
Red Emma's Bookstore Coffeehouse
3128 Greenmount Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21218
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Featured Items
Egg McBluffin
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.
$8.50Fried Chick'n Caesar Salad
Crisp romaine lettuce tossed with our housemade vegan Caesar dressing, and topped with deep-fried vegan chick'n pieces and buttery croutons.
$12.00Cheez Fries
Our perfectly crispy fries topped with ooey gooey nacho cheez sauce from The Greener Kitchen. You know you want them.
$6.00
All Day Menu
Specials
SPECIAL: Banh Mi Chay
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.
$10.00SPECIAL: Seitan Cheezsteak
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.
$10.00Grilled Cheese+Soup SPECIAL: Miso & Red Lentil
$8.00SPECIAL: Biscuits & Chorizo Gravy
$8.50
Breakfast (until 10:30AM)
Bagels
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.
$2.00Cream Cheese & Veggie Bagel
Punch up your bagel with greens, tomato, red onion, capers, and vegan cream cheese - a powerhouse to kick off your day.
$6.50Hummus & Veggie Bagel
Punch up your bagel with greens, tomato, red onion, capers, and hummus - a powerhouse to kick off your day.
$6.50Egg McBluffin
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.
$8.50Hash Browns
Two perfectly golden hash brown patties deep fried to perfection. We've been making your vegan fast food dreams come true since 2004.
$3.00Vegan Lox Bagel
$8.50OUT OF STOCK
Middle Eastern Vegan
Falafel Pita
Falafel sandwich with hummus, greens, cucumber mind salad, and tahina. Add tzatziki or spicy beet pickles for $1. (SF, NF, V)
$12.00Falafel Salad
$12.00Kofta Kebab Pita
Kofta kebab sandwich with tzatziki, greens, cucumber mind salad, and tahina. Add hummus or spicy beet pickles for $1. (NF, V - tzatziki contains soy)
$13.00Spinach Pie
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)
$8.00Falafel Platter
$15.00
Salads
Fried Chick'n Caesar Salad
Crisp romaine lettuce tossed with our housemade vegan Caesar dressing, and topped with deep-fried vegan chick'n pieces and buttery croutons.
$12.00Falafel Salad
$12.00Cucumber Mint Salad
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)
$5.00Garden Veggie Salad
$8.50
Sandwiches
Grilled Cheez
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!)
$4.00TLT (Tempeh Bacon, Lettuce & Tomato)
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.
$8.00Chick'n Caesar Pita
$12.00Chick'n Bacon Ranch
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.
$10.00Our Favorite Burger & Fries
Beyond meat burger mixed with in-house seasoning, topped with lettuce, tomato, onion, and pickle. Served with a side of fries!
$15.00Falafel Pita
Falafel sandwich with hummus, greens, cucumber mind salad, and tahina. Add tzatziki or spicy beet pickles for $1. (SF, NF, V)
$12.00Kofta Kebab Pita
Kofta kebab sandwich with tzatziki, greens, cucumber mind salad, and tahina. Add hummus or spicy beet pickles for $1. (NF, V - tzatziki contains soy)
$13.00
Snacks & Shareables
Basket of Fries
Our beloved french fries in all their crispy perfection - simple and delicious.
$5.00Cheez Fries
Our perfectly crispy fries topped with ooey gooey nacho cheez sauce from The Greener Kitchen. You know you want them.
$6.00Chili Cheez Fries
$8.00Mac & Cheez
Vegan MAC! Penne pasta smothered in addictive, salty, nutritional yeasty cheez sauce goodness. (V, NF, but contains gluten and a tiny amount of soy)
$5.00Guacamole & Chips
$6.00Hummus Plate
$4.00Tortilla Chip Basket
$2.00
Desserts
Blueberry Muffin
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.
$4.00gf snickerdoodle
$3.00Chocolate Chip Cookie
The best vegan chocolate chip cookies, as far as we are concerned! Contains gluten.
$3.00Berry Croissant
$4.00OUT OF STOCKChocolate Croissant
$4.00Cheddar Harissa Croissant
$4.00OUT OF STOCKmango Cheesecake Bar
$6.00OUT OF STOCKBrownie
$4.00Nice Crispy Bar
$4.50Maple Pecan Braid
$4.50OUT OF STOCKBiscotti
$2.00Proletariat Shortbread (Chocolate Caramel Shortbread)
$5.00Choclate Cardamom Pots
$5.50OUT OF STOCKLemon Poppyseed Muffin
$4.00OUT OF STOCK
Baskets & Platters
Chick'n Tender Basket (with fries)
Zesty vegan chick'n bites deep fried and served with a side of dipping sauce!
$12.00Falafel Platter
$15.00Spinach Pie
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)
$8.00
Prepared Foods
Ham & Cheez Not Pockets
$6.00Beyond Braddie
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!
$6.00Rustic Veggie Pot Pie
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.
$8.00
Kids Menu
Hummus Plate
$4.00Grilled Cheez
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!)
$4.00Chick'n Nuggets (Kids)
$4.00Mac & Cheez (Kids)
$3.50Fries (Kids)
$3.50Side Salad (Kids)
$3.50
All Day Drinks
Café Drinks
Drip Coffee
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.
$1.00Red Eye
$3.50Cafe Au Lait
$1.00Cold Brew
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!
$4.00Iced Cafe Au Lait
$5.50Espresso
A no-nonsense double shot of Thread's May '68 espresso to put some revolutionary pep-in-your-step.
$3.50Americano
Espresso and water - just like Europeans think Americans like their coffee, or so the legend goes. Get it hot or iced.
$3.00Iced Americano
$4.00Decaf Americano
$3.00Hyper Tonic
$3.50Cappuccino
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?”
$4.50Flat White
Like a latte, with half the milk. Australia’s finest export since vegemite.
$4.50Cortado
A double shot of espresso with a small amount of steamed milk. The favorite of baristas everywhere; drink like a real proletarian.
$4.50Macchiato
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*
$4.00Latte
Lovingly hand-crafted espresso and milk. Give yourself the pep in your step to take to the streets and abolish the police! (16 oz.)
$4.50Iced Latte
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!
$5.50Mocha
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.
$4.75Iced Mocha
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.
$5.00Chai Latte
A captivating blend of tea and spices that tingle the tongue and straighten the spine. Anarchai: because proper tea is theft!
$4.50Iced Chai Latte
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?
$5.50Hot Chocolate
$3.25Iced Tea
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.
$3.00Hot Tea
Assorted flavors of hot herbal tea by Rishi, in a bag! Our Caffeine-Free Options: Chamomille, Peppermint, and Turmeric Ginger
$2.75London Fog
$4.00Matcha Latte
$5.50Iced Matcha Latte
$5.50Lemonade
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!
$3.00Lavender Mazagran
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.
$5.50Soda Pop
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.
$2.00Iced Green Tea
$3.00
Sunday | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm |
Monday | Closed |
Tuesday | 9:00 am - 8:15 pm |
Wednesday | 9:00 am - 8:15 pm |
Thursday | 9:00 am - 8:15 pm |
Friday | 9:00 am - 8:15 pm |
Saturday | 9:00 am - 8:15 pm |
Worker-Owned & Operated Since 2004. Serving high-quality, low-cost vegan and vegetarian food, transparently-traded coffee & tea, and offering a full bar onsite with all vegan drinks!