American
Cafe Tropical
Pickup Only
Featured Items
Breakfast Sandwich
Scrambled Egg, Bacon, Chive, & Swiss Cheese on house Coco Bread w/ Fermented Hot Sauce Aioli$10.00
Pepino Burrito
Mini-Burrito on a 10' Tehachapi Flour Tortilla, Egg, Bacon, Onion, Cheese Blend. Choose: Red or Green Salsa. Hashbrown or Potato.$11.00
Café con Leche
Double Shot Of Our Own Cuban Style Espresso With Steamed Milk.$4.50+
Pastries 🥐
Traditional Cuban Pastelitos
Guava Cheese
Buttery Pastelito Filled With Our House Made Guava Jam & Whipped Cream Cheese.$5.00OUT OF STOCK
Guava Solo
Buttery Pastelito Filled With Our House Made Guava Jam.$4.00OUT OF STOCKDonato's Slice
Slice of the Donato Guava Cheese Pie. Puff pastry filled with our house made guava jam & whipped cream cheese.$6.00Donato's Pie
Whole guava cheese pie. Puff pastry filled with our house made guava jam & whipped cream cheese. Donato's personal recipe.$45.00OUT OF STOCKtanyas fritter
$6.50OUT OF STOCK
Savory
Beef Pastelito
Pastry Dough Filled With Spiced Ground Beef. Finished With Sweet Syrup & A Sprinkle Of Sea Salt$4.00OUT OF STOCK
Carrot Pastelito
Pastry Dough Filled With A Spiced Shredded Carrot Mixture. Finished With Sweet Syrup & A Sprinkle Of Sea Salt - Vegetarian$4.00OUT OF STOCK
Chicken Pastellito
Pastry Dough Filled With A Spiced Shredded Chicken Mixture. Finished With Sweet Syrup & A Sprinkle Of Sea Salt$4.00
Ham n Cheese Croissant
Croissant stuffed with smoked ham, boursin, & swiss cheese$7.50
Egg & Tomato Danish
Croissant dough, tutti frutti farms heirloom tomato w/ tomatillo sals and chive$7.00OUT OF STOCK
Cake and Sweets
CROISSANT
Traditional yeast leavened croissant, made daily Voted "Best Croissant in Silverlake" by people who owe the Cafe $250 or more on their open tab$5.50
Chocolate Croissant
Technically this is a cornetti - an italian staple which is viennoiserie made with a brioche dough and filled with chocolate ganache. But people get scared when we call it that so instead we lie :)$6.50
Cruller
$5.00
LAUSD Coffee Cake
$4.50
Cinnabon
$6.50
Chocolate Chip Cookie (v)
$5.00OUT OF STOCKMulberry Jam Donut
$5.00cherry cream cheese danish
$6.50Blueberry Muffin
$5.00OUT OF STOCKPassion - Orange - Guava - Poppy Muffin (GF)
$5.00OUT OF STOCKBanana Cream Pie
$11.00OUT OF STOCKBlueberry Muffin
$5.00OUT OF STOCKChocolate Chip Cookie (v)
$5.00OUT OF STOCKFTS Cookie
$5.00OUT OF STOCKCROISSANT
Traditional yeast leavened croissant, made daily Voted "Best Croissant in Silverlake" by people who owe the Cafe $250 or more on their open tab$5.50
Chocolate Croissant
Buttery Croissant Dough Filled With Dark Chocolate & Dipped In Dark Chocolate.$4.75OUT OF STOCKLAUSD Coffee Cake
$4.50
Flan
Sweet & Creamy Caramel Custard Baked To Perfection.$8.00OUT OF STOCKCinnamon Twist Donut
$5.00OUT OF STOCKCruller
$5.00Mulberry Jam Donut
$5.00
Drinks
Coffee
Double Espresso
A rich shot with notes of brown sugar, creamy milk chocolate, and a bright hint of orange zest.$3.50Decaf Espresso
$3.50
Cortadito
Double Shot Of Our Own Cuban Style Espresso, Tropical. Topped With Steamed Milk. 8oz$4.00
Cappucino
A bold espresso topped with creamy steamed milk and a light, airy foam$4.00
Flat White
A bold espresso-based drink blended with silky steamed milk for a rich, velvety finish$4.00
Machiato
A bold espresso "marked" with a touch of velvety steamed milk for a rich, intense flavor.$4.00
Cortado
A balanced blend of espresso and steamed milk, crafted for a smooth and mellow coffee experience.$4.00
Cafe Helado
Our Own Cuban Style Espresso Served With Sweetened Condensed Milk Over Ice.$5.00+
Arnold Parkman
Our Own Cuban Style Espresso poured over Sweetened Condensed Milk, Served with Cold Brew Over Ice$5.00+Café con Leche
Double Shot Of Our Own Cuban Style Espresso With Steamed Milk.$4.50+
Americano
Our Cuban Style Espresso Diluted With Filtered Water. Same Strength But A Different Flavor.$3.50+
