Vegan
American
Mediterranean
Take-out
Bakery
Fusion
Middle Eastern
Breakfast
Vegan cafe opened 2016 in Upper Lawrenceville. Offers a fusion of American and Middle Eastern cuisine, house baked goods, and a full service espresso bar. There is seating for 35, including a bar, and a to-go section. During the week breakfast is served until 11am, on the weekend brunch. Reported closed April 2022.
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5202 Butler St (at Upper Lawrenceville), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, 15201
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Last update on 19 Apr 2022 by artoonie
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61 Reviews
First Review by patocentron
ecoRDN
Points +1275
B52 is the Bee's Knees - Edit
ALL-VEGAN, EVERYTHING!
Read moreB52 opened in January 2016 to widespread arms and excited appetites, grabbing headlines of local magazines and newspapers as one of the 1st 100% vegan establishments in the city of Pittsburgh.
B52 is the concept of Omar Abuhejleh, who also owns Allegro Hearth Bakery in Squirrel Hill. The cafe is located at the corner of Butler and 52nd in Lawrenceville, hence the name.
B52 offers an amazing fusion of Middle-Eastern and American scratch cooked whole food.
We began our meal with a seasonal special coffee drink and a classic cappuccino. The Cafe Rico is 2 shots of espresso with Tahitian vanilla beans, expressed orange oil, cinnamon and house-made almond milk – creamy and thick, one of the best dairy-free frothed coffee drinks we’ve tasted. Lush. Not too sugar sweet, instead naturally sweetened by the vanilla, cinnamon and orange. Balanced, with appropriate caffeine kick. A splendid aperitif. Filling but well worth it.
The Cappuccino, like the Cafe Rico, is one of the greatest dairy-free frothed drinks we’ve experienced, ever! Loads of body, a cushy merengue-like froth, sweet chewable air. (Mouth Feels ftw!)
We decided on the Mezzo: Taste 3 (three sides with a basket of soft pita) and the Kofta Tofu Scramble.
Baba Ghanouj – smoked applewood eggplant, tahini, garlic and lemon. OMG! Best baba we’ve ever tasted. The applewood smoke makes this! Creamy, dreamy, savory!
Labneh – Fermented cashew, mint and za’atar. There are feta and goat qualities to this nut cheese but the taste is more yoghurt. Tangy and super smooth.
Fried Tomatoes – garlic, zhoug and tahini sauce. A stewed tomato consistency. Zhoug is a piquantly refreshing puree of parsley, cilantro, cumin, salt and green chiles. The tahini added a rich hit that mellowed nicely with the creaminess of the fried tomato.
Kofta Tofu Scramble – seitan kofta, spicy minced seitan. The tofu scramble was a low-key but unique take on the common vegan breakfast dish. This was more like a soft scramble, easter peep yellow, understated flavor. It was different but welcome! Served with a side of whole leaves of wilted kale and seasoned, crispy pita. A balanced plate built with love.
OMG B52 is 2DOPE!!! 4Ever!!!
ecoRDN.com
Pros: ALL-VEGAN, EVERYTHING!, Nitro Coffee!!!, Amazing Food
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ianellemo
Points +123
Cozy, Comfy, Creative!! - Edit
We travel a lot for work and eat on the road all the time. Their Chai Latte was incredible. Their latkes and tofu was exceptionally original and their hot sauce (not too spicey if that's your worry!!) is out of this world delicious!! Top it off with a homemade Vegan dessert, what more can you ask for??
Read morePros: Food quality, Taste, Creativity
Cons: Menu needs a rebrand
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Damntastyvegan
Points +961
fantastic - Edit
Had a very nice lunch here. The staff was all very friendly and the food was delicious. Had my first ever vegan shawarma. Amazing. They also have a fridge of cashew cheeses and hummus and other things that you can buy and take home. Their homemade kombucha was great as well. Definitely recommend. Prices weren't bad either.
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cwarrick1
Points +1737
awesome! - Edit
This was our second choice for lunch today. This is a holiday weekend and number one was closed and this was an awesome second. We were here on a Sunday, so it was the brunch menu. We did the small plates, hummus, falafel, cauliflower and the cheese dip. All were excellent, I would skip the cheese one, it was the lesser of the others. We also enjoyed the flatbread with shiitake mushrooms and greens. Very tasty!! House Made kombuchu was great. Worth seeking this place out. Also it was Sunday and we arrived around 1pm and very busy. We sat at the community table and it was very nice
Read morePros: great services, selection and everything is made in house, wide selection of house made drinks
Cons: parking, busy on Sunday's
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BaltiVegn
Points +260
Ok - Edit
I ventured out this way because this is a vegan cafe, and I had to make my rounds. I had a great tea-latte. The falafel salad was better than expected, but a little higher-priced. Had a cinnamon roll... was medium. Friendly service though and clean. Plenty of eat-in seats, and they will wait on you. Limited baked goods.
Read morePros: Friendly, All vegan
Cons: Limited breakfast options, Limited baked goods, No gluten-free baked goods
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Avtaar
Points +13
Excellent Restaurant!! - Edit
Great vegetarian food. Food looks healthy and tastes great! Strongly recommend this place
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patocentron
Points +28
Great food! - Edit
The food is amazing, great service and ambience too!
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