Five Watt Coffee ★ 4.4
Five Watt Coffee on Nicollet has run a Minneapolis cafe pouring bitters-infused lattes since 2014. Three Twin Cities locations; in-house syrups and cocktail bitters.
Signature drink: Bitters-infused latte
Dogwood Coffee on Carleton Place has run a Minneapolis specialty roaster and cafe since 2010. Single-origin filters, four Twin Cities locations, North Loop flagship.
Address: 825 Carleton Pl, Minneapolis, MN 55403
Five Watt Coffee on Nicollet has run a Minneapolis cafe pouring bitters-infused lattes since 2014. Three Twin Cities locations; in-house syrups and cocktail bitters.
Signature drink: Bitters-infused latte
Quixotic Coffee on Cleveland Avenue has run a Saint Paul specialty cafe in Highland Park since 2011. Local milk, Belgian-syrup mochas, third-wave-coffee anchor.
Signature drink: Mocha
Spyhouse on Harmon Place has anchored Loring Park's specialty-coffee culture in Minneapolis since 2008. The Walker Art Center spillover crowd's regular work cafe.
Signature drink: Latte
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, Fika-style menu.
Signature drink: Pour over
Kopplin's Coffee on Hamline Avenue has run a Saint Paul third-wave coffee bar in Macalester-Groveland since 2008. Hand-pulled espresso; rotating roasters monthly.
Signature drink: Cortado
FIKA Cafe at the American Swedish Institute pours Scandinavian-style coffee in Minneapolis since 2012. Pickled-herring smorgastarta and lingonberry layers on tap.
Signature drink: Scandinavian filter coffee