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Cleo & Leo On Elm St

4.8 (17 reviews)
Closed • 7:00 am - 4:00 pm

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Lots of outdoor light and intimate seating
Scott S.

What a pleasant surprise of a coffee shop! A cozy corner coffeehouse and bake shop you'd expect to find in San Francisco. Quiet, lots of sunlight, well-appointed. Coffee was great. The staff was pleasant. Across the bridge, right on Elm. A special experience worth the two-minute drive or the five minute walk across the bridge. Good things are worth discovering and supporting so they can become your favorites. Treat yourself to a new and different place. You will be glad you did.

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cheri k.

WOW! LOVE this place!!!! Such a gorgeous clean space! Beautiful natural lighting. You can sit by the window and look towards the river. So many birds flying over the river. Love the natural wood and white plus grey decor. The space gives one a buoyant feeling. I ordered a 12oz Oatmilk vanilla latte. The regular amount of vanilla (1oz), was too sweet for me. Next time I will ask for half sweet. In addition, I chose the home made cinnamon roll with cream cheese frosting. My latte and cinnamon roll cost $10.93 for both. This is average cost for these items in Lawrence. They offer a water station, too, which is wonderful for keeping hydrated while you caffeinate yourself. They offer cookies, cupcakes and macarons. Flavors of cookies vary with a few sounding super interesting: white chocolate & raspberry plus a Mexican chocolate. So much love has been put into the details here! I HIGHLY recommend making a visit here! I lived in NYC for over 19 years and this is a New York quality kind of place! Thank you, Cleo & Leo! Can't wait to sit outside on the patio when the weather is warm.

Jamel M.

cleo & leo is a new addition to lawrence! it's right across the bridge in north lawrence and on the river. it's quiet and nesstled in the neighborhood. it could be confused for a home. the have a wide selection of coffee and lattes, with a terrific seasonal menu. the pastries are pretty good, too. they have french macarons and they're done well and taste great. there's two different cinnamon rolls so get the cream cheese option. the folks there are nice and get you right the first time. they're smiling and ensure your experience is good. service is fantastic! overall would recommend! great if you're wanting a coffee and a treat when you're downtown!

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Samantha P.

Best place in Lawrence for a coffee/matcha and a sweet treat. Love that they are women owned and brought some Hispanic culture to the Midwest. (Yes, they have concha's!) Cannot recommend the blueberry latte or blueberry matcha enough!

Raspberry chocolate latte
Pilar T.

Cute and quaint Mexican women owned bakery that is perfectly location by the river and near downtown. One of the best coffee places in town with friendly staff and quick service. Awesome place to hang out or study! I love the rotating concha flavors and sweet treats. Today, they had a sign up front to try their burritos and it worked because we tried their western burrito! This burrito had peppers, onions, eggs, cheese and was so so tasty especially with the salsa verde.

Tea, water, cortado with oat milk on custom-made, mosaic tile table
Molly F.

Sweet community hub. Highest quality foods and drinks with nice service in a modern, clean, but welcoming cafe with plenty ioutdoor seating to bird watch next to the river. Must-try items include: macaroons, pecan sticky buns, cortados, and conchas. Breakfast and heartier foods sometimes served as specials on the weekends.

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Aunt Netters Cupcakes - The coconut cream pie is incredible.

Aunt Netters Cupcakes

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I know this restaurant as Aunt Netters Cafe. I didn't want to create a new review, so I am listing…read morethis review under Aunt Netters Cupcakes which indeed they have. You can purchase freshly baked and frosted cupcakes as well as pastries, pies, breakfast and lunch specials. Pie at Aunt Netters Cafe was recently rated as #4 in the nation just this Spring. We decided to sample some pie recently to see what pie in the top 10 of the nation tasted like. My husband ordered coconut cream and I ordered chocolate peanut butter. Let's start with the crust on both pies which was flaky and layered just like pastry crust should be. Now lets move to the whipped cream topping on both pies ~ freshly made by hand daily, nothing out of a can. The coconut cream pie had real coconut flakes in the center and toasted coconut flakes heavily sprinkled over the cream. Definitely rated #1 in my opinion. The chocolate peanut butter pie had a rich layer of chocolate cream and a layer of peanut butter cream, topped with the freshly made whipped cream. Deliciousness overload! In addition to the pie, we ordered the chicken fried chicken sandwich with onion rings. I haven't had freshly breaded and cooked onion rings in forever! The fried chicken sandwich is served with pickles, a large slice of tomato and a crispy leaf of lettuce. The sandwich was so large that I had enough for 2 more small meals after our visit. (I didn't want to eat too much of the sandwich, because the pie was my number 1 mission, as well it should be for any diner. Arrive early. We arrived at 11:20am for lunch. Customers started arriving shortly after us, then gradually faster. By noon, all tables in the dining room were full and people were taking food out the door with them. Prices are very reasonable, portions are large, everything is fresh. While you are at Lecompton, you can also visit the Kansas territorial capital directly across the street from the cafe.

Great tenderloin, service and I am eating a piece of Auntie's fabulous coconut cream pie. I will…read moredefinitely come back and try breakfast.

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Aunt Netters Cupcakes - Dining room; order your food at the counter and they bring it to the table.

Dining room; order your food at the counter and they bring it to the table.

Aunt Netters Cupcakes - French toast with caramelized bananas

French toast with caramelized bananas

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