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16 cafe places in Minneapolis we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Minneapolis | Cafe across every city.

Minneapolis built a serious coffee culture well before the national wave, and its roasters now anchor neighborhoods across the metro. Spyhouse Coffee and Dogwood Coffee both work out of Northeast, while Five Watt Coffee and Peace Coffee hold down Longfellow Powderhorn. In Saint Paul, Quixotic Coffee and True Stone Coffee Roasters keep the bar high across the river.

Five Watt Coffee ★ 4.6

$CaféLongfellow Powderhorn

Five Watt Coffee on Nicollet has run a Minneapolis cafe pouring bitters-infused lattes since 2014. Located in Longfellow Powderhorn. At 3745 Nicollet Ave.

Quixotic Coffee ★ 4.5

$CaféSaint Paul

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.

Fairgrounds Coffee and Tea ★ 4.1

$CaféNorth Loop

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.

Misfit Coffee ★ 4.4

$CaféNorth Loop

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.

FIKA Cafe ★ 4.7

$CaféLowry Hill

FIKA Cafe at the American Swedish Institute pours Scandinavian-style coffee in Minneapolis since 2012. Order the scandinavian filter coffee.

Wildflyer Coffee ★ 4.3

$CaféLongfellow Powderhorn

Wildflyer Coffee on Minnehaha Avenue runs a nonprofit Minneapolis cafe employing youth experiencing homelessness since 2017. Located in Longfellow Powderhorn.

Claddagh Coffee Cafe ★ 4.1

$CaféSaint Paul

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.

Silver Fern ★ 4.2

$CaféNortheast

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.

Matchbox Coffee Shop ★ 4.0

$CaféNortheast

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.

Spyhouse Coffee Roasters ★ 4.8

$$CafeNortheast

Spyhouse Coffee Roasters at the Northeast Broadway roastery has roasted specialty coffee in Minneapolis since 2008. Open mon-sun 06:30-19:00.

Dogwood Coffee Co ★ 4.6

$$CafeNortheast

Dogwood Coffee Co on Tyler Street NE has roasted specialty coffee in Minneapolis since 2010. Direct-trade beans, the Northeast roastery glass wall.

Peace Coffee ★ 4.5

$$CafeLongfellow Powderhorn

Peace Coffee at the Greenway Building roastery has roasted fair-trade organic beans in Minneapolis since 1996. Located in Longfellow Powderhorn.

Five Watt Coffee ★ 4.2

$$CafeLongfellow Powderhorn

Five Watt Coffee on Nicollet has roasted beans for Minneapolis-area cafes since 2014. House-made bitters and syrups behind the cocktail-coffee menu.

Quixotic Coffee ★ 4.3

$$CafeSaint Paul

Quixotic Coffee on Cleveland Avenue has roasted specialty beans in Saint Paul since 2011. Cup-of-Excellence greens; Belgian-syrup mochas at the cafe.

True Stone Coffee Roasters ★ 4.0

$$CafeSaint Paul

Bruce and Charlene Olson's True Stone Coffee Roasters on Prior Avenue has roasted small-batch beans in Saint Paul since 2003. Converted canning factory.

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