Dining

Offshoots Café is located in the main building, by the Water-Smart Garden. Entry is included with admission. Reservations are not accepted.

• In the morning, select from a variety of freshly made breakfast pastries, breakfast burritos and sandwiches, or our signature deep dish quiche. Lunch provides a variety of salads, sandwiches and wraps, always made fresh, with local ingredients when possible, reflecting the Gardens’ core value of sustainability. Lots of vegetarian items are available.
• Offshoots also has a full-service coffee bar, fresh brewed iced teas, lemonade and aguas frescas.
• All cups, plates, straws, cutlery and paper products are 100 percent compostable.
• Offshoots has free Wi-Fi.
• Members get a 10 percent discount.

Hours:  
9 a.m. – 3 p.m. daily (kitchen closes at 2:30 p.m.)  
Breakfast 9 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. daily
Close at noon on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve (kitchen closes at 11:30 a.m.) 

Offshoots Menu

Open during Blossoms of Light 
4:30-9:30 p.m. every evening (kitchen closes at 9:15 p.m.)

Here are Blossoms of Light menus for Offshoots Café and Hive Garden Bistro.

The Hive is a modern bistro nestled under the trees adjacent to Monet Pool. Entry is included with admission. Open daily, weather permitting. Reservations are not accepted.

• The restaurant features seasonal fare – including burgers, sandwiches and salads – prepared to order. Local ingredients and produce harvested from Le Potager garden and the Gardens’ CSA at Chatfield Farms are incorporated into the menu whenever possible.
• All cups, plates, straws, cutlery and paper products are 100 percent compostable.
• The Hive has free Wi-Fi.
• Members get a 10 percent discount.

Hours:  
11 a.m. – 2 p.m. daily (weather permitting)
Pizza oven closed for the season
The Hive will close for the season on Saturday, Dec 23

Open during Blossoms of Light 
4:30-9:30 p.m. every evening (kitchen closes at 9:15 p.m.)

Here are Blossoms of Light menus for Offshoots Café and Hive Garden Bistro.

Copper Door Coffee Roasters is a coffee shop located at the northeast corner of the Freyer – Newman Center at 1085 York Street. Copper Door Coffee Roasters is a woman-owned company committed to diversity, inclusion and community. Free admission to the coffee shop. Reservations are not accepted.

• Copper Door Coffee Shop has a full-service specialty coffee bar.
• All cups, plates, straws, cutlery and paper products are 100 percent compostable and/or recyclable.
• A selection of food is available, including breakfast sandwiches, burritos, locally baked pastries and oatmeal.
• All syrups are made at Copper Door Coffee.
• The coffee sold is roasted at the Santa Fe Street location.
• The coffee shop has free Wi-Fi.
• Members get a 10 percent discount. 

Hours:
7 a.m. - 5 p.m. daily