Café Sweet Street isn’t just another eatery; it’s a delightful locavore experience nestled in Reading, Pennsylvania, offering a fresh take on breakfast and lunch. This charming spot prides itself on crafting signature dishes from scratch, utilizing the purest, locally sourced ingredients, some even from their own herb garden. Helmed by Chef Brendan Jones, who also serves as General Manager, the café menu is a contemporary twist on classic favorites, promising a memorable culinary journey.
Start your day with their handcrafted breakfast sandwiches or a fluffy omelet, customized with farm-fresh eggs from Taproot Farms and an array of mushrooms, including the unique Blue Gray Oyster from Primordia Mushroom Farm. Pair your morning meal with a freshly brewed pour-over of Organic Deadman’s Reach® coffee for the perfect start.
More than just a café, Sweet Street is a destination. The welcoming atmosphere blends industrial-chic design with modern, locally commissioned artwork, accented by the warmth of wood and metal elements. The air is filled with the irresistible aroma of freshly baked croissants, sliced for their signature sandwiches, and a tempting display of gourmet desserts. On sunny days, the outdoor terrace beckons. Inspired by New York City’s High Line, this urban retreat features a cement floor with aggregate glass, large patio umbrellas, cable railings, and a living green screen for privacy. A Marra Forni pizza oven stands as a centerpiece, turning out made-to-order pizzas in minutes.
Whether you choose to dine in or take away for lunch or dinner, Sweet Street Cafe promises a delightful experience.
For more information, menus, and opening hours, please visit CafeSweetStreet.com.
Location: 722 Heisters Lane Reading, PA 19605
Phone: (610) 929-0616
“I love Reading; over these 35 years it has become my home, and I wanted to do something wonderful for my friends and local customers. My husband Doug and I fell in love with the Highline in New York — an elevated park built over the meatpacking district, which was previously home to an abandoned rail line used to deliver ingredients to the bakers — It seemed appropriate to bring this groundbreaking environment to our production headquarters, melding wild and bountiful naturalistic plantings with our industrial aesthetic, creating Sweet Street’s own respite from the city…a true destination for our café.
There were many skeptics as I poured my time, passion, and money into this. But with my team of designers, some local like Mary Anne Disegi of Interior Environments and others like my landscape architects Jeff Charlesworth from New Jersey as well as Tom Dinsmore our Reading landscaper (who has done all of our plantings since inception), we have truly succeeded in bringing life back to our neighborhood. I am proud.
I enjoy seeing so many regulars here at the café, and since I am now one of them (no longer eating lunch at my desk), I finally get the opportunity to bump into my friends and longtime customers and hear glowing comments from all. Having Chef Brendan Jones (who is my stepson) at the helm makes it a bit of a family affair and brings even more passion to it. While it is a very personal project for me, additionally, we learn a lot from our experience in the front of the house, making us more credible with our foodservice customers.”
~ Sandy Solmon
