Lift Coffee Shop & Cafe

This a really solid breakfast/ brunch cafe. It's everything you'd imagine a cafe to be. Its cozy, charming and chill atmosphere makes you feel like you're at home. There's nothing like a local store front that gets it right. I really enjoyed this place. I'll be back.

Great vegetarian options, definitely one of my favorite cafés in Richmond. I love the Veggie Panini, the Hummus sandwich, and the Funny Honey is super tasty as well. Food usually takes about 20 mins, even longer on a busy day, so be prepared to wait or order ahead. The staff is nice & the coffee’s good, only thing that’s lacking is the ambiance in the cafe- definitely not my favorite place to sit and work all day, but the outdoor spaces in front and back are great on a nice day and the food always delivers. see u soon lift!

Cute little coffee shop. The staff was very soft spoken and they don't go out of their way to be welcoming at all but nice enough I guess. Coffee itself is decent and we are regular coffee drinkers who like strong coffee. Indoor and outdoor seating.

Simple coffee shop with friendly staff and quick service. Some seating inside and a few outside. There is some street parking outside. I ordered the Lavender Latte which was very good and had a great Lavender flavor. Would definitely come back.

Was excited to eat here after reading reviews. Glad the food was good because the atmosphere was not. We got a turkey panini w/ yogurt, the spicy sausage, and a coffee ($36, but the price you pay for good food). We ended up eating it cold since there was no seating indoors and we needed to take it out. Only 3 tables to sit at inside and people were working on laptops. Raining outside so the patio wasn’t an option. We waited a while for our food and the indoor space wasn’t very appealing. Food was very good even though my sausage sandwich was folded up in the wrapper it was heated in and tossed in a bag. Our other sandwich was in a box so I’m not sure what makes them decide how to wrap sandwiches. I wouldn’t recommend if you’re just dropping in and are not a local.

Especially love their brown sugar latte and strawberry brie croissant. Both times I've gone they were very busy and had a bit of a wait so I'd plan for that, but it's definitely worth it.

Great taste of coffee. Just right on the main road. Easy to stop and grab my morning Latte 👍

I loved it. I got a bacon, egg, and cheese on a bagel and it was soooooo good. I also tried the Iced brown sugar latte but that was not as good as I thought it would be. The restaurant has indoor seating and outdoor patio seating with soft music.

What a brilliant breath of fresh air in the Art District. The location is central, the staff is an eclectic mix of beautiful misfits who are passionate about the product they produce. The food is phenomenal. Sundays are long lines, but everyone in line is one of your neighbors, so say "Hello." I see why they've named it "LIFT" because it really does LIFT your spirits when you visit. When I visited late in the morning this Sunday, They had run out of the bagel I wanted, which forced me to quickly choose something else off the menu... Let me tell you it made my experience even better. Not since moving from Europe have I had a proper croissant. LIFT makes a proper croissant: flaky but crisp, buttery but not messy, a chewy texture that seemingly evaporates way too quickly with each chew, leaving me craving another bite. (Get the croissant.) Brilliant place. Tip your service staff, they earn it.

Love this place for breakfast sandwiches when I forget to pack myself something to eat at work! I absolutely love the feta, spinach, provolone, and egg on a croissant, and the strawberry and brie croissant. I also love the breakfast burrito, and the availability of the vegan sausage substition. I leave 4 stars because I dig the place, the employees are very nice, and although food is good, the coffee needs attention. I've gotten a bunch of iced lattes here usually with added flavor (each flavor is about 75 cents for vanilla or hazelnut.) but I never taste the sweetness. My coworkers and I all have gotten coffee here and everyone agrees they need to taste their own coffee and adjust the recipe. All I taste is coffee and oat milk. Which is fine, I'm not usually one to go for the sweetest drinks in the world. Like Dunkin' is absurdly sweet. I just want to taste the vanilla I paid for though. My coworker got an iced mocha and they could barely taste the mocha. We all had to dump sugar in our cups just to bring the flavor out, and I don't know who loves to readjust their coffee after they've paid $5+ for it. I wish when you online order you could request a level of sweetness or something. Otherwise, great place, they just need to make their flavored drinks actually have the flavor that was requested.