OCALA, FL (352today.com) – Gainesville is full of hidden sweet spots with plenty to offer the community. One of these gems is The Honeybee Café, a small, local coffee and pastry shop with inviting indoor seating and relaxing outdoor spots.

They offer multiple morning favorites including the Honeybee Coffee with a honey and cinnamon mix locals crave. Along with the signature coffee, locals can also indulge in a variety of flavors including cappuccinos, lattes, cuban cafecitos, americanos, mocha and more. Those looking for hot or iced tea will find flavors including matcha, chai tea, london fog, black tea, green tea and herbal teas. For a cooling drink to beat the Florida heat, guests can try one of the varieties of fruit smoothies they offer.

A black cup with white rims has a white label with black text and a yellow graphic of a bee on a honeycomb. The text reads, "Honey Bee Cafe At Spa Royale." The cup is filled with coffee with a white foam laying on top and a moth made from sprinkled cinnamon on top.
A black cup with white rims is filled with matcha tea with white foam art floating at the top. The cup stands on a wooden table with a glass door in the background.

Along with the coffees and teas, patrons can also try out the breakfast, brunch or lunch. The breakfast menu features donuts, muffins, bagels, avocado toast, croissant sandwiches or one of the pastries from the snack bar. A customer favorite lunch item is the chicken salad, but they have plenty more to offer with pasta salad bowls, chicken quesadillas, sandwiches and soups of the day.

A croissant sandwich with sausage, egg and cheese sit on a white wrapper with black words on it.
Two pieces of toast with avocado spread sit on a wrapper in a red tray on a wood table. A cup with label reading, "Honeybee Cafe At Spa Royale" and napkins lie in the background.

The indoor seating offers a welcoming atmosphere with quaint décor, fun merchandise and signs encouraging the community to come and socialize. The outdoor seating features a view of a wooded area with picnic benches in the grass to enjoy the nature and a picnic bench on concrete to sit near the entrance. Hammocks are strung between trees for guests to recline with their food and drinks in the quiet area.

A metal, circular picnic table with a beige umbrella open in the center is settled on a concrete patio with bushes and trees surrounding it. Decorative wind spinners stand poking out of the ground in the background.
Blue and orange hammocks are strung between tree in a wooded area with leaves filling the ground. A white building stands behind them.
A wooded outdoor area features multiple decorations, a bird feeder, hammocks strung between trees and picnic benches.
A wooden shelf is filled with merchandise such as glass mugs, candles, spoons and more with Christmas decorations.

This local hotspot is located at 910 NW 57th St., Gainesville with hours of operation Tuesday-Saturday from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. For more questions about their menu and store, check out the website here or call at 352-835-0252.

An open, black fence stands between a yellow and white building with plants around it and a paved pathway through it. The yellow building has a black sign with yellow text reads, "Honey Bee Café & Salons.
A building with yellow walls and red roofs has flowers painted on the entrance with a small rock garden to the left with fake cactuses and a welcome sign.