Café Insecta

Come to Café Insecta to get your own taste of entomophagy (the practice of eating bugs)! Café Insecta has been the center of BugFest since the beginning, and each year it just keeps getting better. Café Insecta opens at 10:30 am, and closes when the food runs out! So come early to enjoy buggy dishes prepared by these local businesses:

Acro Café

The Museum’s own café — located on the fourth floor next to the Living Conservatory. Come enjoy our freshly made soups, sandwiches, and entrées with a view of the butterflies!

Featured Dish
Berry Buggy Bready Pudding

Locopops

Locopops is an authentic Mexican Paleteria that specializes in unique flavors, local ingredients, and community involvement. www.Ilovelocopops.com

Featured Dish
Frozen Chocolate Cricket Cubes

Market Restaurant

Market Restaurant prides itself in using local ingredients with west coast inspiration. This year’s BugFest is a personal challenge to create interesting dishes that open up new tastes to the festival! www.eatatmarket.com

Featured Dish
Critter Fritter served with Toasted Cricket and Chili Mole Sauce

PoshNosh Catering

PoshNosh specializes in one-of-a-kind, full service, on-site and delivery catering with a focus on seasonal and local ingredients, bringing the best food to the plate. www.poshnoshcatering.info

Featured Dish
Cricket Cornbread with Cricket Jalapeno Butter

Spize Café

Let us spize and tantalize your taste buds with Pan-Asian flavors in gourmet baguette sandwiches, exotic salads, delectable rice, soups, and spring rolls. www.spizecafe.com

Featured Dishes
Baguette hors d'oeuvres with crickets & Thai peanut sauce
Roasted giant mealworms with Thai herbs salad, accented with Spizy soy vinaigrette

Tijuana Flats Burrito Co.

Tijuana Flats is a fresh Tex-Mex style restaurant that commits to great customer service with an awesomely fresh atmosphere. www.Tijuanaflats.com

Featured Dishes
Chips and Cricket Salsa
Superworm Quesadillas

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