• Swamp Rabbit Cafe

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Serves meat, vegan options available. Located on the bike trail. Offers sandwiches, coffee and beer, and makes baked goods including vegan ones (cookies, donuts). Open Mon-Fri 7:30am-7:00pm, Sat-Sun 8:00am-6:00pm.


23 Reviews

First Review by LisaRobidoux

VeganWithATwist

Points +522

Vegan
28 Mar 2026

We’ll drive all the way from Charlotte just for the bread!

The stecca bread is truly phenomenal. We love their selection of vegan deli sandwiches (I particularly enjoy the banh mi) mostly because they are served on stecca. The market always has interesting vegan items - today we found plant based Peeps!

Updated from previous review on 2026-03-28

carolinamarmite

Points +116

Vegan
03 Jul 2025

Our favorite place near downtown

You gotta go try their stecca bread. It is $3.75 for a loaf and so good. They do a vegan egg and cheese as well as rotating vegan sandwiches like a veggie and tofu bahn mi. They also do smoothies and lentil soup.

It’s a tough decision what to get when We Got the Beets food truck is also there!

Updated from previous review on 2025-07-03

adiamaison

Points +20

Vegan
19 Apr 2025

Love This Spot!

A lot of places have plant based options, but I usually find that, in the case of breakfast especially, I can never find good balanced meals with enough protein. Swamp Rabbit's Vegan Egg & Cheese sandwich (I added tofu, tomato, and greens) ABSOLUTELY hit the mark for being super satiating and delicious. 100% will be getting again next time I'm in the market for breakfast!

Yes.Ve.Gan

Points +69

Vegan
02 Feb 2025

A Few Great Vegan Options!

They have 2 or 3 great vegan options for each meal, and other menu items that can be veganized. I recommend the “Basil Couscous Salad” and “Tofu Bánh mì Sandwich.”

From their grocery, I also recommend the “Tofu Kale Caesar Wrap” and “Dare Smoked Pimento Vegan Cream Cheese.”

JuliaTR

Points +286

Vegan
15 Sep 2024

Cute with vegan options

Great place to stop on the trail. We were fortunate enough to be staying near here so I biked over for a vegan breakfast sandwich each day. There are a few vegan options on the cafe menu and more in the grocery store. I didn't get to check out the bakery but I'm told there are options there as well. Nice vibes with outdoor seating and a feeling of community.

JaneMaranos

Points +60

Vegan
13 Aug 2024

Great Grub on the go!

Perfect lunch spot on the Swamp Rabbit Trail that’s always busy and filled with cyclists, walkers & families. We tried the Vegan Chimmy Chimmy Ya! A delicious sandwich filled with tofu, cheddar, pickled onions, Chimichurri sauce!
You can pick up lots of other vegan goodies in their grocery store which is a bonus. There is even a new addition- a coffee shop with a couple of vegan choices.

IamVal

Points +36

Vegan
21 May 2024

My favorite place on the trail

I love this place! I have had many different things from here, including coffee drinks and smoothies and salads and more. Their baked goods are to die for. They have a great beer selection. I stopped here often. VERY vegan-friendly.

TiaStreeterHutchins

Points +3217

Vegan
09 Jun 2022

Fantastic

Great “vegan grilled cheeze sandwich”. Excellebt vegan chocolate ice cream.

KimberlyHill

Points +11

Mostly Veg
01 Jun 2022

Love Swamp Rabbit!

I have yet to try anything here that I haven’t loved! The vegan options are delicious and fresh. The atmosphere is great and the staff are always friendly. Love, love, love this place!

VeganMamaAL

Points +293

Vegan
28 Oct 2021

Great for parents with small kids!

This place has great food, but the best thing about it is the atmosphere and how cute it is. Most of the buildings are open air during nice weather which is really great. It is right ona bike trail and surrounded by trees. The staff is so nice and will help you if you have any questions about what or how to order. I told the cashier that it was our first time and he was extremely helpful and even gave us a free loaf of their house made stecca bread which is delicious. It was just me and my 5 and 3 year old boys this time. I ordered the viva vegan sandwich which was delicious. They split the vegan grilled cheese which was plenty of food for them. Both sandwiches are served on their homemade bread and were so good! They have a little water spigot outside so we had water and then after our meal I got an iced oat milk latte which was awesome. I’m not sure what kind of oat milk they use but it was really thick and creamy like a regular latte without the gross cows milk aftertaste.

We then walked over to the outdoor kids play area and my kids played in there for about 2 hours while I drank my coffee. It is a fairly small fenced in area with a bunch of outdoor toys like cars and things, nothing spectacular but the kids loved it and because it’s so small it gives quite an intimate environment with the other parents and kids so they kind of just naturally play together. It is also very shaded out there due to all the trees so it was comfortable and cool the whole time. I highly recommend for any parents of small kids visiting the area to go to the Cleveland park playground, the children’s museum and this place. All 3 are musts. This play area is fully fenced and locks from the outside so you don’t have to worry about your kid running into the parking lot, just relax with your coffee and watch them play. I wish we had something like this where we live! Such a great idea. I wish we had brought our bikes because it would be so nice to bike around and then have lunch there afterwards

Updated from previous review on 2021-10-28

Pros: Lots of vegan options, Cute atmosphere , Kids play area

brittanysullins

Points +48

Vegan
09 Oct 2021

I love Swamp Rabbit

I love Swamp Rabbit! I love their stecca bread, and their vegan sandwiches are always delicious. They offer non dairy milk for coffee beverages. They make some really good vegan donuts! They offer healthy side options with entrees. Their salads are always fresh and ingredients are local. I like how they switch up their menu seasonally. I love ordering produce boxes from their grocery.

