Awesome food, desserts, and coffee served by super-friendly people in a neat atmosphere. On the food side, I recommend any soups - they are all some of the best soups I have ever had. Also, the vegetable platter is heavenly - seriously one of the best dishes I have ever eaten, hands down. The desserts are made in house and are amazing - there are selections of pastries, baklava, and cake daily. Ive tried most of them and they are all great. The coffee and tea drinks are delicious and are a perfect complement to the desserts. There is a Turkish market connected to the cafe that has lots of interesting foods that you wont find anywhere else. Check out the Market - youll be glad you did.

The Market @ Cafe Zuppina is right next to the restaurant. At The Market, the have coffee, desserts, gelato, grab and go prepared foods, and international groceries. A very unique store.

My absolute favorite place to eat in Lakeland. The restaurant has always had amazing food. The owners are so friendly, so caring, and so talented when it comes to making food. The marketplace has super friendly staff. Always has some good stuff to eat including desserts and to go items from the menu. I will always recommend this place.

Fist time here its really a Hidden Gem !!Loved the Cappuccino

Today was my first experience at this beautiful place. I was plesantly surprised. The food was on an entire different level. The staff was amazing as was the atmosphere. But the food was soo fresh and beautiful to look at, I wasnt expecting a meal on this level at all. Good yea great hopefully. This place was Outstanding. I was soo impressed that Ive been making plans to go back.. Talent and Quality beyond... Wow.

Sooooo good. I ate lunch there and bought food for dinner.

Great staff highly informative and helpful. Great product selection. Love the free samples they helped my mom decide which she liked more and purchased it. I will be back very often.

EDIT:A couple hours later, the bakery got back with me and explained they did have some unexpected issues this morning that they had to open later but should have made that known. They were able to deliver some pastries to my moms house before she had to go to work. They were very fast, efficient, and courteous getting back with me and making it right for my moms birthday. Well done.Highly disappointed in The Market. On their website, it said they open at 8am but I got there and saw the sign saying they open at 10am. Not a problem, I was wanting a pastry for my mom for her birthday today but it could be done for brunch and I understand that there are a lot businesses that are adjusting their hours due to Covid. I come back at 10:30 and they are STILL not open but there are 2 cars out front. So I try calling them MULTIPLE times to see what is going on with their hours. Not even a voicemail would pick up and it hung up on me every time. I would have loved for this to be my next local dessert bakery but sadly, it would seem they cannot seem to run their store in accordance with their own hours that were posted, nor could they answer their phone. Highly disappointed and they ruined birthday plans for my mother as she has to work this afternoon and this was the only time anything could be picked up.

Spent some time browsing while waiting for the restaurant to open. I will definitely be back soon. So many interesting things to think about buying, cooking, and taking home ready to eat and authentic Turkish bread. The pastries are beautiful, almost artificial looking they are so perfect. Like being in Europe. Cant wait to visit this market again.

A nice comfy atmosphere with all kinds of international foods for sale for you to make it take-home meals that you can have from their restaurant. A wonderful selection of dessert foods after that wonderful date night with your little honey. Stop on by to this friendly, cozy place!!**parking can be a bit tricky if the place is packed**

Excellent desserts, coffee, tea, and international foods. Great place to grab a bite to eat.

Nice atmosphere. Staff was pleasant. Homemade Quiche worth the $9.00 and every calorie. Very good pastries and coffee. Also Gelato and high end international foods. Dead quiet on a Thursday evening.

We ordered the Floridian omelet and Lobster and Brie omelet. The Floridian omelet had crab meat and Monterey jack cheese. My favorite was the Lobster and brie omelet. At first I was nervous about it because Im not normally a fan of brie. But it was surprisingly delicious inside the omelet with the Lobster meat on top of the omelet. The English muffin tasted good.

This marks my second time coming here and I can confidently say that I will be a regular!! My favourite drink is the cold brew float and affogato drinks, always with at least one scoop of their fig marscapone gelato! It is such a well made treat and is always paired wonderfully by their great customer service :) My partner and I love their baclava, and I am so glad it is made with pistachio since most baclava in stores is made with walnuts (I am unfortunately very allergic to walnuts so I have rarely been able to enjoy the finer things in life until now!!). The staff are incredibly down to earth and thankfully know a great deal of what they serve so that any questions I have are answered on the spot! I love the atmosphere even during covid-19, and hope to try more of their unique drinks in the future!!

Triangle Squares are the best!

Helpful, friendly staff and nice selection of food and treats! Also, the atmosphere is really inviting and it is a great place to sit and relax with a cup of coffee. Highly recommend making a trip here!

This Market a wonderful addition to the Cafe Zuppina restaurant. It is filled with a variety of Turkish products (everything from Turkish coffee, olives, olive oil, spices, juices and even fantastic candy). There is also a “to go” refrigerator filled with products made fresh daily from the Cafe Zuppina restaurant. What a great addition to the Lakeland area. This is a favorite place of mine.

Amazing!! The Gelato is out of this world and decor is so gorgeous. Wish Id come here sooner

Great experience, bought fresh hummed, carrot salad and potato salad and they were amazing. Bread tasted so delicious, can’t wait for more stuff. Will definitely save us a trip to Mediterranean stores in Tampa or Orlando.

Incredible array of French pastries and options, extremely helpful and friendly staff. And great coffee/gelato! Would recommend to everyone (the interior is also quite exceptional).

An absolutely fantastic little cafe! Every menu item is a delicacy! The baristas are so knowledgeable and friendly. An absolute treat to visit! Their zucchini quiche is fantastic as well as the jumbo stuffed macarons. If you’ve never tried Turkish coffee, it’s absolutely worth giving a try! Be sure to ask how first!!

If you havent had the Baklava... Get the Baklava. Amazing little dessert and coffee shop!

Wow, the new market place is nice! Coffee, pastries and an extensive market. Great place to hang out.

Wonderful food, coffee, and service. We love coming here for date night!

Absolutely wonderful! Full of flavors and foods that are healthy and unusual. A real gem for Lakeland.

Delicious drinks. I would go here frequently if they had Wifi!!!

Delicious baked goods, fresh & moist cakes. Gelato/Sorbet was fruity, creamy and delicious.

Very comfortable and quiet. And great service!

I don’t often give a place five stars, but this is definitely worth it!

By far the best place in town for great food and deserts.🖤🖤🖤🖤

Those desserts... YAAAASSSSSS!!!!

Excellent coffee

Absolutely amazing pastries, food, and international food market!

Excellent deserts and great service.

Great cafe