• Circles Cafe and Hostel

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Vegan-friendly
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American
Beer/Wine
Take-out
Breakfast
Guatemalan

Vegetarian cafe at the hostel. Serves breakfast, lunch, snacks, cakes, coffee, and large selection of tea and drinks. Open Mon-Sun 8:00am-5:00pm.


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12 Reviews

First Review by enRoute

hans94

Points +77

Vegan
12 Apr 2024

No vegan food options

Alternative milks available (including oat which is rare in San Marcos) but no vegan options for food at all.

Pros: Oat milk

Cons: No vegan food choices

frankensteinsmonster

Points +1326

Vegan
13 Mar 2024

Not crumby but not amazing

Vegan croissant/roll was quite good but expensive (25 quetzales) and came plain when it could have done with some jam.

Nieve

Points +3939

Vegan
21 Jan 2024

Not the vegan spot

I stopped in twice, both times there weren't vegan pastries, not sure if they have them on occasion. The fresh bread is quite good quality. 25Q for a loaf if I remember correctly. I had a flat white, they had soy milk I believe which isn't my favorite plant milk for coffee, but it was alright!

alanadenham

Points +127

Vegan
28 Nov 2023

Only drinks and fresh bread available for vegans

Circles has changed and had a makeover. You can now only pick a selection of sandwiches and cakes. However these are not vegan. You can get coffees and smoothies with plant milk. I asked for a chai with oat milk and was disappointed. I could tell it was a sweet powdered chai. I expected proper chai because everywhere else here does a really good chai with spices

Adishoko

Points +219

Vegan
19 Mar 2023

Has a big verity of good freshly baked breads that are vegan

Their bread is good and not expensive compared to what you get

VelillaDeOswestry

Points +3520

Vegan
16 Oct 2022

Not sure

Waited 30 mins to be served and no one spoke to us so we left. Menu was also very plain and expensive for what is offered.

VegosaurusVagabond

Points +3037

Vegan
12 Dec 2021

Mostly vegetarian

A very vegetarian-friendly spot; much fewer options for vegans. The vegan stack breakfast is tasty but not nearly as delicious or creative as some of the other vegan breakfasts you can get in the area. The bakery, however, is exquisite and sells incredible bread!

Pros: Accepts card

Cons: Few vegan options

ef2theab

Points +68

Vegan
01 Sep 2018

Best banana bread in the whole world/stratosphere!

This cheeky little cafe is slinging the most flavoursome, moist and delicious banana bread on planet earth! Unless aliens bake it's the best in the galaxy too. Can't recommend it enough and for 10q a chunk it fits into anyone's budget.

Pros: Amazing banana bread related options

Cons: zero

serrarose

Points +532

Vegan
20 May 2018

Nice garden setting

This is a cafe/bakery/hostel and most menu options can easily be veganized.

I stayed here as a hostel guest which includes free breakfast until 4pm. While there's only one actual vegan item on the breakfast menu the staff are happy to substitute items to make the other menu options vegan.

They also offer almond milk for coffee and raw cheesecake.

The garden setting is lovely and the environment is very relaxed. Expect to wait over 30 minutes for your meal (and that's during non busy times).

Pros: easy to substitute for vegan versions , garden setting

Cons: slow service

Caroly

Points +397

Vegan
17 Dec 2017

Great place to eat

I had a great times in the hostel and the café. The food was delicious and the portiones were HUGE! Also the coffee was good but actually just tried the filter coffee but they have a big selecion. The cold brewed coffee sounds interesting. Some of the non-vegan plates can be veganized and instead you get an extra position of avocado for example.

Only thing I would wish for would be a bigger variety of vegan plates.

For sure I would come back!

Pros: relaxed atmosphere, big portions, "breakfast" until 4pm

Cons: not that many vegan options especially for breakfa, the kitchen stuff is a little slow

Emily Horne

Points +63

Vegan
03 Apr 2016

Excellent Vegan Breakfast!

Enjoyed breakfast here twice in the lovely garden and split the "Vegan Stack" between two people. It's a large serving of hash browns topped with onions, tomatoes and avocados for about $5.50 and comes with a cup of coffee. They also have Chai and almond milk. The lunch menu sounds delicious and can be found on their website. I was told they plan to open for dinner soon. It's about a 5 minute walk up the main path from the dock.

Pros: Vegan Option, Almond Milk, Great Atmosphere

Cons: Stray dogs but that's the norm in SM, 30 minute wait for food - the norm in SM

enRoute

Points +1401

Vegan
06 Jan 2015

Best new spot in San Marcos

I was very happy to see that this great new place had just opened. Although they are still working on adding new items to the menu, they already have great breakfasts (including a vegan one with hash browns and avocados), sandwiches, and snacks. Veggie burgers, satays, and falafel are on the way soon. They have great coffee and have soy milk, which can also be requested for smoothies.

Apart from that, the two owners are welcoming and interesting, and they absolutely always have great music playing... easily the best tunes in town next to M-fish, and no soft jazz like some other nearby offenders. Beautiful garden space with a laid-back, lazy atmosphere. Go and support this new endeavor, it makes being in SM just a little more comfortable!

Pros: fun atmosphere, great owners + super music, central, tasty, inexpensive

Cons: options still somewhat limited




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