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Backstory Coffee Roasters - North Loop

★★★★½ 4.6/5 (83 reviews)
528 N Washington Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55401 (651) 528-7543 Website
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Reviews (83)

Ashley Geldert
Ashley Geldert
★★★★☆ Jan 20, 1970

Really cool vibe with delicious coffee and pastries!

Taylor Gherciuc
Taylor Gherciuc
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

I love this coffee shop! How I explained it to my husband: “vibes”—and I wasn’t wrong. Vibes all around 😎. I got the peaches and cream latte which is deeeffffinitely sweet—so great for people who like that! I didn’t love it, but still 5 stars from me because I’ve had just an oat milk latte before and can say they serve the ✨best✨ oat milk latte in the metro. Highly recommend!

Chong Xiong
Chong Xiong
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

This cafe was amazing, good to study, do homework, and have conversations with friends or family. It's a lot more. The service is good due to parking.

Matthew Amundson
Matthew Amundson
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

I want to live in this place. The atmosphere was everything. The tallest ceilings yet the coziest seating. The decor is a gorgeous mix of plants and mirrors and antiques—that very modern look which is ironically super old looking. I love the seating at the coffee bar too, like it’s an old diner. We had great drinks, although I wish they didn’t come in plastic cups, since we were dining in. Regardless, this is a cute spot. I want to take friends here!

Joe Cowette
Joe Cowette
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

Great coffee in a very cool space!

Nicolas Owens
Nicolas Owens
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

When you walk into the place it is unexpectedly beautiful. The coffee is perfectly roasted and even their cups are cute. Great shop.

Leetta Douglas
Leetta Douglas
★★★☆☆ Jan 20, 1970

They did not have any food on the menu, strange. I ordered the turkey sandwich, they did not have it, got a cheese sandwich in its place. Beautiful place though.

Michael Birkel
Michael Birkel
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

Cool environment! Coffee is excellent with plenty of different options. Some light pastries if you are hungry but nothing super substantial. Their ham and cheese croissant is excellent though. Perfect place to study or work. Couches all over the place for relaxing. Dog friendly too

Krista W
Krista W
★☆☆☆☆ Jan 20, 1970

10/10 vibes. 0/10 iced latte. Cute place, but many places around town with better coffee, couldn't even finish it.

Christine Cartwright
Christine Cartwright
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

The Minneapolis location is well worth the drive. It is beautiful and cozy. Hard to find a seat depending on the time of day.

M.A.
M.A.
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

Super friendly and helpful coffee shop. I had a meeting I was hosting and had a mishap with my coffee order at another place close by. Backstory jumped right on it and helped me out immediately. Will definitely be coming to them instead now!!

makayla williams
makayla williams
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

the baristas r so hot and cool make sure to tip them and be patient when it’s busy we i mean they are stressed as well

Sofia Gv
Sofia Gv
★★★☆☆ Jan 20, 1970

Coffee is bland and a bit acidic. Pastries are delicious. Relaxed ambiance and quiet enough to study or have a conversation with a friend. Light and bright with lots of natural light.

Malorie Polk- Miller
Malorie Polk- Miller
★★★★☆ Jan 20, 1970

Food and coffee are good. I got the potato pastry with pickled onions and a vanilla, rose latte. Atmosphere is super cool and laid back. Get there early to grab a good seat though!

mackenzie
mackenzie
★★★★☆ Jan 20, 1970

Beautiful interior & good coffee, but no open seating when I visited. Super busy all the time so definitely plan to come early or be okay with waiting for a seat to open up!

James Lucena
James Lucena
★☆☆☆☆ Jan 20, 1970

Very bad customer service. Cranky staff. Slow service.

ryan brown
ryan brown
★★★★☆ Jan 20, 1970

Absolutely gorgeous space, and very mediocre coffee. Adequately cordial baristas who helped me quickly and answered some but not all of my questions with ease. Good food options, I had a great croissant, and several of the other pastries looked excellent. Coffee that’s a bit off (not entirely clean, slightly nutty). But my cappuccino was steamed to the right temperature, which honestly rarely happens. (There are too many too-hot cappuccinos out there.) Oh, one more thing. I circled the building twice in the freezing cold because they didn’t have their sandwich board out. Not a good look, because it’s tricky to find.

Tony Sebastian
Tony Sebastian
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

A really great coffee with such a nice exterior. A little hard to find seating, but incredible experience.

Josephine Pena
Josephine Pena
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

We love the ambiance, of course the coffee and the vibe the place brings!🌷

Tam Hoang
Tam Hoang
★★★☆☆ Jan 20, 1970

The coffee is pretty good and the atmosphere is cute. The only problem is that they have only one register. The line is long. I typically had to wait 30 minutes to order. It comes difficult if you are in a rush. Additionally, some customers take a very long time to order. Not sure why considering the menu is concise and clear.