Best coffee shop in the South Bend/Mishawaka area since Zen closed up shop.Wonderful breads, pastries, and seasonal drinks.Parking: Minimal parking out front; but there's residential street just around the corner.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cortado & Macarons, Bagel
Ashley Moreland
This is literally my fave lil coffee shop! They're so friendly! The macarons from Love and Macs (inside) are my favorite macarons ever!!!! I'm never disappointed with my coffee and the bacon scones are delicious! The atmosphere is comfy and chill! ♡ it can be incredibly busy at times but always worth it! They sell fresh baked bread from Elder Bread which is also located inside. I've noticed locally made chocolate ? and lots of local artist things for sale! Definitely recommend to others and will always come back!
Cute little artsy cafe. Homemade donuts and macaroons. Very charming and swanky back area great for studying or a low key hang out. Best cafe in South Bend that I have discovered. Will definitely return.
Puja Sharma
Glad that I found this amazing cafe! Nice ambience, good people around.Thanks to barista for such a nice coffee onSaturday morning ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jessica Ellem
Cute coffee shop that serves bagels and pastries as well as macarons (I regret not buying any). I observed that they also sell chocolate bars that you can’t find in stores. They have a nice seating area in the back that offers large and small tables as well as couches and comfy chairs. Lots of art, jewelry, and crafts available for purchase. The bagel was good. I had a lemon poppyseed latte that was also quite tasty. I must say the cashier was so sweet too!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Brenda Martindale
I had a chance to catch up with a friend on a Saturday morning. My latte was great. The clientele was a mixture of families, couples, and students with laptops. The front of the shop was crowded. I had a hard time knowing where I could wait for my friend without being in someone's way. Otherwise, it was a fine experience.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Tamara
Cozy shop selling specialty coffee, artisanal baked goods, and some other treats. The specialty lattes were not my favorite—I found barely taste the flavor notes they supposedly had (I tried the rose mocha and pine latte). However, the baked goods were extraordinary. The chai scone was simply incredible. Not too sweet, flavorful, great texture. I came back the next day hoping for another but sadly they don’t sell baked goods Monday or Tuesday (and don’t announce this anywhere I could see).Vegetarian options: They have oat milk but no vegan pastry options
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Kaylee Mathews
I love this cafe! The decor is beautiful & bright, lots of natural light. There’s plenty of seating & it’s not crowded at all. The food & drink was great, I had a hot chai & a cookies & cream macaroon. My only concern is the parking! It’s very difficult to find a spot if the few in front of the shop are taken, but that’s the only downside! An absolute must try!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Harold Johnson
Great vibes. Nice spacious and cozy.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
David Hurley
Authentic gathering spots for a cool place to hang and good quality.
The coffee was good and the soft pretzels are worth the trip. Great local spot.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Mayan Mocha
Jesse Ault
Everything they offer is great! One of our favorite spots in town.
Milo Cadman
My favorite place to get coffee, a nice safe place to meet with friends, study, or just exist peacefully.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Meryl
Fantastic cafe to sit and work or socialize with friends. Lots of seating and multiple places with outlets, which helped when I needed to work away from home. Lighting is also great because of the skylight at the top. I also appreciate that they're open fairly late compared to other cafes.The service was awesome. I went for the first time and then back the next day and the barista remembered my name AND order. I will definitely be back when I'm in town again.Vegetarian options: Various milk substitute options, which was nice!Parking: Not a ton of spots outside of the place (except for 1/2 hour parking for pickup) but I found free street parking nearby easily.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Greg Koehler
Very good small business coffee shop. Their sourdough bread and bagels are what makes it special. Many Benders might think it is pricey. It is. BUT - when you compare it to the mass produced sugar bombs at Starbucks, the value is so much better. There isn't much competition for good quality bread in South Bend. But this is the stuff! And you're supporting a quality small biz.Plenty of seating. Don't be in a hurry. The service is responsive, but with only 2 staff, my bagel and Americano took a while.Treat yourself. And you'll want to go back.
