Great coffee and drinks, a laid back atmosphere with perfect music on their play list. Whether you sit inside or outside, it’s a wonderful place to hang out.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Hudson
Great patio, nice rotating drink menu, staff is kind and attentive!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
O O
Guy working today was extremely rude and nasty 11/08 a 3pm. Wont be back.
Amy HZ
This is one of my favorite places to be in Ann Arbor, because of the atmosphere! And another set of 5 stars for the accessible enterances, seating and bathrooms. The coffee is great, and at night there are creative, delicious cocktails, mocktails and beer that your pretensious IPA-drinking boyfriend will approve of. There's lots of outdoor seating, with firepits, rain coverage and heat lamps. There is almost always a foodtruck parked by the outside enterance from 6pm onward. And btw this is the place to go if you're in your 30s or 40s and need to make some friends while avoiding the undergrads.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nishant Kheterpal
I'm a big fan of Lowertown Cafe, especially as someone who spends a lot of time on North Campus. The coffee is great, using Hyperion Coffee beans, and it's a great place to work during the day. At night, Lowertown turns into a bar, and hosts my favorite trivia night. The drinks are reasonably priced, service is good, and it's a fun place to hang out with friends. They're always changing and improving things, like the new pergola on their large outdoor patio. Do be mindful of parking availability, but if you're there on nights or weekends, the large UM parking lot across the street is free to use.
Christina Jones
Hülya and Martin are the best! I love that they serve Hyperion beans and have games to play.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Levi Pierpont
Perfect spot to visit with friends or get some homework done. Just away from campus enough that it’s not a hassle to get there, but it’s not constantly bustling. Early mornings here are the best, and I honestly can’t think of a coffee shop in Ann Arbor with an aesthetic I appreciate more, although maybe Vertex is a tie.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Jeff Oleksinski
I had a wonderful visit. The servers were friendly, helpful and made a delicious Old Fashioned. I will certainly return and highly recommend this bar!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Anne Heise
They serve baked goods from Beara Bakes, which is an incredible bakery baes in Ypsilanti. The coffee is good, the mochas are outstanding. The baristas are charming and I love the outdoor patio.
Love the coffee, atmosphere, and service here! Thanks John, Amanda, and Martin for making this place so wonderful.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ruby Kaufmann
Nice drinks, snacks, and fun trivia!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Emily Naif
Service was super friendly, and drinks were good. My only issues are:
1.) I drove around for about 15 mins before I could find parking. I’m not sure if their lot is under construction, or if there is no parking. I called to ask, and they don’t have a phone number listed so that was difficult to find as well. When I did find the number no one answered.
2.) While sitting on the patio there was parking lot construction going on behind their building where the metal shade cover is. There were rocks / pebbles being flung and pelting myself from equipment being used to the point of having to move, and other people on their nice computers, etc. I know that’s not totally in your control but the over all experience was quite hectic when alls I was looking to do was unwind.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 5
Carol Gray
We love this place. Service is excellent and always warm and knowledgeable, the atmosphere is perfect and relaxing, and the coffee is superb. 10/10 no notes!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jonah Bailey
I love this place! Lowertown has nailed the coffee-by-day, cocktails-by-night concept. Whether I'm stopping by for my morning espresso or meeting friends for happy hour drinks, the quality is consistently excellent. The staff is friendly and knowledgeable, both as baristas and bartenders. The outdoor seating is a differentiator. It's become my go-to neighborhood spot—exactly what Ann Arbor needed!
Great coffee and drinks, a laid back atmosphere with perfect music on their play list. Whether you sit inside or outside, it’s a wonderful place to hang out.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great patio, nice rotating drink menu, staff is kind and attentive!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Guy working today was extremely rude and nasty 11/08 a 3pm. Wont be back.
This is one of my favorite places to be in Ann Arbor, because of the atmosphere! And another set of 5 stars for the accessible enterances, seating and bathrooms.
The coffee is great, and at night there are creative, delicious cocktails, mocktails and beer that your pretensious IPA-drinking boyfriend will approve of. There's lots of outdoor seating, with firepits, rain coverage and heat lamps. There is almost always a foodtruck parked by the outside enterance from 6pm onward.
And btw this is the place to go if you're in your 30s or 40s and need to make some friends while avoiding the undergrads.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I'm a big fan of Lowertown Cafe, especially as someone who spends a lot of time on North Campus. The coffee is great, using Hyperion Coffee beans, and it's a great place to work during the day. At night, Lowertown turns into a bar, and hosts my favorite trivia night. The drinks are reasonably priced, service is good, and it's a fun place to hang out with friends. They're always changing and improving things, like the new pergola on their large outdoor patio. Do be mindful of parking availability, but if you're there on nights or weekends, the large UM parking lot across the street is free to use.
Hülya and Martin are the best! I love that they serve Hyperion beans and have games to play.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Perfect spot to visit with friends or get some homework done. Just away from campus enough that it’s not a hassle to get there, but it’s not constantly bustling. Early mornings here are the best, and I honestly can’t think of a coffee shop in Ann Arbor with an aesthetic I appreciate more, although maybe Vertex is a tie.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
I had a wonderful visit. The servers were friendly, helpful and made a delicious Old Fashioned. I will certainly return and highly recommend this bar!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
They serve baked goods from Beara Bakes, which is an incredible bakery baes in Ypsilanti. The coffee is good, the mochas are outstanding. The baristas are charming and I love the outdoor patio.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Latte to go.
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Love the coffee, atmosphere, and service here! Thanks John, Amanda, and Martin for making this place so wonderful.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nice drinks, snacks, and fun trivia!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Service was super friendly, and drinks were good. My only issues are:
1.) I drove around for about 15 mins before I could find parking. I’m not sure if their lot is under construction, or if there is no parking. I called to ask, and they don’t have a phone number listed so that was difficult to find as well. When I did find the number no one answered.
2.) While sitting on the patio there was parking lot construction going on behind their building where the metal shade cover is. There were rocks / pebbles being flung and pelting myself from equipment being used to the point of having to move, and other people on their nice computers, etc. I know that’s not totally in your control but the over all experience was quite hectic when alls I was looking to do was unwind.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 5
We love this place. Service is excellent and always warm and knowledgeable, the atmosphere is perfect and relaxing, and the coffee is superb. 10/10 no notes!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I love this place! Lowertown has nailed the coffee-by-day, cocktails-by-night concept. Whether I'm stopping by for my morning espresso or meeting friends for happy hour drinks, the quality is consistently excellent. The staff is friendly and knowledgeable, both as baristas and bartenders. The outdoor seating is a differentiator. It's become my go-to neighborhood spot—exactly what Ann Arbor needed!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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