Comfort Food & Community
Cafe Euphoria is a transgender and gender non-conforming worker-owned and operated cafe and restaurant located in downtown Troy, NY. We feature vegan, vegetarian, and pescatarian cuisine, with additional menu items to support the tastes of our community. We also offer curated thrift, host events, and serve as a co-working space all on a true 3:1 sliding scale (2:1 for merchandise). Our menu features an upscale presentation combined with familiar comfort foods designed to serve our community, including all friends and allies.
Hours of operation
Monday: Closed
Tuesday-Wednesday: 8am-3pm
Thursday-Friday: 8am-9pm*
Saturday-Sunday: 9am-3pm / First Saturday Game Night 5-10pm
(*kitchen closed 2:30pm-5:30pm to prepare for the evening dinner service)

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The Euphoria Ecosystem
Cafe Euphoria aspires to be one of Troy’s distinctive cafes and restaurants. We are a safe space and community space. We’re a trans visibility project. We create opportunities for our community to connect with our friends and allies, and through this, find belonging and understanding within a wider community. We’re a group of artists and their friends who maintain a Queer Art Gallery. We’re a coworking space in the making. We host events and programs to draw people together, discover our commonalities, and the value of difference. And we’re a safe harbor for those who seek to find a workplace devoid of prejudice, with the opportunity to work together towards a living wage. We’re Cafe Euphoria.

Cafe Euphoria’s Story
Cafe Euphoria was founded in 2021 in the midst of a pandemic that had ripped our community apart. While we experienced virtual isolation, a group of us were connected through a local Discord server, and we asked the question, “what if we opened a cafe?” This led to a flurry of conversation that produced the twelve (now 15) rules and principles that define our Cafe. This included a commitment to a safe (or safer) space, where bias wouldn’t be tolerated. It was a place where new transgender and gender non-conforming individuals could safely explore and express their identities. It would be a worker-owned cooperative (which we are). And a project that contributed to food and clothing access through an aggressive sliding scale that was available not only to our community, but anyone with a limited income. We’re a space for everybody. Please come join us, and experience the thoughtfulness, and the gentle boldness that defines Cafe Euphoria.
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We are Looking for Volunteers!
Hi! We're looking for volunteers and people with experience interested in taking on an open shift for one of these and other upcoming events. If you're available and interested, PLEASE reach out to Atsushi @ atsushi@cafeeuphoria.org! Dates where we may need help...
This Week at Cafe Euphoria
Join us for a week full of food and fun! Thursday, June 1st Queer Oasis, 5pm (https://fb.me/e/6xam34ewV) Non-Binary Support Group, 6pm (https://fb.me/e/e9ojHvgAl) LGBT+ Support Space by Mental Health Empowerment Project, 5:30pm (https://fb.me/e/2VYJbkxf2) Friday, June...