Red Emma's Bookstore Coffeehouse

Sometimes food hits the spot, and sometimes it smashes straight into the spot going 95 miles an hour with the top down. Now you can enjoy this classic without all the dead animal and McExploitation of workers.

Crisp romaine lettuce tossed with our housemade vegan Caesar dressing, and topped with deep-fried vegan chick'n pieces and buttery croutons.

Our perfectly crispy fries topped with ooey gooey nacho cheez sauce from The Greener Kitchen. You know you want them.

Back for a limited engagement! Our all-time best-selling sandwich, a beloved menu item for over a decade, our Bánh Mì Chay is made with lemongrass tofu, vegan banh mi sauce, fresh cabbage, carrot, cucumber, and cilantro, on a rice flour roll.

Tender Blackbird seitan marinated in our super-secret kebab spice blend, with our housemade vegan cheez sauce and caramelized onions on a soft sub roll.

Roland Park Bagels make some of the best bagels in the city, and we love serving them! Enjoy it your way with your choice of spread and veggies.

Punch up your bagel with greens, tomato, red onion, capers, and vegan cream cheese - a powerhouse to kick off your day.

Punch up your bagel with greens, tomato, red onion, capers, and hummus - a powerhouse to kick off your day.

Sometimes food hits the spot, and sometimes it smashes straight into the spot going 95 miles an hour with the top down. Now you can enjoy this classic without all the dead animal and McExploitation of workers.

Two perfectly golden hash brown patties deep fried to perfection. We've been making your vegan fast food dreams come true since 2004.

Falafel sandwich with hummus, greens, cucumber mind salad, and tahina. Add tzatziki or spicy beet pickles for $1. (SF, NF, V)

Kofta kebab sandwich with tzatziki, greens, cucumber mind salad, and tahina. Add hummus or spicy beet pickles for $1. (NF, V - tzatziki contains soy)

Some of the best spinach pie in the city - and it's vegan! Try a slice with a side of vegan tzatziki. (V, contains nuts & gluten, tzatziki contains soy)

Crisp romaine lettuce tossed with our housemade vegan Caesar dressing, and topped with deep-fried vegan chick'n pieces and buttery croutons.

A small serving of our cucumber mint salad - a perfect side to any of our sandwiches, or great for a quick snack. Cucumber, red onion, tomato, parsley, mint in a red wine vinaigrette. (V, GF, SF, NF)

Mega comfort food for a cold day! Our beloved vegan grilled cheez is back! 100% vegan and soy free, available on gluten-free bread too! (Pls note, our panini press is not GF, so this is not suitable for anyone with a life-threatening gluten allergy!)

One of our bestsellers - housemade tempeh bacon piled high on sliced sourdough toast with tomato & lettuce, and a smear of vegan mayo from our friends at The Greener Kitchen.

Back for a limited engagement, now with Beyond Meat's new vegan chick'n tenders, our beloved Vegan Chick'n Bacon Ranch sammie is here for you. Vegan chick'n slathered in ranch dressing, on a toasted brioche bun with greens, tomato, onion, and pickles. Yes please.

Beyond meat burger mixed with in-house seasoning, topped with lettuce, tomato, onion, and pickle. Served with a side of fries!

Falafel sandwich with hummus, greens, cucumber mind salad, and tahina. Add tzatziki or spicy beet pickles for $1. (SF, NF, V)

Kofta kebab sandwich with tzatziki, greens, cucumber mind salad, and tahina. Add hummus or spicy beet pickles for $1. (NF, V - tzatziki contains soy)

Our beloved french fries in all their crispy perfection - simple and delicious.

Our perfectly crispy fries topped with ooey gooey nacho cheez sauce from The Greener Kitchen. You know you want them.

Vegan MAC! Penne pasta smothered in addictive, salty, nutritional yeasty cheez sauce goodness. (V, NF, but contains gluten and a tiny amount of soy)

The perfect breakfast muffin. Pairs perfectly with a latte - they'll make you feel peachy keen! Peachy keen about dismantling colonialism, abolishing all borders, and creating a just and egalitarian society based on mutual aid and voluntary cooperation rather than extraction and endless accumulation.

