Lacto
Western
Take-out

Coffee shop with a variety of plant milks for coffee drinks. Has vegan pastries from a local bakery. Sells local art. Open Mon 8:00am-1:00pm, Wed-Sun 8:00am-3:00pm. Closed Tue.


5 Reviews

First Review by kkreutzer

AndrewSnow

Points +121

Vegan
15 Mar 2026

No more vegan baked goods except Saturday

We were excited to go! They didn’t have any vegan baked goods anymore. Owner said that in Saturdays they have some. I had a pop tart from their Saturday drip that was AMAZING! But aside from that, nada

Updated from previous review on 2026-03-15

Pros: Nice people

Cons: No vegan options

rasika.venkat

Points +3927

Vegan
21 Sep 2024

HAPPY PLACE 🫶🏼❤️

An adorable little local coffee shop.
The vibes are immaculate,
The staff is friendly,
The Wi-Fi is fast,
The coffee is strong
And the parking is plenty. 🤌🏼😁

What a find!! 1000 stars. Retro Coffee was my #1 favorite discovery in Asheville. (Thanks, Happy Cow!) They certainly seem to cater to a vegan crowd: there is no upcharge for plant milk and both times I went, the pastry case was PACKED with a huge variety of vegan pastries from local Asheville bakers Back Porch Baking Co.

OH EM GEE.. the pastries. 😱😱 We tried the vegan plain butter croissant, the cruffin and the s’mores pop tart.. whoa. I think I went straight to heaven. Also, their latte specials are divine. Check them out on Instagram @retroavl to see their specials. Absolutely must try!!

JessicaMatone

Points +18

Vegan
16 Sep 2023

Delightful

So good and the owner is sweet

Passout

Points +797

Vegan
30 Mar 2023

Decent option if you're close by

Plant milk options include oat, almond, and coconut. They normally have vegan pastries but the only thing available when I went was an excellent brownie. The barista said they normally have 3 or 4 but there's been less recently due to a temporary issue with the bakery.

Pros: Vegan pastries , Vegan plant milks

Cons: Temporarily out of pastries , No soy milk

kkreutzer

Points +25

Vegan
21 Dec 2022

Great coffee and pastries

Sweet new spot that offers vegan pastries to go with your coffee. It wasn't loud and would be a charming place to study or read a book while enjoying one of their amazing rotating specials. You can pick up some local art while you're there, too. The owners are so nice and put love into their business.

Updated from previous review on 2022-12-20

Pros: All the pastry options were vegan, Fast service, Nice people, Small business




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