Minneapolis, told in roaster-cafés.
29 specialty roaster-cafés that roast their own beans and have a café you can visit. Plan a one-day crawl, listen to the guide, or print the map.
1 of 29 stops reviewed by PremiumRoast.
How this list is built: every stop is a roaster in the PremiumRoast directory with public opening hours or a confirmed café, and a brand with several locations appears once. 1 of 29 stops have a written PremiumRoast review so far; the rest are directory listings. Last reviewed May 2026.
Top pick
Spyhouse Coffee Roasters | Uptown
Our most recently reviewed stop; not enough Google ratings yet to rank by rating.
All 26 stops on the map
Open full crawl in Google Maps →Listen — the Minneapolis coffee guide
A short spoken walk-through of the crawl, narrated from our profiles.
Suggested route
Start at Spyhouse Coffee Roasters | Uptown → Caffetto Coffee House → Spyhouse Coffee Roasters | Whittier → The Boiler Room Coffee Co. → Muffin Top Cafe…
Open in Google Maps →The New Wave
Modern specialty & single-origin
The crawl
29 roaster-cafés · 1 reviewed by PremiumRoast · no chains.
📍 2404 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, Minnesota☎ +1 612-377-2278
Lowry Hill East
Spyhouse Coffee Roasters is a specialty coffee roaster-café based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with multiple Twin Cities locations and an outpost in Rochester. Known for vertical integration from sourcing to serving, its Orion espresso blend is recognized by the home-barista.com community as the most consistent option in the Minneapolis market and is carried nationally by Seattle Coffee Gear.
Our takeSpyhouse earned a spot in the "50 State Coffee Journey" YouTube series as the Minnesota representative, which tracks regional roasters worth seeking out on a national tour — not a formal award, but a meaningful peer endorsement in the specialty coffee media ecosystem. Seattle Coffee Gear featured Spyhouse in a dedicated blog post, specifically highlighting the Orion blend, and currently carries the roaster's products, extending its reach to customers outside the Twin Cities. Home-barista forum members, generally a skeptical audience, have described Spyhouse as "the most consistent" option in the Minneapolis area — praise that means more coming from home brewers than from lifestyle press. The Rochester café location holds a 4.6 out of 5 rating across eight reviews on TripAdvisor, suggesting the experience travels well beyond the home market. Guests visiting any Spyhouse location can expect a full café program built around the house espresso alongside retail coffee options. The Orion espresso blend is available for purchase online through the Spyhouse website and via third-party retailers including Seattle Coffee Gear, making it accessible to home brewers outside Minnesota.
$$📍 708 W 22nd St, Minneapolis, Minnesota☎ +1 612-872-0911
Lowry Hill East
📍 729 N Washington Ave, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Sumner - Glenwood
📍 43 SE Main St, Minneapolis, Minnesota
St Anthony West
Best time to visit
Weekday mid-mornings are calmest; weekends draw lines at the most popular stops. Most roaster-cafés open by 7–8 am and are quietest before 10 am.
Frequently asked about Minneapolis coffee
- How many specialty roaster-cafés are there in Minneapolis, Minnesota?
- PremiumRoast lists 29 specialty roaster-cafés in Minneapolis, Minnesota — roasters that roast their own beans and have a café you can visit. 1 of them has a written PremiumRoast review so far.
- What are the newest specialty coffee roasters in Minneapolis?
- Among the newer entries shaping the Minneapolis specialty coffee scene: Spyhouse Coffee Roasters | Uptown, 7 Corners Coffee - Minneapolis - West Bank, B+W Specialty Coffee.
- Is there a printable coffee day-trip guide or map for Minneapolis?
- Yes — PremiumRoast offers a free 2-page printable PDF guide, an audio walk-through, and an overview map for the Minneapolis coffee crawl. Download at premiumroast.coffee/coffee-trip/minneapolis-minnesota.