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The Nook

4.1 (7 reviews)
Open • 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

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Olivia S.

A cafe is open in the Central Library!!!!!! From the incredible mind of Chef Shanita McAfee-Bryant who brought us The Spot at The Prospect, the Nook is now open for business! Designed as a learning lab / workforce development training kitchen, the Nook is staffed and run by young students of The Prospect's culinary program. They have a small cafe menu with breakfast sandwiches, lunch options, pastries, coffee, and caffeine free beverages. All options are named after writers to fit the library theme! The pastries in the case look stunning!! We tried the breakfast burrito and the smashed croissant sandwich. Both were delicious! The burrito was a little small for the price. Have some grace and patience for the students as they learn and grow! But I am so glad to see a cafe open in the empty cafe space in the Central Library! Things a great community culinary program to support!

Maddy R.

We stopped by this coffee shop when we visited the kansas city central library. It is tucked into the right side when you walk in the main entrance. There is a 2000s bank/library vibe that matches the rest of the library. It is clean and there are cute flowers at every table. I wouldn't say the service is fast though. We waited about 10 minutes for a sandwich. I also ordered a bernstein latte which was okay but tasted kinda watered down. It was more cute than anything. The graham cracker on the top kinda floated to the bottom and dissolved which brought a weird texture.

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