Five Watt Coffee ★ 4.6
Five Watt Coffee on Nicollet has run a Minneapolis cafe pouring bitters-infused lattes since 2014. Located in Longfellow Powderhorn. At 3745 Nicollet Ave.
Signature drink: Bitters-infused latte
Coffee shops, bakeries with seats and the places Minneapolis lingers in over a cortado.
Where to sit and slow down
Quixotic Coffee ★ 4.5
Quixotic Coffee on Cleveland Avenue has run a Saint Paul specialty cafe in Highland Park since 2011. Order the mocha. At 769 Cleveland Avenue South.
Signature drink: Mocha
Fairgrounds Coffee and Tea ★ 4.1
Fairgrounds Coffee on North 3rd Avenue has run a multi-roaster espresso bar in the North Loop since 2017. Beans from a dozen specialty roasters.
Signature drink: Pour over
Misfit Coffee ★ 4.4
Misfit Coffee on Humboldt Avenue North has run a quirky Minneapolis cafe with seasonal rotating specialty drinks since 2015. House roasts and an espresso bar.
Signature drink: Seasonal rotating specialty drink
FIKA Cafe ★ 4.7
FIKA Cafe at the American Swedish Institute pours Scandinavian-style coffee in Minneapolis since 2012. Order the scandinavian filter coffee.
Signature drink: Scandinavian filter coffee
Angry Catfish Bicycle and Coffee Bar ★ 4.3
Angry Catfish on 28th Avenue South runs a bicycle shop and coffee bar in Minneapolis since 2010. Pedal-up service alongside the Greenway bike route.
Signature drink: Drip coffee
Wildflyer Coffee ★ 4.3
Wildflyer Coffee on Minnehaha Avenue runs a nonprofit Minneapolis cafe employing youth experiencing homelessness since 2017. Located in Longfellow Powderhorn.
Signature drink: Boss Blend espresso
Claddagh Coffee Cafe ★ 4.1
Claddagh Coffee on West 7th Street has run a Saint Paul Irish-style cafe since 2008. Soda bread, scones, Irish breakfast plates and a corner-house atmosphere.
Signature drink: Latte
Silver Fern ★ 4.2
Silver Fern on East Hennepin Avenue has run a Northeast Minneapolis cafe-by-day and wine-bar-by-night since 2023. Order the seasonal coffee flight.
Signature drink: Seasonal coffee flight
Matchbox Coffee Shop ★ 4.0
Matchbox Coffee Shop on 2nd Street NE has run a Northeast Arts District worker-owned cafe in Minneapolis since 2005. Fair-trade organic coffee and a patio.
Signature drink: Cold press