Cafe Prince
Coffee shop · Core City ·
Sourdough pizza, ricotta toast, avocado toast, fresh juices
Sourdough pizza, ricotta toast, avocado toast, fresh juices
"A neighborhood café known for inventive toasts topped with combinations like heirloom tomatoes, spiced chickpeas, and tahini, often using bread sourced from a local artisan bakery." - AFAR
"This Core City cafe boasts a menu for the folks who need a little sustenance, but not the typical pastry-centric fare one might come to expect in a coffee shop. In addition to its selection of espresso drinks, visitors can try one of the spot’s refreshing beverages like the Sunrise with orange juice and espresso. Cafe Prince also produces its own oak milk, on top of offering regular and coconut milk options. To eat, grab a whole carrot, described simply as “nude, raw, chilled,” the Holy Trinity, which includes sliced apples, razor-thin shavings of Parmigiano reggiano, and raw honey, or on Wednesdays, the cafe serves Neapolitan-style pizza. There’s also a variety of toasts, available in sweet or savory options, using bread from Cafe Prince neighbor, Mother Loaf. The open space has a minimalist aesthetic, which invites casual conversations with regulars or baristas. In addition, find a limited selection of retail goods like high-end pantry products and bags of coffee beans." - Serena Maria Daniels
"A coffee shop that moonlights as a legitimate pizza spot every Wednesday, with barista/part-time pizzaiolo Arad Kauf producing Neapolitan-style pies despite a compact kitchen. Dough begins with a 24-hour biga, and pizzas are baked in an Effeuno Pizza Oven with Biscotto clay to achieve a proper char; pies run about $16 and come classic margarita-style with house tomato sauce, basil, and mozzarella or topped with pesto and mozzarella. When tomatoes are in season the shop uses ones grown in a garden across the street." - Serena Maria Daniels
"This Core City cafe may have become famous for its offering of a nude, raw, chilled single carrot on the menu, but now it just might be known for its pizza as well. Each Wednesday, the coffee shop now also sells Neapolitan-inspired pizza from a countertop oven equipped with a Biscotto pizza stone, allowing each pie to achieve an optimal char on the chewy crust. Available margarita-style with house-made tomato sauce, basil and mozzarella, or topped with pesto and mozzarella cheese." - Serena Maria Daniels
"In the former Astro Coffee space at 4884 Grant River, I found a newly opened, health-conscious cafe owned by developer Philip Kafka that has made a raw, chilled carrot a signature item — sold individually for $1.80. The carrot plays a central role in the shop’s branding (a small carrot yard decoration out front, carrots stamped on the packaging) and is prepared with a hefty commercial-grade peeling machine that peels each snack individually. The menu’s “Something Quick” offerings include other curious, single-item snacks priced the same: the Daily Dice (two single Brazil nuts), the Ottoman Secret (a Brazil nut wrapped in a dried fig), and a date-ensconced walnut. Kafka says he sources carrots from local farms and Whole Foods and recently planted more carrots across the street on property he owns, but longtime residents tell BridgeDetroit that the cafe does not address the community’s need for affordable, fresh food options given limited nearby supermarket access." - Serena Maria Daniels
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