The best vegan chocolate chip cookies, as far as we are concerned! Contains gluten.

Zesty vegan chick'n bites deep fried and served with a side of dipping sauce!

Some of the best spinach pie in the city - and it's vegan! Try a slice with a side of vegan tzatziki. (V, contains nuts & gluten, tzatziki contains soy)

A classic scottish sausage roll made vegan with a beyond meat and mushroom blend. Ultimate umami flavor in a satisfying, on the go pastry shell!

Homestyle personal pot pie with a creamy tofu & vegetable filling. Tastes like sitting by the fire with someone you love, it's so damn comforting. Vegan, contains gluten and soy.

Mega comfort food for a cold day! Our beloved vegan grilled cheez is back! 100% vegan and soy free, available on gluten-free bread too! (Pls note, our panini press is not GF, so this is not suitable for anyone with a life-threatening gluten allergy!)

A good ol’ fashioned cup of coffee; Berkman’s blend roasted for Red Emma’s by Thread. We don’t know how Alexander Berkman took his coffee but this one is perfect for long debates on hopeful nights. Made from a blend of Bolivian AIPEP and Ethiopian SCFCU, this coffee is full, earthy and smooth.

Delicious Thread coffee steeped overnight. Works like a charm in the summer heat and makes you say, "Yum! Defund the BPD!" Try it with one of our home-made flavor syrups!

A no-nonsense double shot of Thread's May '68 espresso to put some revolutionary pep-in-your-step.

Espresso and water - just like Europeans think Americans like their coffee, or so the legend goes. Get it hot or iced.

A double shot of espresso and heavily foamed milk. For the sophisticated coffee lover who looks at a latte and says, “but what if it were 60% air?”

Like a latte, with half the milk. Australia’s finest export since vegemite.

A double shot of espresso with a small amount of steamed milk. The favorite of baristas everywhere; drink like a real proletarian.

Espresso with a dollop of foam. There is no ice, barely any milk, and absolutely no caramel. Someone tell Starbucks they can’t just name things whatever they want - words have meanings. This is what a macchiato actually is and always has been. *exhales*

Lovingly hand-crafted espresso and milk. Give yourself the pep in your step to take to the streets and abolish the police! (16 oz.)

Smooth espresso and milk served over ice. One sip and you'll say, "the police are an inherently racist institution designed to protect property, not people!" Feeling saucy? Make it a mocha, or any one of our other home-made flavor options!

Espresso, milk, and our in-house mocha syrup made with Equal Exchange fairly traded cocoa powder. A much more fair trade than taxpayer money funding a police force that endangers and oppresses marginalized people in order to protect property and profits.

Espresso, milk, and our in-house mocha syrup made with Equal Exchange fairly traded cocoa powder. A much more fair trade than taxpayer money funding a police force that endangers and oppresses marginalized people in order to protect property and profits.

A captivating blend of tea and spices that tingle the tongue and straighten the spine. Anarchai: because proper tea is theft!

Tea with spices and oat milk over ice, all cooperating voluntarily to create mutual aid networks of flavor that energize and refresh. Makes you wonder, whom do the police protect? Whom do they serve?

Rishi black tea, brewed hot, cooled, and served over ice. A refreshing boost during a long day of fighting corrupt corporate overlords with your cybernetic dolphin friend.

Assorted flavors of hot herbal tea by Rishi, in a bag! Our Caffeine-Free Options: Chamomille, Peppermint, and Turmeric Ginger

Refreshing lemonade made just right. Quenches your thirst while giving you the vim and vigor to write your council member demanding they defund the Baltimore Police Department!

Nothing says "defund the BPD" like this daring and delicious combination of espresso and lemonade. We've added a lavender twist to this Algerian classic.

Choose between Cola, Lemon-Lime, Ginger Brew, Root Beer, or Blueberry. Maine Root sodas are sweetened with organic, Fair Trade Certified sugar cane from Brazil - no high fructose corn syrup in sight.