Reviews (38)
Got the a large latte with an extra shot but it still tasted quite weak. Milk was frothed well at least.
Far superior coffee and tea - compared to the usual offerings = from *that ginormous chain. Gorgeous environment. Friendly baristas. Win - win
Out of all of the coffee shops in Boston, Intelligentsia is extremely underrated. It is far better than Tatte or George Howell, or any of the popular names thrown around. Every time my latte here is smooth, not acidic at all, and creamy. The barista with dark hair that works here (I don't know her name) is incredibly talented and just does an amazing job every time! I have seen other baristas receiving awards for mediocre, acidic, inconsistent lattes and she is better than every one of them.
Very good coffee. Delicious pastries. Everything seems natural. Service is great as well. Definitely recommend to come here especially if you'd like to get some privacy.
This cafe is located inside the lobby of one of the commercial buildings in downtown. While I did enjoy it at first, I found that the espresso was too acidic for my stomach. The barista is consistent though and if you can handle it, I do recommend coming by. The janitor is always vacuuming in the lobby when I came by so it got pretty annoying to hear as I tried to enjoy my coffee.
August 2022: Stopped by for a drip coffee ☕ and an oatmeal. The oatmeal is a third party and not their own. Coffee was really good. It's been over 10+ years since I've had their coffee in Chicago. Definitely before they got bought out by Peet's Coffee. I'm glad they still select excellent coffee beans and take pride in roasting their beans. Oatmeal was less enjoyable. Probably wouldn't get that again and would try one of their baked goods!
Great coffee for the "coffee snobs". Great service from Yvonne. She made us some solid pour overs.
no vegan pastries in 2022? yikes!
A lot of care is taken by the baristas to prepare beautiful looking espresso drinks. Intelligentsia coffee beans have a distinct, more acidic/bitter flavor (in my opinion) that I enjoy in a cortado. I tried a scone, which seemed properly made but had a very extra strong lemony taste that I wasn’t a fan of (maybe it had too much zest?)
Great atmosphere, simply amazing coffee. It is really pricey however. I paid $4.81 for a small cup of drip coffee.
One of my favorite places to get espresso downtown
A pure shot of caffeine in an all American style served coffee, hot, black and bitter. The lobby is superb, spacious and relaxing.
I know this brand and visited their branch near Venice Beach a couple of times. There the espresso was outstanding. Here in Boston the cappuccino was so extremly sour that I even had problems to swallow. The very nice ladies tried a second version and I could see how they did a lot of adjustments at the grinder and brewing ratio. They both did their very best to improve the extraction. The outcome was a little bit less but still sour. I was too embarassed to complain again as the barristas were so incredible friendly. It seemed to be a problem of underextraction propably caused by the espresso-machine. The company should fix this issue and provide proper hardware. Almost seven dollars for a terrible sour cappuccino is ridiculous.
Really neat little place with good espresso.
High quality coffee but crazy expensive.
Nice setting, yummy steamed chai, friendly staff
Wonderful coffee, absolutely gorgeous space to sit and relax and enjoy your beverage.
Delicious coffee in a quiet and comfortable space. Always love intelligentsia
Excellent coffee and service, in a tucked-away location in Boston's financial district. A blink-and-you'll-miss-it cafe in an office building next to Equinox and a sg, Intelli serves up a great array of coffee products, with delicious cappucinos and awesome pourovers. They don't charge extra for nutmylks, and the baristas Audrey and Marco are especially nice.
Unexpected good quality coffee shop in the lobby of an office building. It has a good number of seating options, excellent for a work casual conversation