I found this coffee shop while planning my visit near Lake Nokomis. It's conveniently located right by both a bus stop and the lake, which made it easy to stop by. I ordered a hot Noko Espresso with raspberry syrup, and it was very good--rich and bold, with a strong raspberry flavor just the way I like it. I originally wanted kiwi syrup, but they mentioned it's seasonal and wasn't available at the time. The interior of the shop was fine--not overly decorated, but comfortable and warm. After enjoying my coffee, I took a short walk to soak in the beautiful views at Lake Nokomis. What a great day! read more

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Just visited for the first time and liked my latte a lot. The chicken Caesar wrap I got was very mediocre, especially for $11 but I would recommend the coffee! read more

I love this local coffee shop within walking distance from my house. It has a cozy, neighborhood feel and plenty of seating. It feels acceptable to sit for a while and read a book or do the crossword. They have soup, sandwiches, and pastries if you are wanting a bite to eat. The staff is always friendly and welcoming. A great place to grab a cup of coffee on the weekend. read more

Great Lattes and you have to try the Nordic Waffles. It's like a waffle breakfast sandwich. It was awes

This morning was our second visit to Nokomis Beach Coffee in the past year. It is a decent little neighborhood coffee shop offering your typical coffee and espresso drinks, as well as some lunch and breakfast food options. The staff were friendly and nice and it was super quick to get our coffees. We got an iced mocha and an iced cinnamon latte. Both were tasty--not the best we've had but good enough to stop by again if we're in the area. We also ordered a chocolate croissant and the All Day Breakfast nordic waffle (bacon egg cheese). The croissant is your typical croissant and can't really go wrong with that. I don't think I'd order the Nordic waffle again. It did the job but was nothing to write home about. Some of the other food I saw coming out, however, looked a lot better, such as their sandwiches and wraps. They have a fair amount of indoor seating and plenty of outdoor seating. The inside could maybe use a few updates and it is quite loud. Overall, it is a convenient spot to grab a coffee or quick bite if you're in the area, but not something to go out of your way for. read more

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First off, this place is very cute and has great charm - having said that, they need to figure out there ordering system as it turned into a free for all with no ticketing system for food and drinks. People grabbing wrong drinks, not getting their orders, food taking 30 plus minutes because no one is grabbing the right food. Such a mess for such a cute place. This could be such a gem with a little polish by what I assume must be a lazy owner... Get your shit together. read more

Good tasting offerings ..well portioned.. excellent friendly service at good value prices

Great vibe and great coffee. I just drink the house brew. The only reason I didn't give a 5 star review is because the entry door doesn't open all the way. It only goes to about 65 degrees--and I always keep it 100! read more

Nokomis Beach Coffee - From my parking space. Very convenient. - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Minneapolis, Minnesota

A delightful little hometown treat! I decided I should take 28th Ave. to get off the freeway. I found this sweet little coffee and sandwich shop! read more

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Great little neighborhood coffee shop with art store connected. Right next to an area worth taking a stroll if you want while you have your favorite beverage!! read more

Look at this...this is a salami sandwich from this place...what the hell is going on here? read more

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Had a lovely decaf latte while sitting outside with friends underneath a canopy to protect us from the rain. A beautiful view of the lake. Turkeys were crossing the street providing entertainment. They closed at 4:00 on a Tuesday so we walked to the very nearby lake to use their port-a-potties. read more

Love this cute coffee shop so close to the lake and in such a cute neighborhood. The coffee was amazing, and so was the sandwich, salad and salad our group had. Fresh ingredients! read more

Good food, kind staff, atmosphere was relaxing and social! Enjoyed the chance to chat with some strangers and people watch, then took a walk around the lake which was beautiful! read more

A stone's throw from Lake Nokomis, a friend and I stopped by after walking around the lake to warm up. I appreciated their easy access parking lot and ample spacing they gave to their indoor and outdoor seating and other COVID precautions. With a large menu of beverage and bakery items, I'll be sure to stop by next time I'm in the area. Nokomis Beach Coffee is an ideal corner coffee shop! read more

Great ice cream and waffles! Place is usually pretty packed, seating and dine experience are annoyingly awful. Everything is serve single use and is bad for environment...shameful "woke" coffee shop. Little tiny sandwiches and poor customer service are why I have to rate them 2 stars. Very overpriced for quality read more

My husband and I come here every Saturday morning to get coffee and the breakfast waffles. The staff are very friendly and they truly have the best coffee! Love supporting local. This is bar far our favorite coffee shop! read more

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Great little coffee shop that's been around quite a while..selection good and staff are great! It would be such a more welcoming place if they spent some time on making it quieter all around. I went it recently, it was packed and extremely loud, like borderline dangerously unhealthy. Please consider some professional sound deadening, it will really improve your entire shop and also improve the slightly worn and tired look of the place! read more

