Café Latte is a unique restaurant that offers it guests three dining experiences in one go consisting of a gourmet cafeteria serving a range of seasonal soups, salads and design-your-own sandwiches; an in-house bakery selling freshly baked breads, cupcakes, tortes and Café Latte’s specialty turtle cake; and a pizza wine bar offering inventive pizzas, bruschetta and an extensive wine list. Located in the city’s historic and charming Summit Hill neighbourhood, Café Latte has a stylish and modern interior with elements like exposed red brick and ductwork adding an industrial ambience and often exhibits many works of contemporary art on its walls.

Neighborhood hangout Cafe Latte is where you can get a little of everything when you can’t decide what to eat. The cafeteria line feels a bit like high school, but with the grown-up fun of packing a plastic tray with excellent sandwiches, salads, and soups. The spread sampler never disappoints: pick the basil and green olive poblano dips, which pack a nice fresh punch, and slather them on a mini baguette.

The heart of this vibe beats in Cafe Latte, which has been serving the community for decades. At this tried-and-true cafeteria (not a flashy, trendy reboot, just the real thing going on 40 years), the Quinn family’s scratch cooking and real hospitality are better than ever. Most of St. Paul has celebrated a life moment with one of Cafe Latte’s whole cakes, but it’s the small moments with a cup of soup or a French onion pizza that knit the generations in this neighborhood together.

For more than 30 years, people have lined up at the Quinn family’s bakery counter for a slice of heaven: three layers of dark chocolate cake, three layers of fudge and caramel, decorated with a pile of pecans. A cup of hot coffee helps give the cake its unique, rich flavor. The only thing more popular than the turtle cake is Cafe Latte’s tres leches cake: two layers of vanilla cake soaked in a mixture of half-and-half and sweetened condensed milk.

This is one of the few things you can get there every day, as their cafeteria-style selections are constantly on rotation for optimal freshness and quality. But that isn’t the reason it earned a spot on our list. It’s fairly simple, really; some of the best dishes are the ones that don’t try too hard: A little spice, a lot of tomato, chicken, beans, and a rich, savory flavor that stays with you long after you’ve hit the bottom of the bowl.

Anyone who’s ever seen a line out the door of this corner cafeteria on any given night might wonder what all the commotion is about, but take one look at the dessert counter and you’ll know why. Lit underneath the warm glow of counter lighting, you’ll find the city’s most extensive collection of cakes around. And yes, they’re all as delicious as they look…

A St. Paul staple since 1984, Cafe Latte is particularly strong during the daily rush for filling lunch fare. That's when regulars walk "The Line" with trays in hand and minds racing over a wide range of rotating salads, soups and sandwiches. Pizza and wine take center stage at night, making this a suitable all-day solution for just about everyone.

850 Grand Ave. # 1 St. Paul, MN 55105 (651) 224-5687 Directory | Website. This is a great place if you want something good with your coffee. Not just a coffee place, Café Latte offers retail bakery and a pizza wine bar.

Cafe Latte has been baking, frosting and creating cakes for 40 years using traditional techniques and the absolute best ingredients available to us. We have over 100 varieties of desserts ranging fro

For a couple weekends I collected slices of Cafe Latte cake (the best). When I don’t feel like driving to Cafe Latte, Lunds & Byerlys will do. Then, I was really into cookies.

Had the Alfredo bacon breakfast pizza, with half left for tonight's dinner. Plus my usual order of gluten-free cheesecake to-go.