About Café Piña
Café Piña is a small chef-owned café at River Centre Landing, the riverside development along the Patoka River in Jasper. Chef Claudia Juarez trained at Le Cordon Bleu in Pasadena and worked large-event catering in California before moving home to Dubois County, where her parents live. She named the café for the pineapple, a long-standing sign of welcome, and opened it in 2022 with a seasonal menu she writes herself and adjusts with ingredients from local markets.
Breakfast is served whenever the doors are open. The current menu runs from omelettes, biscuits and gravy and pancakes to brunch plates like hot chicken and waffles, crunchy French toast and avocado toast with egg. Lunch brings sandwiches, salads, a soup-and-sandwich combo and bowls of ramen. A full coffee bar pours lattes, matcha, chai and dirty chai, and the chef set out to include dairy-free and gluten-free choices.
The building looks out toward the river and the old mill grounds behind River Centre Landing, and there is outdoor seating in warm weather. Hours are short, so plan for a morning or early lunch stop: most days it closes at 2 pm, Monday and Tuesday at 1 pm, and it is closed Wednesdays.
White River Lavender Farm lies about 8 miles north of downtown Jasper, so Café Piña works as a breakfast stop before a summer drive up to the lavender fields. Check with the lavender farm on its open days before you go.
What to do
- Order breakfast any time the café is open, from omelettes to hot chicken and waffles
- Try a ramen bowl or soup-and-sandwich combo at lunch
- Pick up a matcha, chai or latte from the coffee bar
- Sit outside in warm weather overlooking the river side of River Centre Landing
Season, hours and prices
- Season
- Open year-round, closed Wednesdays
- Hours
- As posted October 2026: Thu–Sun 7 am–2 pm; Mon–Tue 8 am–1 pm; closed Wednesday
Tips for your visit
- It closes in the early afternoon, so come for breakfast or an early lunch
- Wednesday is the day off; plan a different breakfast stop then
- Ask about dairy-free and gluten-free options when ordering
Pair it with a lavender farm
White River Lavender Farm · about 15 minutes away
Have breakfast in downtown Jasper, then drive about 15 minutes north to White River Lavender Farm, checking its open days first.
Getting there
Questions
Does Café Piña serve breakfast all day?
Yes. Breakfast is served during all open hours, alongside brunch plates and a lunch menu.
What day is Café Piña closed?
Wednesday. As posted in October 2026 it opens 7 am–2 pm Thursday through Sunday and 8 am–1 pm Monday and Tuesday.
Who runs Café Piña?
Chef Claudia Juarez, a Le Cordon Bleu graduate who returned to Jasper and opened the café in 2022.
Checked in October 2026 against local tourism and news pages. Hours and seasons change, so check with them before you go. How we check listings · Is this your business? Claim it free
