#moroccan cafe

Café Caravan is a casual Moroccan café that took over the old Caffe Vita space and opened recently. The laptop campers have already found it. Order at the counter and get a number. They’ll bring your order to you.

Score: 41/50

Food: 4/5 – The pastries are from Clark Street. They serve mezze (e.g, salad, hummus, Merguez sausage), soup, breakfast, and sandwiches. You can get an Egyptian breakfast that includes a cumin egg, fava beans, tomato, chermoula, lemon & lavash. The baguette sandwiches are premade. My hummus sandwich with pickled carrots and pickled cabbage was good but seemed overpriced ($15) and pretty simple. I don’t think they have a real kitchen.

Coffee: 5/5 – They serve drip coffee, espresso drinks, cold brew, Moroccan mint tea, etc. The coffee is from Unincorporated Coffee. The Moroccan coffee ($6) was small but very good – stronger coffee flavor, milk (like a cortado – equal parts espresso and steamed milk), spiced syrup, and a sugar cube. It tasted like star anise.

Wi-fi: 5/5 – Free, unlimited, ask for the password. Seemed fast and stable.

Ambiance: 5/5 – Two floors, white walls, brick accents, tons of pillows, exotic but comfy Moroccan feel

Noise: 4/5 – Relaxing music with an international flair

Plugs: 1/5 – They positioned the furniture to make it hard to use the outlets

Parking: 3/5 – Can usually find something in the neighborhood, all day or 2 hour street parking

Comfort: 4/5 – Small tables, plush banquettes, can get warm by the windows

Bathroom: 5/5 – Two nice ones with Moroccan decor

Art: 5/5 – Painting of a Moroccan scene, someone leading a camel in the dessert

Tips: It’s very popular with campers. Some outdoor seating available. Natural wines coming soon.  

Café Caravan is a casual Moroccan café that took over the old Caffe Vita space and opened recently. The Moroccan décor is wonderful and I appreciate the free wi-fi. I don’t think they have a real kitchen though, which is a bit strange for a café. They have salads and baguette sandwiches in the refrigerated case and the other menu items are probably assembled to order. They serve drip coffee, espresso drinks, cold brew, Moroccan mint tea, etc. The coffee is from Unincorporated Coffee.

The pastries are from Clark Street (I approve). They serve mezze (e.g, salad, hummus, Merguez sausage), soup, breakfast, and sandwiches. You can get an Egyptian breakfast that includes a cumin egg, fava beans, tomato, chermoula, lemon & lavash.

Order at the counter and get a number. They’ll bring your order to you.

Hummus sandwich ($15): with pickled carrots, pickled red cabbage, parsley, on a fresh pita and a side of arugula salad. The arugula salad was just a handful of arugula in a light dressing (lemon & olive oil?). The pickles were great, the hummus chunky, and the pita soft and thick. I liked it but was expecting a bit more (it was very simple) – maybe some housemade spreads? A salad that wasn’t just arugula…

The Moroccan coffee ($6) was small but very good – stronger coffee flavor, milk (like a cortado – equal parts espresso and steamed milk), spiced syrup, and a sugar cube. It tasted like star anise.

The wi-fi is free, the music relaxing, and the décor reminds one of Morocco. Laptop campers seem to love it there. Some outdoor seating available. Natural wines coming soon.  

4 out of 5 stars