Specialty coffee shops in Saint Paul

Archiver Coffee lists 16 specialty coffee shops in Saint Paul, Minnesota, across 9 neighbourhoods, with the roaster each one pours.

Part of the Twin Cities metro. Where Archiver Coffee started. A deep bench of roaster-owned cafés either side of the river, from Northeast production rooms to Saint Paul corner shops.

Cafés listed
16
Neighbourhoods
Cathedral Hill, Hamline-Midway, Highland Park, Lowertown, Macalester-Groveland, Payne-Phalen, St. Anthony Park, West Seventh, West Side
Roaster-owned
5
Metro
Twin Cities

Every specialty café in Saint Paul

  • Backstory Coffee Roasters West Side — 432 Wabasha St S, West Side. The original Backstory coffee bar shares its Wabasha Street floor with the working roastery, offering pourovers and cold brew.
  • Cafe Astoria — 180 Grand Ave, West Seventh. Grand Avenue cafe near the Xcel Center serving espresso, wine, and small plates in a plant-filled corner room.
  • Caydence Records and Coffee — 900 Payne Ave, Payne-Phalen. Payne Avenue record store and coffee shop where crate-digging, espresso, and occasional in-store live sets share one room.
  • Dogwood Coffee St. Paul — 825 Carleton St, St. Anthony Park. Tucked into St. Anthony Park near the Raymond Avenue corridor, a compact space favored by university and design-district regulars.
  • Groundswell — 1340 Thomas Ave W, Hamline-Midway. Hamline-Midway cafe, coffee bar, and award-winning bakery known for weekend brunch and shelves of local makers' goods.
  • J&S Bean Factory — 1518 Randolph Ave, Macalester-Groveland. Longtime Randolph Avenue roaster and cafe, one of Saint Paul's most durable independent coffee businesses.
  • Lost Fox — 213 4th St E, Lowertown. Lowertown cafe and bar that shifts from morning espresso to evening cocktails, with a full food menu throughout.
  • Nina's Coffee Cafe — 165 Western Ave N, Cathedral Hill. Second-floor Cathedral Hill landmark above Blair Arcade, a longtime haunt of Saint Paul writers and Selby Avenue regulars.
  • Quixotic Coffee — 769 Cleveland Ave S, Highland Park. Cleveland Avenue cafe pouring Backstory coffee with local-ingredient food, a reservable meeting room, and long daily hours.
  • Roots Roasting — 1552 St Clair Ave, Macalester-Groveland. Small St. Clair Avenue roastery cafe serving Mac-Groveland with house-roasted coffee and an unfussy neighborhood counter.
  • Roundtable Coffee Works — 2386 W Territorial Rd, St. Anthony Park. Territorial Road roastery and taproom-style coffee bar in the light-industrial pocket of St. Anthony Park.
  • SK Coffee — 550 Vandalia St, St. Anthony Park. Coffee bar and roastery in a Vandalia Street industrial building, pouring clean light roasts near the Minneapolis border.
  • Spyhouse Coffee St. Paul — 420 Snelling Ave S, Highland Park. Spyhouse's only Saint Paul outpost, a bright Snelling Avenue room that anchors the Highland Park coffee scene.
  • Stepwise Coffee — 893 Randolph Ave, West Seventh. Randolph Avenue roaster-cafe with a music-theory naming theme and a tightly curated rotating single-origin filter list.
  • Wildflyer Coffee West Seventh — 1362 7th St W, West Seventh. Saint Paul location of the youth job-training coffee nonprofit, serving West Seventh with espresso and pastries.
  • Yellowbird Coffee Bar — 1168 Selby Ave, Macalester-Groveland. Selby Avenue coffee bar pouring True Stone beans in a bright, plant-heavy room popular with weekday remote workers.

Nearby

Highland Park Macalester-Groveland St. Anthony Park West Seventh