Awaken Coffee

I go here every two weeks for an art meetup. It's very lovely. The only inconvenience is that they have a bathroom key -for paying customers only- other than that, place is awesome!

A fantastic example of a shop that realizes that there are plenty of awesome roasters out there and they don't need to jump into an over saturated (pun intended) market. They get their coffee from some place in Louisville and it's incredible. They have a really cool concert space in the back of the shop as well.

Great coffee, great atmosphere, great people. I love the seating and can get some work done, if I need to. My favorite is very simple. Decaf Americana with cream and Stevia. Early in the day - the cold brew chicory gives me a boost!

This is place has great matcha and coffee and nice atmosphere. It would be a nice place to study or just hang out (they have board games). There is a lot of space as well and their lemon bars are pretty good as well. Great staff and atmosphere.

Barista was cool. French press was oily and delicious. Patrons were understanding at 15m.o. wanted to socialize. Cool decor and yummy coffee in a laid back setting... what more could you want?

Instant service, great small talk, very personable folks! Have not had their Honey Bear before. It’s incredible! If you’re inKnoxville, you owe it to yourself to make this your local hang. Comfy furniture, board games, nice people, fabulous drinks. What more could you want?

I have been here twice, with very different experiences each time.
The first time was great, the service was good and the drinks we got were amazing (I got a "Hulk", which is matcha and espresso) , which made us go back the next time we were in the area.
The second time we went was definitely not the same level of quality. My wife and both ordered different matcha and espresso drinks and went to sit down and wait. A few minutes later we were informed they were out of matcha and we would need to order something else (which is fine, stuff happens). The problem with this is that the drinks we ended up ordering were significantly cheaper than the original order, and we received no offer of compensation of any kind for the difference (a little sketchy, but whatever). My replacement drink was fine (peppermint mocha), but my wife's eggnog latte was nauseatingly sweet and tasted nothing like eggnog (she ended up dumping over half of it).
Next time we are in the area we will probably try one of the other coffee shops.

I'm never surprised how well each seating arrangement makes a big difference in how everyone in the place reacts. I didn't know the coffee shop had a pet friendly policy. Hats off and kudos for the daily and weekend treats.

Great service, friendly staff, good vibes, but unfortunately very loud on Sundays after the service. People conversing loudly and kids literally running around. Kinda ruined the quiet coffee shop vibe I was looking for. Seems like any other time is a good time.

This is possibly, by far, my favorite coffee shop in town. They vary their selection to give Knoxvillians something other than Ethiopian sun dried coffees. I had a Brazilian press and it was delicious. The seating invites you to stay as long as you want, and the events are interesting.