Britt Galloway and Karen Pride opened the original cafe on Hawthorne Boulevard, in southeast Portland's Richmond neighborhood, in 2013.

[5] The menu includes bowls with steamed vegetables, wraps with jackfruit, lattes with turmeric, and shots of chlorophyll.

[10] Brunch options include mushroom scallion biscuits with tempeh gravy, and a spinach-kale scramble with chipotle cashew hollandaise.

In March, Harlow announced plans to relocate the original cafe to Division Street, within Richmond, operating in the space previously occupied by Xico.

[4][20] Dan Schlegel and Alex Frane included Harlow in Thrillist's 2019 list of the best vegetarian and vegan-friendly eateries in Portland.

[5] Harlow won in the Best Vegetarian / Vegan Restaurant category of Willamette Week's annual readers' poll in 2020,[21] 2022,[22] and 2024.