Firefly Coffee House

Go to coffee and breakfast spot in Santa Cruz. Very fast service and good quality. Minimal inside seating, but picnic tables outside.

My husband and I were in town visiting during a rainy spell and craving something warm and comforting for breakfast. The reviews for Firefly Cafe were really good so we gave it a go. Our bagel breakfast sandwiches were SO good. Honestly one of the best bagels (cheddar jalapeño) AND breakfast sandwiches I've ever had. Mine must have weighed at least a pound! We also both got one of the special lattes (blondie and creme brulee) and they were also really good. I don't care for super sweet lattes and they made it just to my liking. 10/10 would recommend this place to a friend.

The breakfast sandwiches are a little pricey but taste great. However, being charged a $1 for salsa after spending $30 on two breakfast sandwiches feels a little unnecessary.

Met the owner today - Great energy!

I Stopped in again today after my yummie experience yesterday. I tried their home made blueberry-blackberry scones. DELISH!
I highly recommend supporting this local business. Home made bagels, pastries, and others. Locally roasted coffee and chai! Locally sourced food as well.

My bagel sandwich looked like it had at least 4 eggs in it- not exaggerating, it was just overflowing with egg. There was supposed to be other ingredients mixed into the egg but it felt like a treasure hunt trying to find them.

Not sure if this was an off day for them when I went but I ordered two coffees and a works breakfast burrito the coffees came out in reasonable time but the burrito took like 20 minutes to come. The food and coffees were good but for sure need to step up their speed of service. Between the line to order and getting my full order I was waiting for about 45 minutes not great turnaround time for a coffee spot

It used to be nice but they decided to close off what used to be their inside dining area so now there is no where to sit inside. Went on a rainy day to be cozy but instead was cold and wet. There’s also no bathroom which is ridiculous. Some businesses used Covid as an excuse to continue to be lazy even when restrictions were removed. This is one of them.

Firefly was a funky fun experience. The line was long, and as the super nice server said, we often run out of things on the weekend so be sure to try us during the week. There's a reason they run out, it's really good. I got the breakfast sandwich with cheddar bagel. I'd sit in an even longer line it was sooo good. Well maybe not too much longer. Also not a coffee person but my iced chai with extra chai tasted sooo good! Highly recommended! Just keep in mind the wait is long and most seating is outside.

We love Firefly and always come when we are in town. They have the best bagels 🥯 around!

Hit. The. Spot. I don't want to over hype it or anything, but this might be the best bagel I've ever had. I got the Tango & Cash + tomato on a Spicy Garlic burrito and it was SO GOOD. All the toppings were fresh and perfectly ripe and tasty.

My girlfriend got The Works burrito and I tried to ask her how it is, but she doesn't want to stop eating it to answer. There's your answer.

This is a must eat stop. Oh, and the drinks were fresh as hell too. Perf perf perf.