Mexican Bakery & Café · Northeast Arts District

Vivir

★ 4.7 · 200 Google reviews · $

Mexican bakery, café, market by Jami Olson (Centro owner), Chef Jose Alarcon. Replaced Popol Vuh. Salted mole cupcakes, guava rolls, atole, cemita.

The Room

What it's actually like

Vivir is overwhelmingly beloved for its creative, flavorful Mexican food and exceptional breakfast items, with particular praise for burritos and coffee drinks. The attached market and vibrant, welcoming atmosphere are major draws. However, some reviewers find pricing steep, the mandatory 10% service fee objectionable, and occasional food execution inconsistencies (particularly seasoning and sauce quantity).

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Diners keep mentioning
breakfast burritoschilaquiles verdeschorizo tortabirria tacosMexican hot chocolatelavender lattebrown sugar latteguava cinnamon roll
Ambiance
cozy-trendy
Noise level
moderate
Dress code
casual
Outdoor seating
Yes
Good for
brunch, casual dining, solo working
Reservations
unknown

Wait reality — Ordering is done via QR code phone system rather than traditional counter service, which speeds up transactions but may feel unintuitive for some. One major incident of a 90-minute wait due to manager error, but generally no significant wait times mentioned. Best during off-peak breakfast hours.

Derived from 70 recent Google reviews — not marketing copy.

Hours

When to go

Menu

What's cooking

Appetizer

Birria Tacos$13.25
corn tortilla, beef, queso, consommé (2 per order)
Breakfast Burritovegetarian$10.25
eggs, breakfast potatoes, salsa roja, pico, chipotle crema, Chihuahua cheese, peppers & onion
Breakfast Tacosvegetarian$11.50
corn tortilla, potato, scrambled egg, cheese (2 per order)
Burrito MAXvegetarian$14.50
breakfast burrito rolled in crispy cheese and smothered in red and green enchilada sauce
Cemitavegetarian$11.25
refried beans, avocado, marinated panela cheese, egg, salsa verde mayo, pickled jalapeño
Chilaquilesvegetarian$11.25
red or green sauce, sunny or scrambled egg, queso fresco, crema, avocado, radish, cilantro

Salad

Mixed Green Saladvegetarianvegan$10
mixed greens, orange slices, queso fresco, cumin-toasted pepitas, pickled onion, red wine vinaigrette

Entree

Pozoles$12
braised pork, hominy, cilantro, avocado, guajillo chiles, cabbage, radish

Dessert

Tres Leches French Toastvegetarian$12
tres leches dipped brioche, whipped cream, seasonal fruit

Non alcoholic

Agua Frescavegandairy free$5
orange pomegranate lime
Americanovegandairy free$4
Brown Sugar Lattevegetarian$5.50
hot or iced, espresso, brown sugar, honey, milk
Chai$5
hot or iced, +dirty $2
Cold Brewvegandairy free$5.50
Drip Coffeevegandairy free$4
Espressovegandairy free$4
Fruit Loop Matcha Lattevegetarian$5.50
hot or iced, matcha, milk, lavender & vanilla syrup
Ginger Molasses Lattevegetarian$5.50
hot or iced, espresso, ginger, baking spices, molasses, milk
Hibiscus Lemonadevegandairy free$6
lemon, hibiscus flowers, vanilla, lavender, or cinnamon
Horchata Matcha Lattevegandairy free$6
iced, rishi matcha, horchata
Hot Teavegandairy free$4
ask for rotating selection
Lattevegetarian$5.50
Matcha Lattevegetarian$6
hot or iced, rishi matcha, milk
Mexican Hot Chocolatevegandairy free$5
chocolate, coconut milk, cayenne, cinnamon, vanilla
Mielvegetarian$5.50
Mochavegetarian$6
Details

Find it

Address
1414 Quincy St NE, Minneapolis, MN
Phone
(612) 345-5527
Restaurant group
Centro Restaurant Group