Whenever I visit a friend in the area I make sure to visit this unique cafe. I love the video store atmosphere, and the owners know their craft in both movies and coffee. Recently tried their concentrated cold brew to take home and it was excellent.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mary Moore
The coffee and tea is good but there’s nowhere to sit!
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 5
Zachary Ordo
Good coffee and friendly service.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Peter Therrien
The VU is an essential staple to the Jamaica Plain neighborhood. Not only is the coffee excellent and affordable, but it's always great to chat with the hosts and pick out a fun movie or two to bring home.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
M. Mazz
Super cool video store with incredible coffee. What more could you want?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Campbell Hawk
Loved my London fog! This spot is very cool with reasonable prices
Stephanie Mathus
Incredible latte. I got the L'avventura latte with oat milk and it blew my mind! Also extremely reasonable prices compared with other cafes in the area
Bahar Rahsepar
Fantastic coffee, they roast their own coffee and very meticulous about the beans and process. Really cool retro movie selection.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kelsey Chaplain
Looooove this place. I’m not even a movie guy, I just like the vibes, and the coffee is absolutely phenomenal. Some of my favorite drinks in the city of Boston. Creative and properly brewed. The pastries and snacks are also excellent! What a JP gem. I hope the VU lasts forever.
Best coffee in Boston. The biscuits are crazy good - all the baked goods are great, but somehow they keep coming up with new biscuit flavors and there’s simply never a miss. The coffee and snacks should be enough to get you in the door, but we’ve also been movie rental subscribers for about two years now. This enabled us to cancel our streaming services and experience the joy of picking out movies together, while visiting a neighborhood spot that we care about. I love this place so much.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kelsey Price
The Vu is truly a hidden gem, and it’s a shame that more people in Boston don’t know about it! It’s Boston’s *only* video rental store (cue the nostalgia) AND they’re a micro-batch coffee roaster with a full-service coffee shop. Not only is the coffee delicious, but it’s so reasonably priced, which is such a rarity these days. They also have a microcinema where they hold screening events. Super happy to have a spot like this in the neighborhood!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lindsey O'Brien
Movie rental selections with Amazing coffee options and delicious baked goods? This a spot you can't miss. Do yourself a favor and check this place out of you haven't yet!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Michaela Orr
I’ve had the iced coffee many times and it’s always great. Finally tried one of the biscuits today too and it was SO GOOD. Service is always friendly and fast. I only wish I lived a little closer so I could stop by more.
Great coffee, great service, great prices!
Whenever I visit a friend in the area I make sure to visit this unique cafe. I love the video store atmosphere, and the owners know their craft in both movies and coffee. Recently tried their concentrated cold brew to take home and it was excellent.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The coffee and tea is good but there’s nowhere to sit!
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 5
Good coffee and friendly service.
Food: 5
Service: 5
The VU is an essential staple to the Jamaica Plain neighborhood. Not only is the coffee excellent and affordable, but it's always great to chat with the hosts and pick out a fun movie or two to bring home.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Super cool video store with incredible coffee. What more could you want?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Loved my London fog! This spot is very cool with reasonable prices
Incredible latte. I got the L'avventura latte with oat milk and it blew my mind! Also extremely reasonable prices compared with other cafes in the area
Fantastic coffee, they roast their own coffee and very meticulous about the beans and process.
Really cool retro movie selection.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Looooove this place. I’m not even a movie guy, I just like the vibes, and the coffee is absolutely phenomenal. Some of my favorite drinks in the city of Boston. Creative and properly brewed. The pastries and snacks are also excellent! What a JP gem. I hope the VU lasts forever.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bars, Add Condensed Milk
Restaurantji Recommends
Place fantastic but coffee could be better
Best coffee in Boston. The biscuits are crazy good - all the baked goods are great, but somehow they keep coming up with new biscuit flavors and there’s simply never a miss. The coffee and snacks should be enough to get you in the door, but we’ve also been movie rental subscribers for about two years now. This enabled us to cancel our streaming services and experience the joy of picking out movies together, while visiting a neighborhood spot that we care about. I love this place so much.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The Vu is truly a hidden gem, and it’s a shame that more people in Boston don’t know about it! It’s Boston’s *only* video rental store (cue the nostalgia) AND they’re a micro-batch coffee roaster with a full-service coffee shop. Not only is the coffee delicious, but it’s so reasonably priced, which is such a rarity these days. They also have a microcinema where they hold screening events. Super happy to have a spot like this in the neighborhood!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Movie rental selections with Amazing coffee options and delicious baked goods? This a spot you can't miss. Do yourself a favor and check this place out of you haven't yet!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I’ve had the iced coffee many times and it’s always great. Finally tried one of the biscuits today too and it was SO GOOD. Service is always friendly and fast. I only wish I lived a little closer so I could stop by more.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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