coffee came with this hard plastic lid. At first I was excited because I thought at least it is recyclable, but there is no recycling collection inside the shop.The biggest problem I witnessed is customer service. I was onsite for just short of two hours. In that time, every single new customer who walked in off the street had to wait at the counter for service for 3 to 10 minutes. This isn't an exaggeration. There were two staff working but they would retreat to the back after every order. It was wild. It got to the point that myself and another patron would inform the long-waiting customer that they would have to call out in order to get service.The macarons were served on this medium sized plastic tray. As I was leaving, I looked around for a tray return area. There is none. There was no one behind the counter to ask to take it so I awkwardly left it near the macarons display case.To top it all off, there's no signage out on the shop exterior. I asked an associate to meet me there but it's basically invisible from a car because there's no sign on the building or window.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 1
Nice cafe with a calming atmosphere and plenty of seating and outlets. I had the espresso tonic and it was good. Hope to come back to try some of the food and do some work.
Amazing! I work at the hospital near by, looking for a small coffee spot for my caffeine fix. This place exceeded all my expectations! My mocha latte wasn't too sweet, smooth coffee taste, and great balance of the ice. The grapefruit green tea also incredible and paired nicely with my spicy veggie panini. Which arrived warm and toasty. Real avocado slices!!!This will definitely now be my go to and will be spreading the word!
Food: 5
Service: 5
I love Cafe Zozo - you need to go! They are a stellar addition to the neighborhood and are worth the trip for those who don't live here. I personally recommend the London Fog, Green Tea/Lavender Latte, Matcha Latte, Osmanthus Oolong... well, pretty much everything on the menu. Try it!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very happy to have discovered this delightful local coffee shop! So far I have tried the raspberry white chocolate mocha, pumpkin maple latte, and black sugar latte. Everything has been delicious! The atmosphere is calm and clean. Will definitely be making this a regular place to get coffee and light breakfast fare.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Breakfast Croffle, Macaron
Awesome menu, great service, with a clean and modern interior that has plenty of seating. Very calm atmosphere. My drink was fantastic (Iced Black Sugar Latte) and I also tried their macarons which were also delicious and not too sweet. It’s a short 10 minute walk from my apartment so I will be a weekend regular! Check it out and support local coffee shops!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Macaron, White Chocolate
cookies look amazing, coffee good and sandwich very tasty ?Vegetarian options: sandwich
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
The Macroons are pretty delicious and the coffee is good. It’s not too sweet, nice balance of sweet and tart.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I love this cafe so much! :) wish it would open more days per week ? ☕️
Cafe ZoZo was so so good! Their croffle is delightful! It is a waffle sandwich. But you can get various kinds. I tried the croffle with scrambled eggs and crispy bacon with syrup drizzled over it. The syrup is on the side. I also tried Zozo's special black sugar latte. Oh this latte was very good. They describe the black sugar as having a smoky caramel flavor and you know what, it does! By the way that was the morning croffle I tried. I'm not the waffle kind of person, I prefer pancakes, but Zozo's has made me a believer that waffles, the way they creatively make them are so so good!
Pleasantly surprised at this place! Pretty unassuming from the outside since it's on a fairly quiet part of Lincoln Ave. the space is pretty minimal on decorations, but still has character. A good amount of tables/seating if you're looking to study (they have WiFi). Also I think a good amount of the tables have outlets? Probably still bring your laptop fully charged if you planned on working. But seems like a nice low key study spot.Food and beverage-wise I got the muddy matcha latte which is just a matte latte with two espresso shots. Pretty solid flavors and can't complain too much on it. Also got the morning croffle which had bacon and scrambled eggs with a side of maple syrup to drizzle on top. Was a yummy treat after my workout! Place is a bit on the pricey side (total was about it $16), but everything seems made to order and from scratch so I can understand the premium. Service can feel a touch slow at times because of this, but if you're just hanging around it's not bad at all and they're very friendly. Overall, would swing by here again if I'm in the mood for a croffle and some other desserts/sweet drinks. Or if I'm trying to find a quiet space to get some work done. Gotta support your local small businesses!
Delicious beverages and pleasant atmosphere. Very clean and modern look while serving yummy treats. We had some macaroons and a delicious iced coffee. Chocolate and lemon were our favorites.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Macaron, Pastries and Coffee