I loovvvvve their pasteries for real the heat pastry place in town. Their pumpkin cookies are to DIE for and they’re pet friendly with a dog wall and are so kind and welcoming. 🩷
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Rae Dylan
We love this spot. Great gluten free cookies and delicious non gluten free bear claws. Coffee is great too.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ella Hayden
not at all what i thought
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Another Day Another Café
“The Palace Still Stands”
The thing about leaving Eugene for five years is that you start building ghost towns in your head. You hope the places you loved especially the ones that kept you caffeinated, sane, semi-human are still there when you stumble back through town. You want them frozen in amber for your own selfish nostalgia.
So when I rolled back into Eugene and found the dreaded parking meters busted right in front of Palace Coffee and Bakery, it felt like the old java joint was winking at me, saying, Welcome home, old fool. Your coffee’s waiting.
Inside, nothing had spoiled. The coffee was still great not burnt, not pretentious, just right. The pastries were delicious without being the kind of sugar bomb designed to put you in the hospital by Tuesday. Each visit while in town, I saw a different lineup of baristas behind the counter, all sharp, all friendly, all clearly in on the joke that is Pearl Street. We even laughed about the trek upstairs to the bathroom with the magic key fob, like some absurd rite of passage. I initially grabbed the gallon bucket on the left instead of the actual one on the right.
The Palace hit every note I needed on this trip and not just caffeine, but proof that time doesn’t always ruin the good things. Sometimes, if you’re lucky, the places you loved are still alive, still serving, still themselves. And in this world, right now, that’s a small miracle. Grazi!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Vivian
Spicy chai was disappointing. There wasn’t much flavor, it tasted like it was watered down.
Atmosphere: 4
Service: 4
Tiffany Harris
Coffee was terrible. Chai was flavorless. Opted for spicy- just tasted like spicy milk. Ordered 5 different pastries. Bear claw was the only decent one. Chocolate croissant was fine. Blueberry scone just tasted like a flavorless, baked biscuit. The maple bar was disappointing. Raspberry muffin was decently moist- but lacking in flavor. Baristas were patient and kind with my indecision.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 5
Colleen Kiyuna
Pros: always great service. Good coffee. Cute dog pics.
Cons: sticky tables, crowded, no prices on most food items, which are scattered around the store and are hard to inquire about because the line to the counter is often long. Canelé is hit or miss (and is $3.50 btw). A rouleau was $5.50 - my husband reported that it was good but wouldn’t go out of his way for it again.
I’d be more interested in trying more foods/pastries to review if things were priced.
John Callahan
Their Spicy Mexican Chocolate Latte is the coffee by which I judge all others. “Isn’t it just a mexi mocha?” - it is not
Also - they make the best Kouign-amann in town and the only place I’ve found that makes canelés but they make them on Friday and they are gone by Saturday afternoon.
Arezoo Miller
Great cup of coffee, delicious homemade bake goods, a beautiful and artistic environment to have a relaxing time with friends, family or just you alone 👏😄
Rebecca Wilson
I am a true coffee snob and this is among the best coffee I’ve had, anywhere in the world - and has been for at least 25 years, back when it was Full City. Every time I come to town, I tell myself that maybe it’s not as good as I remember, or maybe it’s changed. It has not. Absolutely top tier.
Love this place, and the people, great coffee and food
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Bean Bartel
A ton of food and drinks to choose from, tasty drinks and amazing food! Super cute place to take friends and family to chat. Highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kyaira Gouge
my favorite coffee shop in town!! the drinks and food are delicious and the staff is always so kind!! definitely worth a visit!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Emily G
Perfect place for coffee and a treat! Palace has been a staple in the community for many decades and is still fantastic. The coffee is delicious, baked goods fresh and tasty, and atmosphere is calm and brightly lit. Love this bakery and coffee spot!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Memorie Holiday (She Her)
I'm on a mission to try every coffee shop within walking distance of my work & today it was Palace. WHY DID IT TAKE ME SO LONG TO FIND THIS GEM?! I decided to go out on a limb and get a London Fog for the first time and I think I am a changed woman. So delicious! I never even thought of having a tea based latte before! Since they are also a bakery, I have their ham & Swiss croissant a try and it did not disappoint.
