Red Emma's Bookstore Coffeehouse Menu

4.5

(1,350+ Reviews)

Specials Breakfast (until 10:30AM)Middle Eastern Vegan Salads Sandwiches Snacks & Shareables Desserts Pay-It-Forward Baskets & Platters Prepared Foods Kids Menu Sat & Sun Brunch Café Drinks Bottled Drinks

Specials
- SPECIAL: Banh Mi Chay
  Back for a limited engagement! Our all-time best-selling sandwich, a beloved menu item for over a decade, our Bánh Mì Chay is made with lemongrass tofu, vegan banh mi sauce, fresh cabbage, carrot, cucumber, and cilantro, on a rice flour roll.
  $10.00
- Grilled Cheese+Soup SPECIAL: Creamy Tomato
  $8.00
- GF Donut Holes
  $6.00
Breakfast (until 10:30AM)
- Bagels
  Roland Park Bagels make some of the best bagels in the city, and we love serving them! Enjoy it your way with your choice of spread and veggies.
  $2.00
- Cream Cheese & Veggie Bagel
  Punch up your bagel with greens, tomato, red onion, capers, and vegan cream cheese - a powerhouse to kick off your day.
  $6.50
- Hummus & Veggie Bagel
  Punch up your bagel with greens, tomato, red onion, capers, and hummus - a powerhouse to kick off your day.
  $6.50
- Egg McBluffin
  Sometimes food hits the spot, and sometimes it smashes straight into the spot going 95 miles an hour with the top down. Now you can enjoy this classic without all the dead animal and McExploitation of workers.
  $8.50
- Hash Browns
  Two perfectly golden hash brown patties deep fried to perfection. We've been making your vegan fast food dreams come true since 2004.
  $3.00
- GF Donut Holes
  $6.00
Middle Eastern Vegan
- Falafel Pita
  Falafel sandwich with hummus, greens, cucumber mind salad, and tahina. Add tzatziki or spicy beet pickles for $1. (SF, NF, V)
  $12.00
Salads
- Fried Chick'n Caesar Salad
  Crisp romaine lettuce tossed with our housemade vegan Caesar dressing, and topped with deep-fried vegan chick'n pieces and buttery croutons.
  $12.00
- Cucumber Mint Salad
  A small serving of our cucumber mint salad - a perfect side to any of our sandwiches, or great for a quick snack. Cucumber, red onion, tomato, parsley, mint in a red wine vinaigrette. (V, GF, SF, NF)
  $5.00
- Garden Veggie Salad
  $8.50
Sandwiches
- Grilled Cheez
  Mega comfort food for a cold day! Our beloved vegan grilled cheez is back! 100% vegan and soy free, available on gluten-free bread too! (Pls note, our panini press is not GF, so this is not suitable for anyone with a life-threatening gluten allergy!)
  $4.00
- TLT (Tempeh Bacon, Lettuce & Tomato)
  One of our bestsellers - housemade tempeh bacon piled high on sliced sourdough toast with tomato & lettuce, and a smear of vegan mayo from our friends at The Greener Kitchen.
  $8.00
- Chick'n Caesar Pita
  $12.00
- Chick'n Bacon Ranch
  Back for a limited engagement, now with Beyond Meat's new vegan chick'n tenders, our beloved Vegan Chick'n Bacon Ranch sammie is here for you. Vegan chick'n slathered in ranch dressing, on a toasted brioche bun with greens, tomato, onion, and pickles. Yes please.
  $10.00
- Our Favorite Burger & Fries
  Beyond meat burger mixed with in-house seasoning, topped with lettuce, tomato, onion, and pickle. Served with a side of fries!
  $15.00
- Falafel Pita
  Falafel sandwich with hummus, greens, cucumber mind salad, and tahina. Add tzatziki or spicy beet pickles for $1. (SF, NF, V)
  $12.00
Snacks & Shareables
- Basket of Fries
  Our beloved french fries in all their crispy perfection - simple and delicious.
  $5.00
- Cheez Fries
  Our perfectly crispy fries topped with ooey gooey nacho cheez sauce from The Greener Kitchen. You know you want them.
  $6.00
- Chili Cheez Fries
  $8.00
- Mac & Cheez
  Vegan MAC! Penne pasta smothered in addictive, salty, nutritional yeasty cheez sauce goodness. (V, NF, but contains gluten and a tiny amount of soy)
  $5.00
- Hummus Plate
  $4.00
- Tortilla Chip Basket
  $2.00
Desserts
- Biscotti
  $2.00
- GF Walnut Raspberry Linzer Tart
  $5.00
Pay-It-Forward
- Buy a Comrade a Drink
  $3.00
- Buy a Comrade a Snack
  $5.00
- Buy a Comrade a Meal
  $7.00
Baskets & Platters
- Chick'n Tender Basket (with fries)
  Zesty vegan chick'n bites deep fried and served with a side of dipping sauce!
  $12.00
Prepared Foods
- Beyond Braddie
  A classic scottish sausage roll made vegan with a beyond meat and mushroom blend. Ultimate umami flavor in a satisfying, on the go pastry shell!
  $6.00
- Rustic Veggie Pot Pie
  Homestyle personal pot pie with a creamy tofu & vegetable filling. Tastes like sitting by the fire with someone you love, it's so damn comforting. Vegan, contains gluten and soy.
  $8.00
Kids Menu
- Hummus Plate
  $4.00
- Grilled Cheez
  Mega comfort food for a cold day! Our beloved vegan grilled cheez is back! 100% vegan and soy free, available on gluten-free bread too! (Pls note, our panini press is not GF, so this is not suitable for anyone with a life-threatening gluten allergy!)
  $4.00
- Chick'n Nuggets (Kids)
  $4.00
