Recs if you like Welcome to Fae Café...

fantasy books where cooking and baking or some other form of culinary art are the main focus, a large part of the plot, or part of the magic system!

Books that include faeries, whether whimsical or scary

Let me know if you have any recommendations to add to this list!

This list is a comfort-reads pantry of low-stakes fantasy where food and drink are the magic. Every pick centers a kitchen, café, tea room, coffee bar, bakery, cocktail or anything food as the heart of the story, with conflicts that stay gentle, community-minded plots, and endings that leave you soothed rather than stressed. Cozy, sensory escapes and character growth over battles!

books set in coffee shops or with a coffee shop as a primary location. often cozy, comforting tales of friendship and love, sometimes with a dash of action and mystery. the perfect thing to warm you up on a cold day.

inspired by the caramel latte that singlehandedly saved me from freezing to death on my walk to work this morning

Romances and stories with K-drama, C-drama, and J-drama vibes.

a collection of fiction books focusing on a cafe/teahouse, library, and/or bookstore

Indie books/authors to read and support instead of that BookTok rec (NOTE: these are all no-spice books, in varying genres, and are a mix of books I've read and have been recommended. Recs welcome!)

Stories centered around coffee, tea, and other cozy things

How many cafés are too many cafés? This list is still counting.

Want to get back into reading? These books will do it for you :D