Dining
BY SARAH HERNANDEZ
Je Colasurd reopened Tantra in November 2023.
The lox bagel ($12) is smoked salmon, herbed cream cheese, cucumber, sprouts, capers and pickled onion on a bagel of choice.
PHOTOS BY SARAH HERNANDEZ COMMUNITY IMPACT
Revitalized Tantra o ers food, drinks and live music As the owner of Tantra, the beloved San Mar- cos co ee shop and live music venue, Je Cola- surd hopes to preserve the charm of Tantra’s past while nding creative ways to innovate the business through food, drinks or events. The backstory and an actual place to live.” On the menu Tantra’s drink menu o ers co ee, tea and espresso drinks. All of the syrups including vanilla, lavender and amaretto are housemade.
The loaded sweet potato fries ($12) are topped with housemade pulled pork, black beans, colby jack cheese, pickled onion and cilantro.
From-scratch breakfast, lunch and snacks are available to order. Menu items include bagels, breakfast tacos and sharable plates like loaded sweet potato fries and hummus with pita bread. Tantra has kept familiar menu favorites like the PB&J with grilled bananas, cinnamon, honey and raspberry jam. “We’re gonna try to keep that creative stu going. It’s tough [but] that’s also a fun part of it,” Colasurd said.
Tantra, formerly known as Tantra Co ee- house, originally opened on Hopkins Street in 2005. The business closed at the beginning of 2020 due to COVID-19, then reopened last November with a new owner eager to put Tantra back in the San Marcos live music scene. “It’s like Tantra kind of grew up a little bit,” he said. “It doesn’t sleep on their friend’s couch all the time, it has a car payment
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217 W. Hopkins St., San Marcos www.tantrasanmarcos.com
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