I've been here a few times and always had good coffee and good service until today. The kids working both needed lessons in customer service. The girl taking orders could not figure out how to give proper change when I tried to get rid of some pennies. She shortchanged me, and when I brought it to her attention she looked at me like I was trying to cheat her. I was not going to argue over a few pennies so I told her to forget it. Then when I went to pick up my Americano the young man asked me if I wanted any cream. I told him just a touch. He proceeded to pour in enough to overflow the cup and make a mess on the counter. Then he placed the cover on my cup (which was full to the top) so that when I took it off, It spilled again. I usually try to help out local business, but guess next time I'll pay by credit card and Nokomis can pick up the service charge. read more

Love love love the location. A few blocks off lake nokomis, so the perfect place to grab coffee and park before walking around the lake! Lots of great seating options outside and a very friendly and local coffee shop feel. I always get the iced NoKo and it does not disappoint! read more

Delicious! I used to live by this coffee shop and went there frequently it's been years and it brought so much nostalgia, not much has changed. Thanks Nokomis Beach Coffee! read more

Weird vibe. The manager (or who I assume is the manager) kept "jokingly" yelling at the employees and it was just kinda weird. Ordered a Greek Chicken wrap and it didn't have any chicken in it... even so, if it had chicken it would have been subpar at best. anyway-- felt more like a neighborhood spot/vibe where there are regulars that always come in and like it but I wouldn't recommend as a place to study/work. read more

It's that odd space between traditional and modern, and I wouldn't call it cozy. They have bar seating and table seating. They don't have couches or booths. It also looks old, and could stand to be updated. I was in the bar seating, and someone came in after me and couldn't stay put. They were constantly walking back and forth behind me, usually bumping into my backpack, which was well out of the way of space between the chair and the other table. But I'm not sure if that person work there or not, because they were constantly back and forth and sometimes loading things. They were at least enough of a regular to know a lot of the people there, and maybe it was the boss or friend of the boss. it wasn't that the person was there, it's that they kept moving around and bumping into my backpack when there was plenty of space. Very uncomfortable. The servers were very polite, though. And I would say they have decently sized food portions further small food menu. The place is also accessible, with no entryway step, and two ways to enter and exit. I'm not saying I'll never come back, but I'm certainly not in a hurry to with sisters' sludge and fireroast as other nearby options. read more

Had a delicious pecan pastry and latte that were delicious! Loved the local feel to this shop and friendly service. read more

Walking distance from the lake (and my house!), friendly baristas, cheap ice cream, outdoor seating--- yayyyyyyy! Ice cream prices are deliciously cheap at under 2 bucks for a single scoop cone. Flavors available are taped to the side of a cooler next to the front register (newbie tip-- I didn't know when I walked in!). Good variety-- I tried the carmelicious and it was to die for! Salty not too sweet caramel flavor with chocolate caramel candy pieces inside. Husband had a chocolate malt-- came out bigger than your typical malt (id call the size a medium or large cup). Malt was 4.50. Next time you're wandering around Lake Nokomis and need a treat-- it's just up the hill from the walking path on 50th street. read more

The food choices and quality give this historic location five stars. The build your own sandwich choice of breads meat and cheese and other options gives you plenty of room for variety on each visit. The bakery products are among the best from The Baker's Wife. There are usually at least two people behind the counter to handle the traffic. This is one of the older coffee places and after a brisk walk around Lake Nokomis many of us like to relax with a cold or hot drink or snack. Even in the dead of Winter the shop has a nice warm feeling with stained glass and sunny interior with large old radiators from another era. It can get crowded at mid-day which creates a difficult navigation to an empty table because the seating is close and the chairs tend to crowd the way as people generally don't push their chairs in when they leave. (Didn't your Moms teach you?) Many customers in this shop seem to not care about busing their own mess and employees don't really have time to keep clearing tables so some of us have to pick up dirty dishes and napkins to clear a place to sit. The table tops and chairs tend to always be crumb covered which would be the only negative and this is not the owner's fault. I do like the sign posted, "Unattended children will be given an espresso and kitten." read more

This place is in my neighborhood but I'd never popped in because I wasn't really aware they had more than just coffee. I'm happy to report that this little joint is pretty awesome. I stopped by on a Friday afternoon and there were probably at least 7 or 8 people hanging out doing coffee-shop stuff: work on a laptop, talking, eating, drinking. I ordered a turkey sandwich on some delicious ciabatta bread (presumably from A Baker's Wife). They have a nice selection of fixings for the sandwiches. I also got a bowl of the bean and bacon soup. The bread really made the sandwich work. It was large and filling, but I still had room for the rather good soup. I washed it down with a very refreshing glass of iced tea. I found the atmosphere here to be really chill and relaxing, and read the newspaper while eating. The staff was very friendly, and I found my experience to be the opposite of some of the complaints listed in other reviews. The people there tried to make sure you were satisfied, not the other way around. I would certainly recommend this neat spot for lunch or a drink if you are nearby or perhaps spending the afternoon on the lakes. read more

