19 cafe rooms 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.
Spyhouse Coffee ★ 4.8
northeast · 2451 NE Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55418
Spyhouse Coffee on Hennepin Avenue NE has run a Minneapolis specialty-coffee roaster and cafe since 2000. Located in Northeast. Order the cortado.
Dogwood Coffee ★ 4.7
uptown · 825 Carleton Pl, Minneapolis, MN 55403
Dogwood Coffee on Carleton Place has run a Minneapolis specialty roaster and cafe since 2010. Single-origin filters, four Twin Cities locations.
Five Watt Coffee ★ 4.6
longfellow-powderhorn · 3745 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55409
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
saint-paul · 769 Cleveland Avenue South, St. Paul, MN 55116
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.
Spyhouse Coffee Loring Park ★ 4.5
lowry-hill · 1612 Harmon Pl, Minneapolis, MN 55403
Spyhouse on Harmon Place has anchored Loring Park's specialty-coffee culture in Minneapolis since 2008. Located in Lowry Hill. Order the latte.
Fairgrounds Coffee and Tea ★ 4.1
north-loop · 212 N 3rd Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55401
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
north-loop · 207 Humboldt Ave N, Minneapolis, MN 55405
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
lowry-hill · 2600 Park Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55407
FIKA Cafe at the American Swedish Institute pours Scandinavian-style coffee in Minneapolis since 2012. Order the scandinavian filter coffee.
Angry Catfish Bicycle and Coffee Bar ★ 4.3
longfellow-powderhorn · 4208 28th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55406
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.
Wildflyer Coffee ★ 4.3
longfellow-powderhorn · 3262 Minnehaha Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55406
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
saint-paul · 459 W 7th Street, Saint Paul, MN 55102
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
northeast · 114 E Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55414
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
northeast · 1306 2nd St NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413
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
northeast · 945 Broadway St NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413
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
northeast · 1209 Tyler St NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413
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
longfellow-powderhorn · 2801 21st Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55407
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
longfellow-powderhorn · 3745 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55409
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
saint-paul · 769 Cleveland Avenue South, St. Paul, MN 55116
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
saint-paul · 755 Prior Ave N, Saint Paul, MN 55104
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.