Cold Brew
Our 24 Hour Cold Brew Is Made With Our Medium Roast Beans. Expect A Bold Body With Flavors Of Fruit and Oak.$4.00+
Drip
Our Guatemalan, Ethiopian Blend Is Slow Roasted In Small Batches With Tasting Notes Of Chocolate & Caramel.$3.50+To Go Traveler
A convenient carrier filled with 96 fl oz of our featured brewed medium roast coffee (equivalent of twelve 8 fl oz cups)—a perfect pick-me-up for meetings, picnics or whatever occasion calls for coffee.$30.00OUT OF STOCK
Yuzu Espresso Tonic
A refreshing blend of bold espresso, sparkling tonic, simple syrup and zesty yuzu juice for a vibrant, citrusy twist.$8.00
Fresh Squeezed Juice
Freshly Squeezed Juice
Other Beverages
Water
$2.00+
Tea
$3.50+
Soda
$3.00+
Hibiscus Lemonade
Fresh squeezed lemonade topped with in-house hibiscus concentrate$6.00
Tepache
Sunset Cultures Kombucha$4.00OUT OF STOCKMela
$4.00Yerba Can
$3.50Hot Chocolate
12 oz of steamed hot milk and Dutch process Cocoa Noir house syrup - your kid will love it, but you will probably love it more$3.50
Retail
Merchandise & Bagged Coffee
Cafe Tropical Fermented Fresno Pepper Hot Sauce
Manny's recipe for our signature fermented fresno and arbol chile hot sauce. 4 oz bottle.$12.00OUT OF STOCK
16oz Bag (Drip Blend)
Fair Trade Organic Coffee With Notes Of Almond & Chocolate, A Heavy Body With A Sweet Finish. Best For Drip Coffee.$20.00
16oz Bag (Espresso Retail)
Fair Trade Organic Coffee With Notes Of Chocolate & Caramel, Dark Roast Beans Best Used For Espresso.$20.00
Tropical Hat Black
$25.00Tropical Classic Shirt
$30.00Tropical Hat White
$25.00Bumper Sticker
$7.00Granola Bag
$15.00OUT OF STOCKRosis Hot Oil
$12.00OUT OF STOCKToks Hat
$35.00OUT OF STOCKTropical Shirt White
$20.00Tropical Shirt Black
$20.00milk cult hat
$25.00
Breakfast
Breakfast
Breakfast Sandwich
Scrambled Egg, Bacon, Chive, & Swiss Cheese on house Coco Bread w/ Fermented Hot Sauce Aioli$10.00Pepino Burrito
Mini-Burrito on a 10' Tehachapi Flour Tortilla, Egg, Bacon, Onion, Cheese Blend. Choose: Red or Green Salsa. Hashbrown or Potato.$11.00
McManny
Turkey Sausage, Sunny Side Up Eggs, Cheddar, Chive, Kewpie Mayo on Cubano Roll.$14.00OUT OF STOCK
Dannys Breakfast (GF)
2 Eggs Any Style, Boursin, Bacon, Chives, Avocado, Tomatoes, Salanova lettuce, Red Cabbage. 25g of Protein. (Gluten Free)$15.00
Chilaquiles Burrito
Chilaquiles Breakfast in a Tehachapi Grains Flour Tortilla - Eggs, Tomatillo Salsa, Onion, Tortilla Chips, Crema, Bacon, Cheese Blend, Stinger Peppers$16.00OUT OF STOCK
Denver Scramble (GF)
2 Eggs Any Style, Green Bell Peppers, Ham, Onion, Weiser Potatoes, Cheese Blend, Chive. (Gluten Free)$16.00
Carne Asada Breakfast (GF)
2 Eggs Any Style, Braised Beef, Short Rib Asada, Corn Tortillas, Red Cabbage, Avocado. (Gluten Free)$20.00OUT OF STOCK
Breakfast Sandwich
$10.00
Scrambled Egg, Bacon, Chive, & Swiss Cheese on house Coco Bread w/ Fermented Hot Sauce Aioli
Customize your item
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Optional
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Request advisory
We may not be able to honor all special requests or modifications- some items may without requested special modifications. Thank you for understanding
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All hours
| Sunday | 8:00 am - 2:45 pm |
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | 8:00 am - 2:45 pm |
| Wednesday | 8:00 am - 2:45 pm |
| Thursday | 8:00 am - 2:45 pm |
| Friday | 8:00 am - 2:45 pm |
| Saturday | 8:00 am - 2:45 pm |
Restaurant info
At Tropical we consider our coffee a vessel to communicate our passion for our Cuban culture and the history of this landmark. We are grateful for the opportunity to engage with our community. We believe in embracing the diversity of our neighborhood and in being a part of its evolution.
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