The North Branch Cafe

Wonderful warm place to enjoy a tea and lite bite while catching up with a friend or enjoy me time reading a book.

Just the light lunch we needed after a scone-​filled morning at Red Hen Baking Co. up the road. We both ordered the veggie quionoa, one with a side of cheese and the other with hummus (which tasted like the white bean variety). Our orders were rounded out with an iced chai tea and lemon, chili powder tea combo (perfect for my cold — I’m going to say it healed me;). The experience was both recharging and healthful. We loved the natural light that poured into the room and the ideal location on «Main St.» in Montpelier. Now, if only we had room for those gluten free cookies and slices of shortbread in the dessert case…
Note: they have wine available by the sample and full pour size is an automated dispense machine. This is a great spot for tea junkies.

Cute little place. I popped in to grab a bite to eat. It was completely dead, despite being lunch time. This place definitely caters more to tea drinkers, but I wasn’t in the mood for tea, just food. Their food menu is filled with small plates to accompany their tea or wine, so I opted for their lentil soup and spinach pie. The soup was great, and a nice big portion. The spinach pie was tiny, but very delicious. It was a light healthier meal that was plenty filling. Would recommend this place, especially if youre into tea.

What a find! We were looking for a place to have lunch on our way from Montréal to Boston. We went to North Branch café based on positive Unilocal reviews and loved it!
The atmosphere is artsy and cozy, with games and books available for use. The staff were friendly, the food healthy and delicious.
As a tea lover, I especially enjoyed the huge selection of teas and the fact that my teapot arrived at the table with a warming candle under it.

Their tea menu is special. Yet to explore other things. You can park your car near NSB after 5Pm Monday to Friday if you don’t get any on the street in front of.

This is a very cozy, comfortable, and cute café!
I first time visited Vermont and stopped here at 7 p.m. Saturday.
There was a guitar duo live concert. I really enjoyed with a cup of tea here.
I had SoHo tea. Here over 30 kinds of tea are available. The cup is really nice, it double glass, so easily can touch the cup, but the tea is hot.
I will definitely come back.

What a nice little gem of a place. Two of my passions are wine and tea, and they do a nice job with both. In addition, the people are really nice and quite knowledgeable.

What a great place! I was passing through Montpelier with a friend and really needed something light and gluten free for lunch (I have a wheat allergy). Not only did this place have tons of yummy things I could eat (score!!) but they were very well educated about what it means to be gluten free. I had a lovely plate with hummus, tapenade, crackers and veggies. The staff was very friendly and the atmosphere was very pleasant.

This place is very cute — nice atmosphere and everything is very tasty. Great selection of wines where it is always fun to tey new things. However the hours during thr week are weird — as is pften typical of Montpelier — so I can never actually make it here when I’m in the mood for it! Wine and tea at eight am? I’m thinking more like 8 pm. I was going to go there again tonight (a tuesday) with friends after work around seven but realized it wasn’t open. I guess if we are that disappointed, you can tell its a worthy place.

A kind hearted café with wonderful taste. Anyone who’s interested in a proper glass of tea or wine, this is your spot! I find myself here more often then not lately. With a book or a friend I always feel at peace here. I can’t say enough about this little café. *I’m happy they expanded there food selection so I can snack while I sip. :-)

This place is great! My wife and I came to Montpelier for our anniversary. Unfortunately I had to work the first day of our trip. I went online to find a café in the area from which to work. I was really excited to find a place that caters to tea drinkers! I have never liked coffee, but picked up an appreciation for tea over the past several years.
The North Branch did not disappoint. They have a great selection of tea to choose from. The staff is also very knowledgeable about tea. With so many choices, it was nice to be able to get recommendations from other tea lovers.
I noticed that they also had wine, and a cool wine sampling machine. I asked about it, and they turn into more of a wine bar at night. On this night they were having live music. Since it was our anniversary, my wife and I came back that night to enjoy wine samples and listen to music. It was weird spending the whole first day of my trip in one café/​wine bar but we had a lot of fun.
Great place for lunch date/​meeting, working from home, reading, or tea sampling during the day. And at night, I could see coming here before or after dinner to have a glass of wine and just enjoy the atmosphere.

What a quaint little café! Decent prices, wide variety of teas, wines, and snacks. Free live music can bring quite a crowd. My husband and I had 2 oz samples of wine, then chose glasses based on our preferences. Was so nice to be able to sample the wine first and avoid being disappointed with a glass (not that this happens often ;)). One of the servers convinced me to try a sample of a rose wine, which I would NEVER had done if I had to pay for a full glass. The sample portion, however, was perfect, and she was right– it was much better than I expected! Wish we lived closer, this would be my go-​to date night spot.

I’m a total fan of this café. I had a really lovely experience here a few months ago with a buddy of mine. They have a really fun and super fancy wine station, which was a totally new experience for me. One of the owners knows a lot about wine and shared her knowledge with us over samples.
I hope they start having events, because I think this place would be a great site for live music and performances.

Great little plates. Fabulous staff and very cool ambeiance. A definite must when you need a little nosh after strolling around Montpelier.

Beautiful new addition to Montpelier’s downtown scene — what a gem! There’s an extensive variety of tea (which you can smell in jars by the front entrance) and tidbits to go with them, like cheese plates and hummus plates with cute, creative Vermonty names. And there’s a wine dispenser that allows you to try all sorts of wines in all sizes (you can even sample some of the wines you normally wouldn’t try!). I had a 1 oz. sample of 8 different wines and, even though I’m no wino, by the end I felt like I could actually taste the difference and decide which ones I liked best from there.
The aesthetics of the space were lovely, and I truly felt at ease sitting in the back room overlooking the river flow by. Lots of great art on the wall and some local crafts for sale in the back corner!
But my FAVORITE part, of course, was all of the gluten free treats! Where else in town can you find gluten free cupcakes and cookies? They’re held safely in a glass jar so as to prevent cross contamination. AND, the staff told me they can make any of the cheese/​hummus plates gluten free by substituting the bread for rice crackers instead! A celiac’s dream!
In sum, I found the North Branch to be a super gluten free friendly, relaxing social gathering space, good for any occasion both day and night! Definitely worth checking out if you’re in Montpelier.

What a wonderful place! My son and I were passing through Montpelier and we stopped at the North Branch Café, where we found an amazing selection of tea. We supplemented the tea with kale chips and some cheddar cheese. The atmosphere is great, the people nice, and the food and tea — they’re delicious. Highly recommended.