Cafe 21 Gaslamp

Hesam Abedini

Great space in the 5th Avenue, to have a European style breakfast. They have indoor and outdoor space, and the indoor is cozy and beautiful. The service was very good and the servers are all very nice and friendly. The restrooms are small and you may wait a long time to use it. The food is great and the prices are reasonable.

Liesbeth Vigil

The best breakfast experience I’ve ever had. So happy to have stumbled upon Cafe21 while visiting San Diego for a work conference. I had a caramel latte that included fragrant flowers that I smelled with each sip. I had the cranberry turkey egg benedict that was the perfect combination of sweet and savory with a beautifully poached egg and greens. And I then finished my meal with a Dutch pancake with a soft center and crispy edge and caramelized blueberries on top. Everything I ate was heavenly and my server Tyler was amazing. Highly recommend. I’m from New Orleans and Cafe21 proved that even my food city needs to step it up!

Jackie Neely

I've been looking forward to coming to this place for a while because I liked that they have small plates for you to dive into different flavors without being overly full. When we were greeted by our waitress, she recommended that we have 2 small plates per a person. All of us were satisfied without feeling gluttonous or too stuffed, so 2 plates are perfect! All our dishes are pictured. One of the best things I had outside of the food was the Ginny tea. Absolutely delicious and came out smoking (due to dry ice). Very fun and delicious. I didn't realize how large it would be, it's enough for 2-3 people. Also, there are options for Vegan, Vegetarian folks. The aesthetic of the restaurant was stunning! They have a wall full of wines I wish I could have gotten a closer look at! Everyone from the host to server to those bussing was very kind.

Mary Williams

The food was good and flavorful. The staff was friendly enough but appeared maybe a little overworked with the table to server ratio. Food took quite awhile to come out but didn’t appear to have been sitting as the dish was hot and the salad fresh and crisp. Overall a decent experience.