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Three Independent Coffee Shops and Bakery Cafes in West Palm Beach
A coffee roaster on Clematis Street, a Swedish cafe on Dixie Highway, and a French bakery cafe — three places to get coffee in West Palm Beach.
By Local Bongo Editors
Coffee in West Palm Beach runs from a roaster on Clematis Street to a Swedish cafe on Dixie Highway to a French bakery cafe. Each of the three places below is independent.
Subculture Coffee roasts its own beans in house daily. Johan's Joe is a Swedish coffee shop and cafe founded in 2015. Loïc Bakery is a French bakery that bakes pastries daily.
Roasted in-house on Clematis Street
Subculture Coffee roasts coffee locally and sources it ethically. The coffee is roasted, brewed, and sold in West Palm Beach, and the business roasts in house daily.
Roasting happens in small batches to maintain full flavor development and consistency. The business is dedicated to small batch coffee farms from around the world and produces single origin coffees and unique espresso blends.
Coffee is seasonal, so the business offers smaller lots and changes what's offered throughout the year.
The business describes itself as a one-stop shop for all coffee needs. It sells retail coffee, offers a coffee subscription, sells merchandise, and offers wholesale coffee. There is also an online ordering option.
The business offers locally baked treats specializing in vegan and homemade cakes to accompany the brew.
Each Subculture location features a rich design theme. Beyond the West Palm Beach shop at 509 Clematis St, there are locations in Lake Worth at 522 Lucerne Ave, Boca Raton at 437 Plaza Real, Jupiter at 107 Front St, Palm Beach Gardens at 11701 Lake Victoria Gardens Ave #5090, and Delray Beach at 302 NE 6th Ave.
Coffee with Swedish baking and a candy cart
Johan's Joe is a Swedish coffee shop and cafe in West Palm Beach. It was founded in 2015.
The cafe has warm lighting, cozy seating, and modern Scandinavian décor. It serves fika, a Swedish coffee break, alongside a complete daily menu and brunch midweek and weekends.
The house blend coffee is Lofberg's Swedish House Blend, described as Fair Trade Organic and Rainforest Alliance Certified, a smooth dark roast.
The menu includes open-faced sandwiches, savory breakfast plates, smoked salmon dishes, baked goods, and pastries. Specific dishes include Swedish Pancakes with homemade berry preserves and fresh whipped cream, and the Classic Swedish Meatball Plate with beef and pork hand-rolled meatballs, cucumber salad, mashed potatoes, herbed cream sauce, and wild whole lingonberries.
The Baltic Bagel is an open-faced smoked salmon bagel with cream cheese, capers, red onion, tomato, cucumber, and fresh dill. The Vasa is a Swedish meatball sandwich with fried egg, Swedish meatball patty, Swiss cheese, and lingonberry drizzle on a toasted croissant. The Club Swede has fresh sliced turkey, avocado, bacon, and Swiss cheese on sourdough with homemade lingonberry sauce.
Pastries include a Cardamom Bun, a sweet yeast-based pastry flavored with cardamom and shaped into a knot; a Princess Torte with sponge cake layers, raspberry preserve, vanilla custard, whipped cream, and marzipan cover; a Cinnamon Roll with a choice of pearled sugar topping or cream cheese frosting; and a Budapest Roll made with hazelnut meringue, whipped cream, and mandarin oranges.
Breakfast options include Build Your Own Frukost with fried egg, cheese, choice of bacon, veggies, egg/cheese only, ham, or turkey, with choice of bread; a Swedish Pancake Breakie with banana, coconut yogurt, and maple syrup; and a True Swede with two slices of wasa crisp bread, avocado mash, hard-boiled egg, spinach, and chili flakes.
Salads include the Green Goddess with fresh kale and spinach blend, quinoa, broccoli, avocado, shredded baked smoked salmon, and lime and cilantro vinaigrette; Nicke's Salad with kale and spinach blend, hard-boiled egg, quinoa, cucumber, tomato, red onion, roasted pumpkin seeds, and JJ's basil-citrus vinaigrette; and a Kale Caesar with fresh kale and spinach blend, pumpkin seeds, grape tomatoes, parmesan cheese, craisins, and croutons tossed in homemade Caesar dressing.
Other dishes include Sweden on a Plate with baked smoked salmon fillet, potato salad, hard-boiled egg, mixed greens, and dill and lemon mayo sauce, and Mushroom Crepes with creamy mushrooms, spinach, and parmesan cheese wrapped in homemade crepes.
Drinks include a Cardamom Lemonade infused with lavender and cardamom, a Rhubarb Iced Tea with passionfruit, jasmine, and black tea, a Golden Latte made with a turmeric blend and choice of steamed milk, decaffeinated, hot or iced, and a Matcha drink made from high-grade green tea ground into powdered form and whisked in hot water. A Box of Joe hot chocolate serves up to 12.
The Swedish Candy Cart recreates the Scandinavian pick-and-mix tradition with a colorful wall of candy bins. The tradition is called Lösgodis, or Lördagsgodis (Saturday Candy), and started in the 1950s when the Swedish Board of Health recommended limiting children's candy intake to once a week. The cafe carries BUBS Swedish candy and rotates the selection regularly. The candy is made with non-GMO ingredients, no artificial flavors, and no artificial colors. Many varieties are naturally vegan or gluten-free.
The cafe offers gourmet meal delivery, house-made pastries, and coffee, plus a gourmet meal prep program and pickup in West Palm Beach. It also offers catering and takes special cake orders.
Johan's Joe is at 401 S Dixie Hwy Ste 3, West Palm Beach, Florida 33401. The phone number is (561) 808-5090. It is open 7 days a week from 7am to 4pm.
A French bakery cafe
LOÏC Bakery is a French bakery in West Palm Beach. The bakery presents itself as a quintessential French patisserie with authentic French flavors.
The chef is Loïc Autret, described on the website as an award-winning chef and the maestro behind the pastries.
The menu includes buttery croissants and flaky pain au chocolat, along with an exquisite selection of tarts, cookies, and more. The bakery says its pastries are freshly baked daily and that seasonal treats are available.
The bakery serves coffee. The website lists a Café Specials menu section, a LOÏC Signature menu section, and an Egg Favorites menu section.
The bakery offers delivery, with treats delivered straight to your door.
Good to know
Which West Palm Beach coffee shop roasts its own beans?
Subculture Coffee roasts coffee in house daily at its West Palm Beach location, 509 Clematis St.
Where can I find Swedish pastries in West Palm Beach?
Johan's Joe Swedish Restaurant at 401 S Dixie Hwy Ste 3 serves Swedish Pancakes, Cardamom Buns, Princess Torte, Cinnamon Rolls, and Budapest Rolls.
Does Subculture Coffee have vegan baked goods?
Subculture Coffee offers locally baked treats specializing in vegan and homemade cakes.
Sources and how we reported this
This guide is based on the businesses' own published information. It is not a hands-on review: Local Bongo did not visit, test or receive anything from the businesses named, and no business paid to appear.
