Restaurant Review: Coupa Cafe

For those of you heading down the peninsula and have a hankering for a little Venezuelan bite, head toward Coupa Cafe in Palo Alto. This adorable little cafe not only boasts spacious outside seating, a little South American cuisine, but also some of the best chai you will ever drink in your life.
Seriously it's pretty amazing

While the menu has an impressive spread with everything from breakfast (served all day) to pasta and salad, we decided to try the Venezuelan fare. We ordered a pabellon empanada with carne mechada, black beans, sweet fried plantains & loleta cheese, served with three special
venezuelan sauces and a cachapa, a traditional venezuelan corn griddle pancake served with fresh queso loleta & sides of black beans, nata & guasacaca.

Empanada in front and the cachapa in back

The epmanada was AMAZING and we were disappointed that we had agreed to split it. The meat inside was flavorful and, while most of the sauces weren't used, the red one was pretty good. The cachapa was good as well; however, the cheese inside was pretty salty and not enough beans were provided to try and cut the salty flavor.


We ended the meal with the Tiger Spice Chai, a rich and spicy blend that soothes your soul and makes you wish it was a bottomless cup.

Restaurant Rating out of 5 Price Would Try Again?

Cafe Coupa 4.5 $$ ($ for drinks) Yes!