Happy Girl Kitchen Co

We stopped into Happy Girl Kitchen Co. for a quick breakfast and coffee and ended up blown away by everything we tried. We ordered the chickpea frittata, chia pudding with granola, avocado toast, carrot & sweet potato soup, fresh-pressed green juice, strawberry mint ginger kombucha, a brown butter toffee cookie, and a brown butter chocolate chip cookie. Every single item was incredibly fresh, balanced, and genuinely delicious. You can taste how thoughtful and intentional the food is—nothing felt rushed, heavy, or overdone. The seasoning was spot-on across the board. The sourdough bread deserves its own mention—so fresh, flavorful, and perfectly textured. Clearly high-quality and well cared for. For drinks, we had the lavender oat matcha and a café latte. Both were exceptionally smooth, not bitter, and beautifully made. The matcha in particular was creamy and well-balanced, and the coffee was equally impressive. This is the kind of place where you can tell they care deeply about ingredients, preparation, and the overall experience. Easily one of the best breakfast/brunch stops in Monterey. We’ll absolutely be back.

I tried the chickpea frittatas (3 pictured). They are made very well, the perfect moistness and flavorful without being too flavorful (especially for breakfast). Love to see all of the vegan and gluten free options and the staff and environment also very nice

I loved the chickpea fritatta so much that I couldn't wait to get another one the next day. Delicious vegan baked goods. The coffee was perfect. The pickle slices that accompany the fritatta were amazing, much better than their jarred dill spears. The tomato cauliflower soup was dynamite. You can find pretty much anything you want picked in their store.

Very cheerful cafe offering delicious vegan and vegetarian options. Staff is friendly and they work hard to keep the cafe extremely clean.

This place is amazing! Everything is homemade - the granola, jams, bread, pastries, yogurt even. They have plenty of healthy options and accommodate for vegetarian, vegan, and gluten free. The coffee was the real star for me, I got a honey latte with oat milk and it was the best I’ve had in town so far! Plus they don’t charge extra for alternative milks. They also have a little shop attached where they sample and sell their homemade jams, spritzes, pickled veggies, and more. Our servers were so friendly and welcoming, happy to give us recommendations of menu items. This place is a gem, I highly recommend it!

This is a wonderful little local place for a quick stop to recharge. Great menu and wonderful coffee. We had the avocado toast and frittata which came with their own pickled sides. Delicious! The shop owner was happily answering our questions and was very welcoming. We ended up purchasing the candied lemon peel from their little shop with local products. The jams are going to have to be revisited next time. Definitely coming back.

I really wanted to like this place, I really did. The staff is incredibly friendly and the outdoor seating is great. But unfortunately that’s where the praise ends. We got the seeded bread, avocado toast, frittatas, tofu sandwich, and the bowl. The food is quite bland and dry, and the seeded bread tastes like bark. The coffees are decent enough if that’s all you want. The tofu sandwich was honestly the only good thing our group ate, so I’d recommend get that. The hot sauce collection they have are really good though, so there’s that.

Really really nice cafe. Had a sandwich there which was really good. I found the pickled things they sell a bit pricy and regretted paying 10 dollars for a small glass of pickled cauliflower. But I got carried away from the vibe, which is really good.

This is the most interesting place and it's all good. I have been coming here for 5+ years and it dawned on me that I had never reviewed it; so here goes. If you ever crave the best avocado toast in NorCal this be the place--- just simply DELISH! They also have a plethora of canned/jarred* yummies created from local organic produce such as: tomatoes, bread and butter pickles, salsa and soups. You can stop in and have pastries, a nice cup of coffee or a sandwich plus so much more. I describe this place as a local kitchen/coffee shop with very good service. Sit outside when the weather permits or grab one of the tables inside and watch the world pass by. It is just a good place to Chill. *From a reliable source information was shared with me that their warehouses and canning facility are top notch and super clean.

