Sleepy Bee Cafe - Downtown

8 E 4th St, Cincinnati
(513) 381-2339

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Customers' Favorites

Bottomless Mug of Sleepy Bee's Custom Coffee
Broakley with Roasted Red Potatoes
Buttermilk Pancakes with Banana
The Worker Bee Breakfast
Queen City Bee Sandwich
Pulled Chicken Sandwich
Ember Avocado Toast
Nutty Bee Pancakes
Chorizo Omelette
Chorizo Scramble

Menu

Beverages
Latte
La Terza espresso layered with local milk and house-made syrup of your choice.
Humble Bee Smoothie
Banana, yogurt, berries, and orange.
Iced Coffee
Iced La Terza coffee.
Chai Latte
House-made chai tea syrup layered with steamed milk of your choice.
Orange Juice
Natalie's organic orange juice.
Homemade Ginger Kombucha
Our house-brewed kombucha with notes of vanilla and ginger. Served in a 16 ounces cup.
Mocha
A latte mixed with our creamy house-made chocolate sauce.
Americano
Double espresso with a shot of hot water.
To Go Hot Coffee
A cup of our house blend and roasted by our friends at La Terza Coffee.
Soda
16 ounces Pepsi products.
Cappuccino
Rich espresso layered with creamy steamed milk served in an 8 ounces cup.
Big Orange Splot Smoothie
Banana, mango, yogurt, and orange juice.
Iced Back Tea (16 oz)
Cortado
La Terza espresso cut with steamed a2 milk from Indian creek creamery.
Double Espresso
Rich espresso roasted by our friends at La Terza.
Milk
Indian creek a2.
Hot Chocolate
Our house-made chocolate syrup mixed with steamed milk of your choice. Topped with whipped cream and chocolate sauce.

Breakfast
Avi Scramble
Our most popular scramble is with fresh avocado, spinach, mushrooms, tomato, onions, and white cheddar.
Buttermilk Pancakes
Fluffy and sweet buttermilk pancakes, made from scratch.
The Worker Bee
Two eggs any style; your choice of bacon, sausage, goetta, or vegan goetta; toast and aside.
Bee Spoke Scramble
Choose your favorite ingredients.
Blueberry Apricot Cakes
Studded with blueberries and topped with apricot coulis and whipped cream. Served with Milligan's maple syrup.
Chorizo Scramble
Spiced chorizo, black beans, bell peppers, and white cheddar topped with smoky chipotle salsa and sour cream.
Apple Cakes
Our signature pancakes topped with local, spiced apples, fresh Snowville whipped cream, and our house-made hemp seed granola. Served with Milligan's maple syrup. Contains nuts.
Mushrooms RunThe World
Vegan goetta, ember mushrooms, arugula, avocado, ginger pickles, and chimichurri on griddled Allez multigrain bread.
Bee Cakes
Delicious gluten-free pancakes made with almond milk, quinoa, and buckwheat flour. Gluten-free and contains nuts.
Vanilla Almond Oats
Steel-cut oats, chia seeds, coconut milk, vanilla topped with toasted coconut, banana, and blueberries.
Broakley
Breakfast sandwich with thick-cut bacon, lettuce, broken yolk egg, avocado, white cheddar, onion, and tomato on a milk bun, with your choice of side.
Ember Avocado Toast
A fork and knife breakfast toast with avocado, two over-easy eggs, ember oil, pickled golden raisins, watercress, and walnut dukkah on toasted multigrain, with your choice of side. Nut allergy.
Greek Bee Scramble
Egg whites, sautéed chicken, spinach, feta, olives, and garlic herbs.
Queen City Bee
Breakfast sandwich with goetta, apple, arugula, broken yolk egg, and "nectar" sauce on a housemade milk bun with your choice of side. Contains soy.
Nutty Bee Pancakes
Studded with chocolate chips, topped with natural peanut butter and bananas. Served with Milligan's maple syrup.
Piggy Cakes
Bacon in the batter, topped with whipped cream and candied pecans. Served with Milligan's maple syrup. Contains nuts.

Lunch
Pulled Chicken Sandwich
Pulled chicken thighs, hot honey aioli, ginger pickles, and carrot slaw on griddled multigrain bread.
Beekeeper
Roasted chicken, bacon, avocado, tomato, cheddar cheese, lettuce, quick-pickled onion, and "nectar" sauce on toasted multigrain. Contains soy.
Chicken Bacon Ranch Quinoa Bowl
Quinoa and brown rice sauteed with marinated chicken, bacon, broccoli, celery, and parsley and topped with housemade smokey ranch dressing. Gluten-free.
Sweet Bee Quinoa Bowl
Quinoa and brown rice sauteed with mushrooms, spinach, sweet potatoes, cauliflower, and chimichurri. Gluten-free and vegan.
Bee Chop Salad
80 acres greens with carrots, beets, fennel, avocado, and seed mix with hot honey vinaigrette. Gluten-free and vegan.
Grilled Cheese
White cheddar cheese melted between two slices of griddled Allez sourdough bread.
Leaf Cutter
80 acres greens, raw beets, carrots, and celery served with hot-honey vinaigrette. Gluten-free, and vegan.

Kids
Bee Three
Sliced chicken, sweet potatoes, side of fruit. Gluten-free.
Kid's Drink
Shape Cakes
Our signature cakes are in fun shapes with toppings to make friends.
Scrambly Bee
One egg with cheese and multigrain toast.
Kids Grilled Cheezz
Classic grilled cheese on multigrain made with white cheddar.

A La Carte
Turmeric Bone Broth
Enriched broth from roasted beef and chicken bones, simmered with aromatics. Gluten-free.
Thick Cut Bacon
Thick cut and lightly smoked.
Candied Bacon
Our thick-cut bacon is dressed up with local, Milligan's Maple Syrup.
Roasted Red Skin Potatoes
Drizzled with house-made honey garlic sauce.
Ginger Coconut Sweet Potato Soup
Creamy vegan sweet potato soup, infused with coconut milk and a ginger curry kick. Gluten-free and vegan.
Free Range Egg
One free-range egg, however, you like.
Roasted Sweet Potatoes
Pasture Raised Sausage
Goetta
Eckerlin meat's take on the queen city classic.
Vegan Goetta
Housemade vegan goetta made from crimini mushrooms and delicious spices. Gluten-free, and vegan.
Toast
Allez multigrain, milk bun, or Eban's gf bread.
Side Salad
A small salad featuring local greens from 80 acres and hot honey vinaigrette.

Bakery
Killer Bee Cookie
Our signature everything but the kitchen sink cookie is loaded with chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, decaf coffee grounds, potato chips, and pretzels.

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Recent Reviews

We arrived in Cincinnati the day after a big snow storm. The Sleepy Bee was closed (along with must businesses) our first day in town, due to the weather. But on our second day it was open and delicious. I had the baked apple buttermilk pancakes and my husband a full breakfast (eggs, potatoes and goetta).
December 2025
Absolutely fantastic meal and fantastic staff. Perfect portion size. Not too big, just right. Busy on game days, but completely expected and they handled it very well. Again, staff was friendly, professional, and accommodating. Would love to go back.
November 2025
Great friendly service, and very fairly priced! You can tell that they really focus on using high quality ingredients which made the food very good. A lot of great options on the menu!
November 2025

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Sleepy Bee Cafe - Downtown

8 E 4th St, Cincinnati, OH 45202
(513) 381-2339