The Best Coffee Date Spots in Minneapolis
Choose between a downtown meeting, a neighborhood table and time beside the river. These Minneapolis selections give you distinct starting points without asking you to fit several stops into one date.
Coffee makes a useful first plan because neither person has to commit to a whole evening. These five cafés give you a specific place to meet, with the option to keep the conversation going afterward. Check the exact branch below, especially when a roaster has more than one location.
This selection includes Haraz Coffee House, Fawkes Alley Coffee, Backstory Coffee Roasters - North Loop, FRGMNT Coffee - St. Anthony Main and Unwind Corner Café. Use the map and practical details below to pick the one that fits your date.
Haraz Coffee House
A coffee house with a Yemeni coffee focus. Start with a coffee and let the conversation decide how long you stay. Use the café website for current opening times and the menu.
Fawkes Alley Coffee
A nonprofit Loring Park café supporting youth futsal. Keep the invitation simple: a specific branch, a time and a drink together. Use the café website for current opening times and the menu.
Backstory Coffee Roasters - North Loop
A North Loop café from a Twin Cities specialty roaster. A useful place to begin when you would rather meet in daylight than plan a long evening. Use the café website for current opening times and the menu.
FRGMNT Coffee - St. Anthony Main
A multi-roaster café at St. Anthony Main. Let the coffee be the first plan, with any second stop left optional. Use the café website for current opening times and the menu.
Unwind Corner Café
A Minneapolis neighborhood café. Choose this for a short introduction that has room to become a longer conversation. Use the café website for current opening times and the menu.
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