This place is ridiculously amazing. The food is amazingly ridiculous. The fresh pressed juice is amazulously rediculazing. The homemade chia pudding is rediculazingly amazulous. The homemade bread is even better. The word 'homemade' is redundant here, as this place is not only the extremely top notch best food possible, but also a movement of making sustainable food a part of modern humanity. Come. Feast. Learn. Feast more. Dedicate your soul and reap infinite joy. Feast.

Came here after a bike ride, coffee and fresh juices were amazing. I tried the grapefruit mint and the autumn spice latte, not disappointed. Pastries also looked amazing, they've got regular and seasonal muffins and cookies and I think some savory stuff as well. Great spot to chill with both indoor and outdoor seating.

For someone like myself that isnt vegan or vegetarian, I am surprised at how satisfying their meals are. Didn't feel like I was missing anything. Excellent lunch special with soup of the day and half sandwich. Have gone back several times since my first visit. Pricing is a wee bit on the above average but definitely worth it. Their desserts are also incredibly sinful. yum. Highly recommend this place.

Just popped in for a sweet gluten free dairy free treat. Always thrilled to go somewhere with not just one, but more than one delightful option. The staff were helpful. I like the vibe here. It is very welcoming and comfortable. I also love all the jams (there is a whole separate room of canned goods). Definitely will come back next time I'm in town.

Homemade Jam = Parking Easy free street parking around location Service Smooth service and appreciate the guidance on the menu and suggestions Limited indoor seating and a decent amount outside. There's an entirely another section of different types of jams and marmalades -- pretty and they also let you try some that's available. Had the veggie sandwich and homemade sourdough with strawberry lavender jam was amazing. We were happy that you can actually pick from a list on the jams that you want to try. The veggie sandwich was OK. I felt it could've been more heartier. Avocado toast was nice. They had a sprinkle of salt and pepper at the top to give it a little kick.

Fresh, clean good eats. Yumminess and satisfaction every time I leave this joint. The Deets: +/- Indoor and outdoor seating available + Wi-Fi available + Vegan/vegetarian options are available + Lunch special is where it is at! Rotating sando, bowl and soup. + Coffee bar options available + Baked good are available + Ferment shop available, these are sold at local farmer's markets.

We were staying at the nearby Monterey Hostel and found this place, love supporting local small businesses especially with artisan foods! We especially loved that they hold family friendly events for the community (apple juice pressing that weekend) and the owner had no problem charging me a nominal fee for a cup of hot water and some cream so I could make my own tea when purchasing a coffee for my husband, super accommodating, friendly, high quality, cozy, clean! Places like this make travel SO much richer! We returned twice more and will be back next visit to Pacific Grove!

I liked this place. I went here while I was in town for a conference. Everything was super fresh and organic and the staff was friendly

This place is truly what my dreams are made of. I've been buying jams from happy girl kitchen company for a couple of years and it was only recently that I found out that they had a restaurant/bakery/café of their own. I loved my chickpea frittata and a little side of jam and butter on toast with a gorgeous cup of coffee. Additionally, the back room has all their jams and marmalades and other jellies plus a lot of items from local artists and candlemakers ; it is an apothecary of some sorts with a lot of organic and local produce. I am so blown away by their vision and how wonderful they've done so far looking forward to visit them again and stock up on my jams. Went into season, please do not forget to try the strawberry lavender jam, and the hot pepper jelly!

Fresh, healthy and delicious! I absolutely love LOVE this place! Daily lunch specials rarely disappoint as flavorful nutritious options are available - daily soup, bowl and sandwich offered. My kids love the bakery items and getting the bread with jams - I usually go for the bowl or soup... Golden Latte - kombucha on tap - vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free options, healthy, delicious, fresh and local! I'm always a Happy Girl when I get to visit my favorite cafe :)

4 stars for coffee and staff. We have not eaten meals, but have had cookies. We also enjoy the jams and cold drinks. Outside seating is nice but chairs could be more comfortable.

Food is high quality but pricey for the portion size (embarassingly meager for the price.) Customer service is pretty blah. Baked goods don't always seem fresh. Gluten free bread was bland and crunchy. I wish this place was good but it's overpriced and bland.

