Carma Coffee

520 NE Lowry Ave, Minneapolis
(612) 208-1253

Recent Reviews

Cassandra Groenewold

They had unique coffee specials which I enjoyed trying. I was not as happy with the breakfast sandwich I got. It was a bit messy and overly spicy. Next time I go I will probably go for a baked good over a sandwich.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

Kaley Woods

very very cute little spot with a fireplace and a lot of seating area. fresh ingredients and a friendly staff. the drinks are amazing and so is the food. 10/10. one of my favorite coffee spots.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pastries, Scones

Joshua Thelen

Great coffee shop that delivers 100% of the time.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Ishmam Ahmed

Good coffee, cute mugs, wholesome vibes, and plentiful in the way of space to work and menu offerings. Hope to be back again!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Gwen R

Love the atmosphere, food and drinks!

Michael Thompson

Love this place. Great spaces to sit or work, busy (people talking and engaging) but not crazy. Very community-spirited and great service. Coffee and food selection was wonderful. Would love to try in the summer when the place is more open and dog-friendly too.

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Breakfast Sandwich

Theodore J. Stonich II

Grading on a curve here in the messed up abandoned, redneckified, faker flooded graveyard that was my hometown of Minneapolis. If I have to be in public here, especially for any length of time, this is definitely one of the least hated spots to be. It's not the (former) Purple Onion here but it really seems you can pretend it has a ghost of Counterculture, Spring, an Opportunity that Minneapolis had always been. Uh until the many years of total annihilation. No, you can't escape The "Brave New World" Order here or the uniformed BRUTALLY enforced conformity of post-Covid Minnesota an mainstream society but you can let your hair down(itz not fiirboten here). Mostly Police State mix of lost people on one side an young people on the other on the weekend an seems more just young people who appear to still some free thought an free will also on weekdays. I'm not in the best of moods these days but realistically at the same time we things have gone terrible for Minnesota an to some extent society for a real, long, time. Being here somehow reminded me of how things used to be before the ever more choking strangle-hold Totalitarianism has on society, lucky for these young people they don't seem to know TOO much about that(maybe I can even get them to read....) an you don't have to die of boredom of the regular super materialism an poorly misunderstood affluence here like EVERYWHERE else, there's definitely something in the air here?. The coffee is at least acceptable so far too, they seem to KNOW SOMETHING about it even. Beat the-get-ahead religion and grab a little slice of free America an coffee here.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 4

Heather H.

Better than any chain coffee shop?

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Beth Walser

If I could give this place 4.5 stars I would, it’s super cute, the atmosphere is amazing, it was super busy for a Saturday afternoon, the staff was friendly and they had a good food and bakery selection. The coffee was ok but tasted a little burnt and the parking was pretty chaotic, but also that’s northeast Minneapolis for you especially in the winter.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Lizsandra Edwards

Such a great atmosphere! The best part? I would come here just for the environment. It’s very cool hipster vibes and I love it. I definitely plan on coming back just to do some work. The worst part? I can’t say anything negative because I had such a lovely visit! My smoothie was delicious and so was my quiche. I do wish I could have had it heated up but they said it would have taken 5-7 minutes and I didn’t have the time but that’s okay, it was still good!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Quiche of the Day

Jaden Nelson

Delicious latte with hazelnut praline syrup. Delicious pistachio chai muffin that was gluten free (it looks messed up in the photo just bc it was so good that I started munching before the pic was taken). Prices were slightly cheaper than average ($10 for the big latte and the muffin). There is parking in front of the shop and then extra space at the auto repair shop across the street when other parking is unavailable.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Muffin

Jacob Sampson

Great coffee, cute place.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Sarah Green

Stopped at Carma Coffee for breakfast and coffee. Got the quiche of the day which was Turkey Dijon Swiss. It was one of the best quiche I've had. I don't generally like mustard but the dijon was the right level so it was mustard-y but amplified all the flavors together. The coffee was very good too. Enjoyed the atmosphere as well. Will be back.

Hatem Khalfaoui

Love the unique decor and the coffee was great. Will definitely come back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The Unicycling Unicorn

Loves this cute little place. Nice service, delicious coffee, clean bathrooms and free wifi. Ticks all the boxes.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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