WeVegan Cafe
All-vegan breakfast and lunch cafe from two Tampa natives that started with one cookie recipe in 2017.
- Address: 4326 S Manhattan Ave, Tampa, FL 33611
- Category: Restaurants & Bars
- Hours: Monday 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM; Tuesday 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM; Wednesday 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM; Thursday 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM; Friday 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM (call ahead, the homepage lists 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM); Saturday 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM; Sunday 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
- Website: https://wevegancafe.com/
Sandra Carson and Effren Denson are Tampa natives. When they went plant-based, they couldn't find a vegan cookie they actually liked, so they worked on their own recipe until they did. They sold the first batch at a farmers market in November 2017.
That turned into a wholesale business supplying vegan cookies and breads to coffee shops, delis and restaurants around the bay. When Covid hit restaurants, they moved to online orders, and that got them to their first storefront in South Tampa, the neighborhood they grew up in.
The menu is all plant-based and leans comfort: a Breakfast Cuban, a Tampa Turkey, Big Mac and Grandslam crunchwraps, empanadas, "Lasagna Made by Nonna," cafe con leche, cinnamon buns, brownies, tiramisu, a Strawberry Pop Tart Bomb, and the cookies. Menu items can rotate.
Hours per the cafe's hours page: Monday to Thursday 7 AM to 4 PM, Friday 7 AM to 7 PM, Saturday and Sunday 8 AM to 4 PM. The homepage lists Friday as 7 AM to 4 PM, so call ahead for a late Friday visit.
Photo: WeVegan Cafe