Society Cafe

Very cute and cozy café in the bottom of The Society Hotel. I ordered an egg and cheese breakfast sandwich on sourdough and it was delicious! They also have assorted pastries from local bakeries. I took some apricot oat bars and cookies to a work meeting and they were amazing. The café itself is small and cozy but beautiful. There is a large grand fireplace with sofas around it, and little window alcoves with benches and chairs, as well. There are plenty of plugs for your devices and it's pretty quiet inside for working. They had soft music playing while I was there which was not distracting or overly loud for working. For being in a rather transient part of downtown, it still felt safe and clean. Great place to work from if you need to be downtown for any reason.

Was suggested that the hazelnut pairs well with matcha after asking if the rosemary syrup would work. It’s a little sweet, but delicious. $6.50. I also appreciate that there’s not only a door that requires you to wait to be buzzed in, but that they’re attentive with it. I should have asked, but I don’t think that there’s dine in tableware. All drinks seem to arrive in plastic. The indoor is very nice. Not too hot or cold with cute little nooks.

It's great, I remember when the owners bought it, and NO one had been above the 2nd floor, since I think they said WWI or WWII, but when they got to the third floor it was extremely freaky. Everything was just left as is, like a time capsule. The area, I think she told me, had been used as a sailors' home, and she remembered it distinctly, and described one chair with some sort of table that still had the person's periodical open to the page that they were reading, along with their coffee/tea cup and saucer, left as is with only dust mites. Gosh, I wanted to go up there so very much to see all of it for myself and she gave me permission, but I had a bum leg, and didn't want to get hurt . Kinda, regret it now, but they have photos of it all for guests. Great place!