7 Best Coffee Shops in Alexandria

“Today is the start of the Common Ground Coffee and Soup House!! First soup 🍜 bowl I am trying is the Broccoli, Ham and Cheese Soup. The flavor is great! I would give the soup a 8.5 and the only change would be to use a different type of cheese. Not all cheese should be used in soups or for melting purposes… but the flavor is definitely there!! Awesome!! Second soup I am trying right now is Chicken Wild Rice Soup! OMG this is AWESOME!! The flavor is great, it has vegetables you can see and taste and that adds to the flavor! Definitely a 9.5+! Two more new ones to try but I will in a bit! Come and sample, soups are free today!! I have had three different ones before this and they were all awesome!! So happy Bill started serving soup!!“

“Fantastic Butter Beer Latte! So glad I stopped in today.“

“I stop at the Scooters in Alexandria a couple times a week in the morning on my way to work. The girl who mixes the drinks always does a great job. 👍🏻👍🏻 I love the S'mores latte! ☕️ I do wish Scooters had more specialty flavor options tho.“

“Love love love the coffee and food here! However …. Today during the lunch hour there was a piano player who was excellent BUT sooooooo loud people were not staying. I thought maybe that was the intention - to get people in and out as fast as possible. My advice - if you want a relaxing lunch don’t eat inside today“

“Easy in and out - drive through if you prefer - I was in ordered and out the door in under 5 min. Coffee was fresh & hot (always a plus). Plenty of help on hand for a morning rush and they were awake and helpful, attentive to walk-ins and drive through.“

“The barista was extremely friendly and helpful. However, I asked if any food items did not contain dairy and she said she could remove the cheese or the maple chicken sandwich didn't. But I later realized the chicken sandwich has milk in the egg and butter in the maple butter (I didn't know it was maple butter). I luckily don't have severe issues with dairy, but that is a problem.

Vegetarian options: A lot of the food options are labeled vegetarian, although I do not know if the staff understand what that means and know the ingredients.

Dietary restrictions: A variety of non-dairy milk at a reasonable flat substitution charge. The baristas do not know the ingredients of the food well, so I wouldn't ask them for food recommendations based on dietary restrictions.“

“I have stopped here before well having a vacation and this location has always been great. They have a lot of Starbucks merchandise. I have been able to find things here that I cannot find in Minneapolis. They have a great selection of drinks and food. The staff is always very kind and friendly. They are very fast and efficient, and the drinks are well blended. When I come inside the storage, there’s always clean and tidy. Thanks for the great service.“