Pros: Lots of vegan choices , Vegan donuts, Local ingredients

Cons: Can be pricey

rlsimmon1

Points +37

Vegan
23 May 2021

Great hummus sandwich!

Right on the Swamp Rabbit trail (rent a bike and cruise to downtown Greenville and ride out to ferman university for a fun and easy day of bike rides (flat trail no mountains ). We stopped in for lunch and smoothie. Bread was amazing and sandwich was huge. Me and my boyfriend split sandwich and got two vegan hulk smoothies and it was a perfect quick lunch. Lots of outdoor seating and a great grocery store to grab some vegan items too.

Pros: Delicious lunch , Grocery store as well , Beautiful location and outdoor seating

mlyons2662

Points +31

Vegan
22 Feb 2021

After exercise outing

I am in love with the stecca bread (vegan) with hummus and veggies!

Pros: Vegan options, Outdoor seating/on swamp rabbit trail, Quality craft beer

Cons: Many vegan options are pickled veggie options

lbalsiger

Points +100

Vegan
08 Oct 2019

Wonderful place!

We went to check out the Vegan options. They had a peanut butter chocolate chunk cookie that was scrumptious. If I had been hungrier I would have tried the Turkish delight stuffed pastry. They had a Vegan option with coconut curry - description looked awesome. Also a nice grocery there. Nice outdoor patio. I definitely want to go there again.

Chasen5

Points +370

Vegan
23 Aug 2019

My happy place!

The Stecca bread!! The pizza!! The vibe!!

Clarry

Points +81

Vegan
13 Jun 2019

A favorite local spot

This is one of my favorite local places to go to. The food is fresh and the homemade stecca bread is awesome. They do mix the menu up every few weeks. There is only usually one vegan item on the menu though (or one you can easily make vegan by not having cheese).

Pros: Fresh food, Good value

Cons: Limited choice

HopefulForChange

Points +112

Vegan
29 Mar 2019

Local and organic focused

Vegan friendly and a few vegan varieties to choose from on the menu and in the little grocery store. Beautiful organic local produce in the store! A bit too much of an emphasis on meat for my comfort (especially with the clearly documented detrimental environmental impact of animal agriculture and this establishment’s image as “green”)

TifK29

Points +634

Vegan
25 Nov 2018

Great market, cute cafe, good coffee

I like this place a lot! Eat Local, Ride Bikes is there motto which I appreciate. At the cafe, I had the Humm Beet sandwich (interesting, good), an almond milk latte (good), and a squash donut (excellent, seasonal). All was well but I think they could offer more vegan options. They offered one other innately vegan option but they were all out. The market was great and had a lot of vegan-ness. We will stop in again while traveling. Next time we will take our bike and ride the greenway.

Pros: Great setting- greenway, pizza place, play park, Awesome staff.. Liza a helpful fellow vegan, Market, coffee, bread

Cons: More vegan options

SebastianCarter

Points +107

Vegan
08 Feb 2018

small town store feel

Have a good amount of options available, haven’t eaten there, just piped in to look at the store side

turtleveg

Points +1769

Vegan
11 Aug 2017

favorite spot when traveling thru

I frequently visit Greenville, SC and always make a point to go to Swamp Rabbit Cafe for a vegan cookie, almond milk latte, and to explore the store for unique vegan items and some fresh local produce. It has a nice vibe and I love that it's right on the bike trail.

Pros: vegan cookies are delicious, unique vegan products in the store, local produce

Cons: limited (but good) vegan options at the cafe

LifeOnFireFitness

Points +55

Mostly Veg
13 Jul 2017

loved it!

The cafe food is yummy and the natural grocery store is amazing! I found many items that I haven't found before in other natural food stores and food co-ops in various states. I loved the abundance of fresh local produce and the vegan "meat" options, as well as all the locally made health & wellness items. In addition to the yummy quinoa salad I ordered from the cafe, I also picked up vegan jerky, and locally produced vegan cookies for our trip. The Swamp Rabbit also has a pizza stand outside with a great seating area, small playground for little ones, and is next to the bike trail. Overall fun experience!

yup

Points +112

Vegan
02 Dec 2016

Great coffee, great desserts

Coffee is amazing, and they have seasonal lattes. There's only one vegan dish on the menu, and it's a fairly small sandwich consisting of veggies and hummus on some really good housemade bread. The veggies are cool seasonal ones (I've had watermelon radish in one!), but it's just not a lot of food for the price. There are vegan donuts and cookies, which are all amazing.

Store has some vegan items; you have to browse a bit. There's some locally made vegan sweet potato ravioli, local ice cream, asheville's no evil foods products, etc. Kind of expensive compared to normal, but not expensive compared to other local market type places.

Pros: Vegan donuts and cookies, Local vegan products

Cons: Sandwich is underwhelming and pricey

LisaRobidoux

Points +23

Vegan
20 Jun 2016

First times a charm

I've only been here one time and I was looking for a specific local item had had purchased previously at the farmers market. They had the item I was looking for and I was completely surprised at how many things this little store offers. Fresh fruits and veggies, local products, and fresh food and drinks. I also tried my first vegan strawberry donut and it was delicious. I can't wait until I can make another trip there.




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