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Nice little corner coffee shop that we found on the fly. But it certainly serves a fine cuppa that will do the trick. From the quick glance we got, seemed like there was a good amount of seating and some nice big windows that let lots of sunlight in at the front of the store. The menu was divided up by type of coffee and pretty straight-forward. The coffee was good, prepared quickly and served with a smile. No complaints. Saw a case full of delicious baked goods that would be worth a try next time we are back as well. read more

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Came in for a quick cup of coffee to start the day and it was a nice little cafe. They had a terrific patio area to sit on that wraps around the building if you can find an open seat. Also it is very close to the lake so it is a good place to stop in and grab a cup'o joe and cruise the lake on a nice morning. We tried the house brew and it was some pretty standard coffee at a reasonable price. read more

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Stopped by for a cold brew coffee. Pretty standard overall. Maybe a touch smokier than others, but pretty darn close to the same thing you get at most places. Overall: I'd stop by again if in the area and craving coffee, but won't go out of my way. read more

I love this place! It is my home away from home. This is truly a place where the owners, Dennis and Mary, make you feel like family. The food and pastries are always fresh and good, and prices are reasonable. I'm a Nordic waffle regular, but the Greek chicken wrap comes in a close second. And the coffee quality? Second to none. read more

came here for a week while stationed nearby. the staff was fantastic, the coffee was fantastic, and I love supporting local businessss. fyi, on a low carb diet, but the pastries tempted me every single day! muffins, and cookies, and waffle sausage blast packs!!!! if I lived nearby, I would come here every day and thank the THOR, that I had this wonderful of place near me, that cared for me, and gave me good strong coffee! miss you guys, see you soon. read more

The biggest thing that bothered me is they did not have a "dine in" option, and served everything in single use plastics or paper - so disappointing for a local business to not be environmentally conscious. Not very impressed with the coffee. Also, they do have free WiFi, but you honestly cannot do any reasonable work on it. read more

Can't say enough great things about them. Their ice coffees are killer along with the rest of their lineup. Always friendly and a great place to work for a couple of hours or grab something after a day at the beach. read more

I stopped in here to get a small lunch. I got a tuna sandwich that was so so. I wouldn't get it again. But the strawberry ice cream was very tasty and I would stop back in just for that. The owner was also very friendly and funny so I would enjoy his quick jokes again. read more

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It is hard for me to give cute neighborhood spots anything less than 3 or 4 stars, but my last visit here was so ridiculous, that I can't help myself! Stopped in for a sandwich. When I asked for my sandwich with tomato, the guy (who clearly doesn't enjoy his job) says, "We don't have tomato." I do one of those "whaaaa?" and say "Oh, are you out." He replies, with a straight face, "No, we don't have tomato here." Seriously? I wait while he makes my sandwich, and as I'm looking at the menu, I see several salad options with tomato. Whatevs. My sandwich is pretty boring. The bread was good, but the turkey was tasted like cheap sandwich meat you'd buy at the grocery store. I won't be back for sandwiches, but this is probably OK for a coffee or beverage. read more

I wanted to try somewhere new, so I met a friend at Nokomis Beach Coffee. When I walked in, the place was empty. The baristas were not very friendly, maybe it was an off day for them. They did not greet either of us and barely acknowledged our existence. I ordered an iced coffee and it was good. I will need to go back to try some of their other drinks. They have a lot of outdoor seating, so we sat outside and enjoyed the beautiful day. Parking: I had no issues finding a parking spot. There is parking on the street and there is a small gravel parking lot on the side of the building. I am a stickler about customer service, especially at coffee shops. My morning coffee is important to me. read more

Lovely coffee shop located in S. Minneapolis. The white chocolate mocha they made was delicious. Had a fruity touch to it that complemented the drink well. Good place to socialize and grab a cup of coffee or tea. read more

I was going to a show at the Riverside Theater and we were in search of dinner. I didnt want "cafe food" like prepackaged sandwiches and day old muffins so we avoided everything on that block and started driving far far away. Somehow we got lost and ended up in some residential neighborhood way south and east of the theater. I dont even know where we were when we finally stopped at Nokomis Beach Coffee, but we were tired of searching and decided to settle for cafe food. To my surprise they had a lot of homemade things and it was all delicious. I got the "half" sandwich and soup deal which ended up being pretty dang gigantic. I cant imagine what the whole sandwich must look like but I remember thinking it would be hard to fit on the plate. Anyway, it was a great sandwich on crusty focaccia bread with avocado, cheese, and some kind of dill spread. It's one of those choose one item from all three columns type of deal. It turned out great and with a tasty little bowl of minestrone, I was full and happy. The red tea looked interesting and I would want to go back and try it. Too bad I will probably never have a reason to be over in this neighborhood again :( read more

This is a really nice, convenient coffee shop for anyone in the neighborhood and visitors to Lake Nokomis. It's not a coffee shop for coffee lovers or coffee snobs but it's comfortable, welcoming and a really nice place to chill for a while and grab something to drink. I love dropping in and grabbing a coffee before I walk around the lake or grab a cold drink on a summer's day after I've been for a ride around the lake. If you're in the 'hood you should totally check it out. read more