No eggs? Ridiculous.
No dairy? Blasphemous.
No animal, no FUN.
Prepare to be proven wrong, my flesh-eating readers. Enter stage right: Coconut doughnut delight, completely vegan and completely delicious.
When I was a small child, my aunt would go to this wonderful, amazing, over-the-top fabulous doughnut place called Meche's.
It. Is. Amazing. Warm, soft, squishy, with the perfect amount of glaze and some sort of addictive substance that always keeps you coming back for more. I would power through about 4 of those bad boys and then start coveting my cousin's remaining bites. Not being the pushy, confrontational type, I would distract her with some sort of toy apparatus and voila! More doughnut for me.
The point is, this place sets the bar extremely high. Krispy Kreme tastes like dust in comparison.
Suffices to say that I did not walk into Subrosa Cafe with high expectations, but my vegan friend Lindsey and I were hankering for this sweet treat and made the plunge.
We selected the most delicious items:
The coffee was delicious because the barista actually took a little time to make it. I could feel the love she put into it, even though smiling was not her forte. Soy lattes always taste better to me than ones made with regular milk, because cafes almost always use full-fat vanilla soy. What's better then a lot of fat and sugar? Um, nothing.
Subrosa itself is a tiny, tiny cafe that has enough room for about 4 moderately-sized people and some hanging plants. There are some tables and chairs outside, conveniently located next to a toilet store. You never know when you'll be in the market for a new porcelain throne, so it's good to map these things out.
It was a very pleasant sidewalk breakfast spot for a Sunday morning. We even got some nice spring flowers to keep us company:
The donuts were amazing, but don't expect a glazed, fluffy doughnut here. These are basically cake donuts and they are fantastic. I would definitely recommend the coconut, it was sweet and had a very good crumb with a lovely crust of glaze one top. The cinnamon-sugar was a very close second, with big chunks of sugar brushed on top and just a hint of cinnamon. Noms.
The scone, in my humble opinion, was crap. Lindsey loved it, but that's because she's crazy. So we won't listen to her in this case. Sorry, Lindsey.
Anywho, definitely give vegan donuts a try for a tasty treat. These particular cakey-delights were made by Pepples, a Bay-area establishment that delivers all over the place.
Major noms!
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