Northern Coffeeworks

I was excited to try out this new shop, open just three months.
Espresso gets a 👍🏼. It was delicious. House Espresso from Sweet Bloom Coffee. Natural process bean for a slightly sweeter tang.
Sparkling Tea that tastes great and is naturally sweet, no sugar added!

((TLDR; Delicious Coffee Drinks. Best customer service in the metro area IMO! ABSOLUTELY recommend driving out of your way to at least sample them!))

I am a Starbucks coffee drinker. For those of you that actually enjoy coffee, you should be familiar with what those words mean. They mean I prefer sweetened, semi-caffeinated fluff and not real coffee LOL!

My first order was for their Latte and I asked for the Maple Syrup flavor. It was DELICIOUS but not incredibly sweet. It was a true coffee drink. The espresso was decedent, sweet cream was mild, and maple flavoring was exactly what maple syrup should taste like! Us Northerners know what true maple syrup is and this flavor permeated the drink in a way that puts breakfast to shame. It reminded me of youthful mornings with butter covered pancakes and fresh maple syrup poured delicately over them. Best enjoyed with a small fork so you can savor every sweet, maple bite!

However, based on my first sentence, this was not what I was expecting. As such, I added about 6 packets of Sugar in the Raw to sweeten it up LOL!

Hang on, cause this is a 5-star review. We're not finished folks! I returned to the barista to let them know that I enjoyed the drink, just in case they saw me adding mass quantities of sugar to their already delicious drink. Which is the equivalent to adding Ketchup to a meal in a fine dining restaurant...

I also noticed they had a Pumpkin Spice Latte. Yes, I am a basic ! But this Latte was not just pumpkin spice thrown into a vat of sweet cream as many coffee shops offer. This was a drink made of espresso, mild sweet cream, brown sugar syrup, and a bit of pumpkin spice to top it off. The Northern Lights Latte.

This is what sets this shop above all others in the metro area that I have frequented. The baristas absolutely noticed that I over sweetened their Maple Syrup Latte and asked me about it. I let them know that I'm particular to the Starbucks brands of coffee and tend to enjoy Milk and Sugar with some caffeine on the side. The barista made the drink and asked me to sample it before leaving the shop. I did and let her know that it wasn't as sweet as my (under) refined pallet required. She offered several choices to sweeten the drink to my specifications. SEVERAL CHOICES! Most places that I've been to make their drink and put their noses up in the air if you dare to make any kind of personal requests believing their coffee to be superior to any other coffee the world.

The barista worked with me to make the drink, still true to the drink they provided, but personalized to my pallet's needs. She went above and beyond the experiences I've at coffee shops in the past.

I would ABSOLUTELY recommend driving out of your way to sample the deliciousness that this store has to offer!!!

Friendly staff, nice location, great menu, and great ambiance. A must visit if in the area.

I got the tasty maple latte— was sweet and not super bitter. The staff are super nice!!

Most beautiful and welcoming bathroom I've ever seen. Open space, cool tables/fixtures, and good coffee make for a great coffee shop.

Nice new coffee shop in Minneapolis' Downtown East. Ticks a lot of boxes: good coffee, cozy modern decor, friendly staff, quieter with better acoustics than some of their competitors. My major gripe is that they don't have skim milk or even 1% available and that this seems to be a bad trend among new shops. Beware that parking is street only.

I wanted to check out their new location. I entered a room full of mask-less patrons. I was quickly asked to leave if I would not wear a mask while purchasing a bag of beans. The hypocrisy of double standards has become very unpleasant and tiresome. I will no longer be supporting this business.

Visited on a Sunday morning. Very relaxing environment. Best cold brew I've had to date. It may have been an artifact of it being an early Sunday morning, but I was hoping there would have been a larger selection of food items to choose from. More outdoor seating would have been nice. The staff is very friendly and engagingly answered all of my questions! Would recommend!

Excellent coffee and great food options. Cool merch- the logo is clean and looks great on everything. Friendly staff too!

By far the best Vanilla Latte I have ever had it had become part of my weekend ritual to stop here. Plus the staff is amazing, always polite and very knowledgeable.

If you’re going for a walk in Minneapolis, start your walk here. One of the best americanos I’ve had in my life (and I’ve had thousands). I will definitely be making this a regular stop when I’m in Minneapolis.