Best oat milk chai I Ever had. Love the friendly lady who made it for me too. Always a great conversation. The Scones are awesome and change every day. I'm plant based diet so this place goes a long way with me. Many years I come here and will keep on returning.

Enjoyed a chai latte and lunch sandwich special while visiting with a friend. Always a great place for drinks, soups, sandwiches , etc

Tried the Deluxe Chia Oat Pudding today. Delicious. Kumquat jam in the bottom, then creamy chia oats, and then a little container of crunchy granola, almonds and cashews to sprinkle on top. Service with a smile, and a lovely latte. My lady friends and I always enjoy a nice light meal and hot beverage at Happy Girl.

Enjoyed a lovely lavender lemonade in the parklet on the street. Service is always courteous. Ambiance is perfect for a nice summer day in July.

Service was good! We got the daily sandwich and soup which were yummy! The cookies were great! When I'm back in monterey it would be nice to stop by again, but its not on the top of my list :) We ate outside because we had a pet so i'm glad they had outdoor tables. It was cool to check out the canned goods too

Delicious and healthy food. The service was wonderful. Will be back next time we are in town.

I've been to this restaurant a couple of times before but first time reviewing. I enjoy the vibe of this establishment. You walk up and place your order. There is seating inside and sidewalk seating. There is also a store inside the restaurant where you can purchase jams, pickles, etc. They also have a great vegan selection of food here. I always get the avocado toast. The bread they use is toasted to perfection, and they don't overdo the avocado and greens on top. It's served with a side of butter pickles and pepper. Simple but exquisite! I will definitely stop here again! Price: $7

This restaurant is a gem! A wonderful place to enjoy a healthy and satisfying meal! Organic foods and delicious jams are always a treat, and they offer a variety of options, I have tried their gluten-free cookies, avocado toast is delicious! The chia pudding being my favorite with apricot jam and their own granola. Offering even more wholesome and tasty choices. I always leave with a jar of their delicious granola, jam and cookies to bring home Yum!

got a honey lavender latte and I'm not being dramatic when i say it's the best one I've ever had. Will definitely be going back. Also the cafe itself has a cute cozy homey feel to it.

If you're vegan or vegetarian, this is the place for you! Don't worry, carnivores, there are some good things for you: like pastries, jams, pickles and goat cheese. I ordered an oat milk gingerbread cappuccino. Wow! Great coffee flavor with just the right amount of gingerbread syrup. It was really pretty epic! My son and I shared a full order of avocado toast which comes with a side of their pickled veggies. That was pretty amazing as well! I don't know how they did it -- the bread was toasted yet also had the perfect chew! The pickled veggies were fresh! Nice flavor and still crisp. My son won't eat anything without meat but he was sold on their avocado toast. He now plans on making them at home. The service is great. The people are friendly. Very chill. There's a cupboard with a self-serve water station and utensils. They also have a little room with Happy Girl products like their jams, shrubs, pickles, candies... super cute little shop. When in Pacific Grove, stop by.

Service 10/10 ambiance 10/10 coffee 10000000/10. Make the visit!! Such a nice spot you can tell they provide a lot to the community as well, they have workshops and community events posted all over their shop. Lots of locally sourced fresh ingredients in their baked goods as well.

Their homemade jam and their peppers are delicious, plus they made for fantastic gifts to bring home! Amazing customer service as well. I can't say enough nice things about this shop. Definite A+

Love the food here. Their sandwiches and bowls are amazing, and the fact that they have their specials on their phone recording (which is so easy to get to) is really helpful. A lot of their pre-made items (salads, yogurt) are also excellent. The bakery items are really inconsistent. I love their thumbprint cookies, for example, but sometimes they taste like they were made with butter that has been sitting a long time in the fridge, and they often burn the undersides of all their cookies. The service can also be pretty inconsistent, but it's not a deal breaker.

I love eating freshly made home cooked meals at Happy Girl. The food is very good. Friendly staff. I often buy something to take home - flowerless bread, potato salad, or a hand salve.

