Cafe 88

What people go for here

Cafe 88 is at its best as a cheerful late-day dessert stop: order a warm Dubai chocolate crêpe or a fruit-heavy açaí bowl, then pair it with a Lotus Biscoff latte, strawberry matcha or lychee refresher. Friendly service and a bright dining room make it easy to stay for dessert, while the 11:00 AM opening and sweets-first menu make it less suited to an early coffee run.

• Dubai chocolate crêpe
• Lotus Biscoff latte
• Açaí bowl

Worth knowing: The café opens at 11:00 AM and is closed Monday, so it works better for lunch, afternoon drinks and evening desserts than an early coffee routine.

The coffee

Dessert-led independent café with espresso-based lattes, matcha, refreshers, juices and blended drinks rather than a bean-forward specialty program.

Cafe 88 treats coffee as part of a broad sweets-and-refreshers menu. Banana and other flavored lattes sit beside matcha, juices, shakes and smoothies. Come for playful pairings with crepes and Dubai-style chocolate desserts, not transparent sourcing.

The room

Bright counter-service dessert café in a Linda Vista shopping center, with an expansive display of sweet drinks and plated desserts.

Late-opening dessert café near USD with a broad sweet menu and service into the evening

The space

Moderate

Inside

Indoor tables are visible on the current branch listing.

Parking

Located in a shopping center with a shared surface lot.