Intelligentsia Coffee Watertown Coffeebar

Extremely friendly and knowledgeable staff! The manager of the store (I believe it was Christy) passionately answered all our questions about different coffee beans from around the world and the unique flavor profiles. We ordered the two brewed to order coffee from Yemen ($20 and ranked one of the best coffees in the world) and Colombia ($5.50). Both were exceptional quality coffee but you could taste the quality of Yemen beans that brings it to another level - silky smooth texture with a subtle note of acidity. We'll be back!

Very quite place, is good spot to people work for a few hours but the cappuccino was too strong and the espresso wasn’t very good either besides food selection is very limited.

Everything here feels like there’s a bit extra effort into them. Extra love and attention and in the coffee and pastries!! So fresh. Love the laid back vibe as well.

Their coffee, espresso, and lattes would be a five, but they are remarkably inconsistent about their hours and consistently fail to update any changes on their website or on Google. Being so frustratingly difficult to plan around and driving all the way there to only end up finding locked doors 2 or 3 hours before their posted closing signs say they'll be closed knocks off a full 2 stars for me. If this happens once or twice I understand, but 4 times in 4 different weeks is pretty awful.

Well-made espresso drinks, with artistic foam patterns, good coffee with just the right amount of bitterness. So popular that the parking lot is often full, but there is parking along the streets on either side. Also, all the seats inside might be taken, but if you can grab a seat, it is a quiet place to enjoy your coffee and read the news or get some work done.

Intelligentsia roasts some of the best coffee out there. The barista's here pull a great coffee for any taste or style. The baked goods are excellent. The prices are perhaps slightly elevated compared to the Peet McBucks of the world though by a smidgeon. And truly, this is excellence in your cup or on your plate and on your palate. A small uptick in cost for a large uptock in quality.

The decor is minimalist. The interior is bright; courtesy of multiple large picture windows. The staff are friendly and welcoming. The seats and tables attract laptops and their associated owners doing, perhaps, school work or job work or whatever "work" people do on laptops while at coffee shops. Studiously quite is the general vibe. The WiFi is: free, quick to access, quick to connect and quick in speed.

When the weather is clement, a small patio with cafe chairs and tables invites contemplating "en plein air" with friends the best ways of grinding beans or the best methods of pour-over extraction. Or simply Vitamin D replenishment.

There is a small parking area that can be full during busier hours of operation. Walking up is surefire access.

This is by far the best coffee shop in Boston area! They are very meticulous in selecting coffee beans, so their espresso is absolutely out of this world! We even started purchasing their beans for our coffee machine at home. Ham & Cheese croissants there are also very good!

Best coffee shop in town. It is fairly pricey, but they have a great dirty chai. Also, I recommend they get a microwave or something to heat up their pastries.

Fabulous coffee at reasonable nice coffee house prices. Had a great pastry as well. This location has extremely limited seating, there were more than five folks actively hovering trying to get a spot. There's also three doors in, so on a cold day it was chilly as any given door blew in cold air. Lovely spot, available parking, I will be going back.

It's a holistic coffee experience and the folks care about the craft. Of course you can take the coffee to go but it's totally worth slowing down and enjoying your coffee here.

I've been coming here with my family for years now. The folks are so friendly that my 1.5 and 3 year old kids love coming here too.