{"id":150073,"date":"2026-03-27T14:39:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T14:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/150073\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T14:39:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T14:39:11","slug":"friday-food-feature-with-berks-county-eats-crave-cafe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/150073\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Food Feature with Berks County Eats: Crave Cafe"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Zach Brown, Berks County Eats<\/p>\n

A good lunch spot has to have four things: good food, quick service, reasonable prices, and a cool vibe.<\/p>\n

Crave Cafe in Sinking Spring continues to check all the boxes.<\/p>\n

Though the cafe got a new owner in late 2024, it is still delivering in all the areas that have made it a favorite over the last decade.<\/p>\n

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We first visited Crave in 2015, and with Julie working just five minutes away, we have visited many times since.<\/p>\n

Our most recent visit came in January 2026. We arrived for an early lunch \u2014 around 11 a.m., before the rush was in full force, and still found only a couple of open tables (they were a lot more scarce by noon). The fireplace is still the focal point of the main dining room, but a second dining area provides more seating in the room behind it.<\/p>\n

We got in line and were quickly called over to a second station to place our order before taking our number back to a table for two along the wall.<\/p>\n

The temperature in the room tends to run a little cold, and I was quickly reminded of it as we sat waiting, but it didn\u2019t take long for our food to arrive, and I was no longer thinking about anything except lunch.<\/p>\n

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I always have a hard time choosing between their paninis and flatbreads, but on this visit, I opted for a panini \u2014 The Dunk. The sandwich comes with chicken breast, tomatoes, mozzarella, pesto aioli, and balsamic glaze.<\/p>\n

At its core, it\u2019s a Caprese salad with the balsamic, mozzarella, and tomato all working together to create a familiar flavor profile. But the pesto aioli adds nuttiness and earthiness to the dish while the chicken makes it heartier and more filling. It\u2019s relatively simple but very satisfying.<\/p>\n

For her meal, Julie had a soup and sandwich combo with a hearty tomato soup and a grilled cheese with the addition of bacon. Julie loves bacon, and it gives the grilled cheese an added crunch and savory notes.<\/p>\n

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Both meals are between $12 and $15, but Julie got a matcha, and I got a hot chai. Both came served in mugs from the cafe\u2019s eclectic collection \u2014 mine a stubby U.S. Air Force mug, hers a tall blue and white. The chai is a typical sweet style tea latte that has little resemblance to a true chai but is no less enjoyable. The matcha had the distinct green color and sweet yet earthy flavor to it that was a perfect go-with.<\/p>\n

Lunch for two typically costs around $30, but we spent around $35 for this one with our drinks. Sure, you can find places where we can eat for closer to $20, but it\u2019s more than just the price \u2014\u00a0it\u2019s the combination of everything. The price is fair, the food is good, the service is on-point, and Crave continues to be one of the coolest lunch spots around.<\/p>\n

And we\u2019ll keep coming back.<\/p>\n

BCE Rating
Food: Good
Service: Very Good
Ambiance: Very Good
Price: $$<\/p>\n

Crave Cafe
4600 Penn Ave.
Sinking Spring, PA 19608<\/p>\n

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This story was contributed courtesy of Berks County Eats, a local resource for food and dining information. Berks County Eats is dedicated to promoting the dining scene in Reading and Berks County, PA, offering\u00a0restaurant reviews,\u00a0news,\u00a0and\u00a0events, and a comprehensive\u00a0Berks County restaurant directory.\u00a0You can read more at\u00a0berkscountyeats.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Zach Brown, Berks County Eats A good lunch spot has to have four things: good food, quick…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":150074,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[128,130,129],"class_list":["post-150073","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-reading","tag-reading-city","tag-reading-city-headlines","tag-reading-city-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150073","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=150073"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150073\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/150074"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=150073"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=150073"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=150073"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}