Best coffee shop in the South Bend/Mishawaka area since Zen closed up shop.Wonderful breads, pastries, and seasonal drinks.Parking: Minimal parking out front; but there's residential street just around the corner.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cortado & Macarons, Bagel
This is literally my fave lil coffee shop! They're so friendly! The macarons from Love and Macs (inside) are my favorite macarons ever!!!! I'm never disappointed with my coffee and the bacon scones are delicious! The atmosphere is comfy and chill! ♡ it can be incredibly busy at times but always worth it! They sell fresh baked bread from Elder Bread which is also located inside. I've noticed locally made chocolate ? and lots of local artist things for sale! Definitely recommend to others and will always come back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chocolate Bars, Cortado & Macarons
Cute little artsy cafe. Homemade donuts and macaroons. Very charming and swanky back area great for studying or a low key hang out. Best cafe in South Bend that I have discovered. Will definitely return.
Glad that I found this amazing cafe! Nice ambience, good people around.Thanks to barista for such a nice coffee onSaturday morning ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cute coffee shop that serves bagels and pastries as well as macarons (I regret not buying any). I observed that they also sell chocolate bars that you can’t find in stores. They have a nice seating area in the back that offers large and small tables as well as couches and comfy chairs. Lots of art, jewelry, and crafts available for purchase. The bagel was good. I had a lemon poppyseed latte that was also quite tasty. I must say the cashier was so sweet too!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I had a chance to catch up with a friend on a Saturday morning. My latte was great. The clientele was a mixture of families, couples, and students with laptops. The front of the shop was crowded. I had a hard time knowing where I could wait for my friend without being in someone's way. Otherwise, it was a fine experience.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Cozy shop selling specialty coffee, artisanal baked goods, and some other treats. The specialty lattes were not my favorite—I found barely taste the flavor notes they supposedly had (I tried the rose mocha and pine latte). However, the baked goods were extraordinary. The chai scone was simply incredible. Not too sweet, flavorful, great texture. I came back the next day hoping for another but sadly they don’t sell baked goods Monday or Tuesday (and don’t announce this anywhere I could see).Vegetarian options: They have oat milk but no vegan pastry options
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
I love this cafe! The decor is beautiful & bright, lots of natural light. There’s plenty of seating & it’s not crowded at all. The food & drink was great, I had a hot chai & a cookies & cream macaroon. My only concern is the parking! It’s very difficult to find a spot if the few in front of the shop are taken, but that’s the only downside! An absolute must try!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great vibes. Nice spacious and cozy.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Authentic gathering spots for a cool place to hang and good quality.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Restaurantji Recommends
The coffee was good and the soft pretzels are worth the trip. Great local spot.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Mayan Mocha
Everything they offer is great! One of our favorite spots in town.
My favorite place to get coffee, a nice safe place to meet with friends, study, or just exist peacefully.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Fantastic cafe to sit and work or socialize with friends. Lots of seating and multiple places with outlets, which helped when I needed to work away from home. Lighting is also great because of the skylight at the top. I also appreciate that they're open fairly late compared to other cafes.The service was awesome. I went for the first time and then back the next day and the barista remembered my name AND order. I will definitely be back when I'm in town again.Vegetarian options: Various milk substitute options, which was nice!Parking: Not a ton of spots outside of the place (except for 1/2 hour parking for pickup) but I found free street parking nearby easily.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very good small business coffee shop. Their sourdough bread and bagels are what makes it special. Many Benders might think it is pricey. It is. BUT - when you compare it to the mass produced sugar bombs at Starbucks, the value is so much better. There isn't much competition for good quality bread in South Bend. But this is the stuff! And you're supporting a quality small biz.Plenty of seating. Don't be in a hurry. The service is responsive, but with only 2 staff, my bagel and Americano took a while.Treat yourself. And you'll want to go back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4