Can't say I've tried too many of the products. My last experience here was alright. The pickles were good, though didn't have a lot of "vinegar" flavor to them like I'm used to. Friendly staff, small place but everything is organized well.

I've come here a hundred times. The food have always been great except the ocassional drier than dry frittata, (that has been served cold a couple of times). A couple of weeks ago, I bought their potato salad and it was waaayyy salty! Like they poured the whole salt shaker in the bowl while making this. :( it was a waste of money because after two bites I just threw it away. The cheesecakes are delicious though.

Lunch specials! Drink specials! Every thing is made and created at Happy Girl. This is a great local spot for fresh food and drinks. It's a great spot for a book reading time and to have a good time with friends. The ambiance is very chill. Kids and families are welcome.

HGK lit up my week on the Central Coast: 1) local 2) farm produce 3) organic 4) nutritionally dense 5) vegan 6) hearty portions - go for the full and split it for a light meal 7) daily lunch specials 11am - 3pm, that actually keep you interested 8) reasonable prices 9) warm staff If I was a local - I would definitely be a regular. The food speaks for itself. Fresh and vibrant food are abundant here. Feed your microbiota some amazing pre and probiotics here. When I am traveling I still like to eat healthy and usually it's hard to find attainable homemade organic meals - fully recommend the bowl and sando of the day, they also carry well and taste great unheated the next day.

It's been a few years since I visited but LOVED the food, the quality, location, and ambiance. I'd totally return if I'm in town!

Stumbled upon this amazing place and now can't stop! The food is beyond great and you can taste the quality and love put into their items. Prices are reasonable and the service of the staff always makes me feel happy- maybe that's because of the name too! I got a coconut muffin and am obsessed with their yummy mushroom barley soup- it's to DIE for! The inside has such a cute ambiance- checkout the dried orange chandelier- even deep jams! So recommend this place and I'll be back real soon (:

Pretty good! Food is fresh. Wish they had more Options for bfast. Overall worth trying out!

This is an adorable little cafe with vegan/vegetarian/gluten-free options as well as an extensive selection of drinks! I got a cup of the soup of the day, a potato and leek soup, which was pretty good for the cold and rainy weather but definitely could have used more seasoning. My friend got a rice and chili bowl, which she also believed could have benefited from a bit more seasoning or sauce. I did get their quinoa bowl on the side, which is displayed in their little pre-made deli section. I actually really liked this and recommend it if you're looking for something savory and grainy. We swung by around 1pm on a Saturday and managed to snag a table after standing around for a few minutes. Service was solid and food arrived in a very timely manner!

My first time exploring Monterey with a plant based lifestyle and I was excited to seek out good eats that wasn't seafood. Fortunately my happy place came when I stumbled upon Happy Girl Kitchen Co, an entirely plant friendly restaurant and cafe. They currently offer outdoor seating which was perfect on a beautiful sunny day in the bay. Their menu items include sandwiches, salads, soups, bowls, and baked goods. They also have some home-brewed drinks including a refreshing Hibiscus Lemonade that was to die for. Seeking a heartier lunch, I ordered their $13 lunch special which comes with a cup of soup, small bowl, and half a sandwich. Their menu offerings change daily so you'll have to see what's included to see if it's worthwhile. While everything is vegetarian, everything can be made vegan be removal of a few items that they use to top their dishes. On the day we went, our menu included a potato soup, dal-mango chutney rice bowl, and a tofu steak sandwich. I absolutely loved their rice bowl. The chutney was fantastic and the spiced dal mixed with jasmine rice brought out some amazing flavors. I thought the sandwich and soups were good too but I would have rather chosen a larger rice bowl in the end. Still, I loved being able to try a variety of plant based dishes for a good price. Street parking is available and wasn't a problem for us even on a busier weekend afternoon.

Really cute place with a little store in their alcove full of jams and beans. Went to aquarium and decided to look for something to eat for lunch. Coffee was amazing. Chia with granola amazing. Kid loved the peanut butter and jam. Chicken sandwich was ok. Hearty bread. The cheesecake was really good. So were their cookies and chocolate chip cookie. Nice place to hang out.