- Mac & Cheez (Kids)
  $3.50
- Fries (Kids)
  $3.50
- Side Salad (Kids)
  $3.50
Sat & Sun Brunch
- Bacon, Egg, & Cheez
  An all-time favorite from way back - our housemade tofu scramble, served on a toasted bagel or English muffin with tempeh bacon and vegan cheez. Available on gluten-free bread too! Contains soy. NF.
  $10.00
- Breakfast Burrito
  It's BACK! House-favorite breakfast burrito, featuring tofu scramble, vegan cheez, seasoned black beans, salsa & avocado. Contains gluten & soy. NF.
  $10.00
- Brunch Burger
  Ultimate hangover cure! Our special Beyond patty topped with a deep fried hashbrown, a JustEgg patty, a slice of Violife cheddar, and our special sauce.
  $13.00
Café Drinks
- Drip Coffee
  A good ol’ fashioned cup of coffee; Berkman’s blend roasted for Red Emma’s by Thread. We don’t know how Alexander Berkman took his coffee but this one is perfect for long debates on hopeful nights. Made from a blend of Bolivian AIPEP and Ethiopian SCFCU, this coffee is full, earthy and smooth.
  $1.00
- Red Eye
  $3.50
- Cafe Au Lait
  $3.00
- Cold Brew
  Delicious Thread coffee steeped overnight. Works like a charm in the summer heat and makes you say, "Yum! Defund the BPD!" Try it with one of our home-made flavor syrups!
  $4.00
- Iced Cafe Au Lait
  $5.50
- Espresso
  A no-nonsense double shot of Thread's May '68 espresso to put some revolutionary pep-in-your-step.
  $3.50
- Americano
  Espresso and water - just like Europeans think Americans like their coffee, or so the legend goes. Get it hot or iced.
  $3.00
- Iced Americano
  $4.00
- Decaf Americano
  $3.00
- Hyper Tonic
  $3.50
- Cappuccino
  A double shot of espresso and heavily foamed milk. For the sophisticated coffee lover who looks at a latte and says, “but what if it were 60% air?”
  $4.50
- Flat White
  Like a latte, with half the milk. Australia’s finest export since vegemite.
  $4.50
- Cortado
  A double shot of espresso with a small amount of steamed milk. The favorite of baristas everywhere; drink like a real proletarian.
  $4.50
- Macchiato
  Espresso with a dollop of foam. There is no ice, barely any milk, and absolutely no caramel. Someone tell Starbucks they can’t just name things whatever they want - words have meanings. This is what a macchiato actually is and always has been. *exhales*
  $4.00
- Latte
  Lovingly hand-crafted espresso and milk. Give yourself the pep in your step to take to the streets and abolish the police! (16 oz.)
  $4.50
- Iced Latte
  Smooth espresso and milk served over ice. One sip and you'll say, "the police are an inherently racist institution designed to protect property, not people!" Feeling saucy? Make it a mocha, or any one of our other home-made flavor options!
  $5.50
- Mocha
  Espresso, milk, and our in-house mocha syrup made with Equal Exchange fairly traded cocoa powder. A much more fair trade than taxpayer money funding a police force that endangers and oppresses marginalized people in order to protect property and profits.
  $4.75
- Iced Mocha
  Espresso, milk, and our in-house mocha syrup made with Equal Exchange fairly traded cocoa powder. A much more fair trade than taxpayer money funding a police force that endangers and oppresses marginalized people in order to protect property and profits.
  $5.00
- Chai Latte
  A captivating blend of tea and spices that tingle the tongue and straighten the spine. Anarchai: because proper tea is theft!
  $4.50
- Iced Chai Latte
  Tea with spices and oat milk over ice, all cooperating voluntarily to create mutual aid networks of flavor that energize and refresh. Makes you wonder, whom do the police protect? Whom do they serve?
  $5.50
- Hot Chocolate
  $3.25
- Iced Tea
  Rishi black tea, brewed hot, cooled, and served over ice. A refreshing boost during a long day of fighting corrupt corporate overlords with your cybernetic dolphin friend.
  $3.00
- Hot Tea
  Assorted flavors of hot herbal tea by Rishi, in a bag! Our Caffeine-Free Options: Chamomille, Peppermint, and Turmeric Ginger
  $2.75
- London Fog
  $4.00
- Baltimore Smog
  $4.00
- Matcha Latte
  $5.50
- Iced Matcha Latte
  $5.50
- Lemonade
  Refreshing lemonade made just right. Quenches your thirst while giving you the vim and vigor to write your council member demanding they defund the Baltimore Police Department!
  $3.00
- Lavender Mazagran
  Nothing says "defund the BPD" like this daring and delicious combination of espresso and lemonade. We've added a lavender twist to this Algerian classic.
  $5.50
- Soda Pop
  Choose between Cola, Lemon-Lime, Ginger Brew, Root Beer, or Blueberry. Maine Root sodas are sweetened with organic, Fair Trade Certified sugar cane from Brazil - no high fructose corn syrup in sight.
  $2.00
Bottled Drinks
- Natalie's Orange Juice
  $5.00
- Natalie's Strawberry Lemonade
  $5.00
- Honest Apple Juice
  $1.50
- Wild Bay Kombucha — 12oz Bottle
  $4.50
- Palestina Soda
  $3.00
- Palestina 6 Pack Soda
  $15.00