10/10 recommend it here and will definitely be coming back.
Dietary restrictions: They very clearly have gluten free options available!
I loovvvvve their pasteries for real the heat pastry place in town. Their pumpkin cookies are to DIE for and they’re pet friendly with a dog wall and are so kind and welcoming. 🩷
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
We love this spot. Great gluten free cookies and delicious non gluten free bear claws. Coffee is great too.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
not at all what i thought
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
“The Palace Still Stands”
The thing about leaving Eugene for five years is that you start building ghost towns in your head. You hope the places you loved especially the ones that kept you caffeinated, sane, semi-human are still there when you stumble back through town. You want them frozen in amber for your own selfish nostalgia.
So when I rolled back into Eugene and found the dreaded parking meters busted right in front of Palace Coffee and Bakery, it felt like the old java joint was winking at me, saying, Welcome home, old fool. Your coffee’s waiting.
Inside, nothing had spoiled. The coffee was still great not burnt, not pretentious, just right. The pastries were delicious without being the kind of sugar bomb designed to put you in the hospital by Tuesday. Each visit while in town, I saw a different lineup of baristas behind the counter, all sharp, all friendly, all clearly in on the joke that is Pearl Street. We even laughed about the trek upstairs to the bathroom with the magic key fob, like some absurd rite of passage. I initially grabbed the gallon bucket on the left instead of the actual one on the right.
The Palace hit every note I needed on this trip and not just caffeine, but proof that time doesn’t always ruin the good things. Sometimes, if you’re lucky, the places you loved are still alive, still serving, still themselves. And in this world, right now, that’s a small miracle. Grazi!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Spicy chai was disappointing. There wasn’t much flavor, it tasted like it was watered down.
Atmosphere: 4
Service: 4
Coffee was terrible. Chai was flavorless. Opted for spicy- just tasted like spicy milk.
Ordered 5 different pastries. Bear claw was the only decent one. Chocolate croissant was fine. Blueberry scone just tasted like a flavorless, baked biscuit. The maple bar was disappointing. Raspberry muffin was decently moist- but lacking in flavor. Baristas were patient and kind with my indecision.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 5
Pros: always great service. Good coffee. Cute dog pics.
Cons: sticky tables, crowded, no prices on most food items, which are scattered around the store and are hard to inquire about because the line to the counter is often long. Canelé is hit or miss (and is $3.50 btw). A rouleau was $5.50 - my husband reported that it was good but wouldn’t go out of his way for it again.
I’d be more interested in trying more foods/pastries to review if things were priced.
Their Spicy Mexican Chocolate Latte is the coffee by which I judge all others. “Isn’t it just a mexi mocha?” - it is not
Also - they make the best Kouign-amann in town and the only place I’ve found that makes canelés but they make them on Friday and they are gone by Saturday afternoon.
Great cup of coffee, delicious homemade bake goods, a beautiful and artistic environment to have a relaxing time with friends, family or just you alone 👏😄
I am a true coffee snob and this is among the best coffee I’ve had, anywhere in the world - and has been for at least 25 years, back when it was Full City. Every time I come to town, I tell myself that maybe it’s not as good as I remember, or maybe it’s changed. It has not. Absolutely top tier.
Restaurantji Recommends
Love this place, and the people, great coffee and food
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
A ton of food and drinks to choose from, tasty drinks and amazing food! Super cute place to take friends and family to chat. Highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
my favorite coffee shop in town!! the drinks and food are delicious and the staff is always so kind!! definitely worth a visit!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Perfect place for coffee and a treat! Palace has been a staple in the community for many decades and is still fantastic. The coffee is delicious, baked goods fresh and tasty, and atmosphere is calm and brightly lit. Love this bakery and coffee spot!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I'm on a mission to try every coffee shop within walking distance of my work & today it was Palace. WHY DID IT TAKE ME SO LONG TO FIND THIS GEM?! I decided to go out on a limb and get a London Fog for the first time and I think I am a changed woman. So delicious! I never even thought of having a tea based latte before! Since they are also a bakery, I have their ham & Swiss croissant a try and it did not disappoint.
10/10 recommend it here and will definitely be coming back.
Dietary restrictions: They very clearly have gluten free options available!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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