My pbj was perfectly toasted and I chose the strawberry blackberry jam option (they had so many jams you could pick). Chocolate chips cookies tasted good but maybe just a little "grainy". Chickpea frittata had a nice nutty flavor but it definitely needed some additional salt

Could this place be any cuter? A friend told me that I HAD to try the avocado toast and lavender lemonade, so here I am! The lemonade? Perfect! Come and get some now! The avocado toast? It was good, loaded with avocado and fresh greens. I would say it was perfect as well, but I feel like it's lacking some balsamic glaze or something. Inside the cafe is a little shop with locally sourced goods; jams, honey, soaps, candles... all things that help feel good about your purchase & happy to support the local artisans. I'll keep this in mind when it comes time for gift giving.

A nice cute cafe / cannery! Got a coffee and a lemonade. Pretty standard and wished it had more flavor in the lavender as well as orange in the mocha. Just tasted like regular lemonade and chocolate in the mocha.

I really wanted to like this place but I really did not enjoy the taste of my sandwich. It was very sour which seems to be a theme here as their lemony soup was quite lemony too. But I'm pregnant, so I'm kind of picky right now.. I asked my husband what he thought and my husband liked it and he also said their coffee was good. So I have to up my rating. He likes sour though. On the other hand, their homemade yogurt was very tasty to me and they had very kind service. The vibe reminded me of my Berkeley college days. Very cute and inclusive and hip, lots of vegan options and creative creations, a lot of offerings. The flavors I guess just weren't for me. The prices were fair. It was walking distance from our hotel and from the aquarium though we did have to walk uphill. I was craving lemonade and didn't want to pay $9 for the aquarium one so that's how I ended up here because I saw they had lavender lemonade ... it was quite strong and sweet.. for me it was too strong, I didn't love it. There is plenty of outdoor seating..

Delicious! Can't wait to go back and try something else! I had the peanut butter chocolate chip ball and a bite of my friend's apple pie. So yum!

Best avocado toast ever!! The house chai was good too because it was unsweetened. I usually come to PG/Carmel about 3x a year and it's the first time I tried Happy Girl. I will be back!

Enjoyed my Friday night dinner at Happy girl kitchen. This was the first of a series of community dinners lovely food vegetarian fresh farm to table. Looking forward to the next community dinner.

Yummy sandwiches, and a bland but filling lentil vegetable soup. Interesting selection of local honeys, preserves, olives etc at the attached gift shop.

This place is absolutely my fav! Love the atmosphere, the freshness, the creativity of their dishes and the variety! The pickles, cheese and cracker plate was SO good! Also the chickpea frittata w/avocado was superb!!

Great food, vibes, and products. Workers were very kind. Why wouldn't you want to support such an amazing small business.

Everything is great here, but my absolute favorites are: 1. The lavender lemonade which is the perfect blend of sweet and tart. Plus the mason jars they come in are too cute and you can reuse 2. Their desserts. In particular the lemon cheesecake. The perfect amount of tart without being bitter and the hint of lavender on top. It's like a two (possibly one) bite dessert so order accordingly hehehe

They have a sandwich of the day. I tried it and it was delicious. It made me think about what the sandwich of the day was like yesterday and what it might be like tomorrow. I wish they offered the sandwich of the yesterday too, then I could compare them. Maybe the sandwich I got that day was the same as the day before. This one sandwich just keeps having it's day. If that's the case, I'd prefer more transparency. Like instead of sandwich of the day, it should be sandwich of today and the last two days. I guess it's good to be present and not harp on the past, but that seems unfair to historians and all those restaurants that still have "people love us on Yelp" signs from 2022 and earlier. What I really want to know, is if a sandwich of the day has been able to have it's day for a full year. That'd be real impressive. There's a reason they don't have a man or woman of the day award. Anyway, I wouldn't be surprised if the sandwich I got that day became the sandwich of the year. It was so good!