Five Watt Coffee, Lyndale

Good coffee, inventive drinks, and multiple songs from The Mountain Goats played while I was there. Everything you could want in a coffeeshop

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

One my favorite coffee shops in Minneapolis. Good cold brew, tasty espresso tonics, and creative lattes that cover all the bases for coffee lovers of all kinds.

The bee pollinator coffee was great. They run out pasteries by 10 am.

Service: 5

I’ve been coming to this coffee shop for six years at least two or three times a week. I probably spend $1000 a year here - And until now I was happy to do that.

It’s always been a little more expensive than Starbucks, but the staff has always been super cool and the coffee has always been is really good.

However, today I bought a six dollar cold press and I was handed what looked like a very light brown cup of water.

I asked if perhaps they had poured it from a cold press that wasn’t done brewing and the barista guy told me it was definitely cold brew in a tone that implied that I’m an idiot and I don’t know the difference between coffee and light brown coffee ground water.

I took him out his word and took a few sips of the water. It only vaguely tasted like coffee.

I told him he could have the coffee back because it wasn’t coffee yet.

He rolled his eyes at me and offered no refund - just shrugged his shoulders and said “OK.”

I’ve never going to this place again. The markup on coffee is so high. I’m happy to pay it if it’s convenient and it’s good and the people serving it are at worst neutral.

Today’s coffee was awful (it wasn't coffee), I spent six dollars for nothing which is not convenient. And the people were very rude.

In case management cares at all about this, this was at 12:49 On Saturday August 2. There was a young man and a young woman working. The young man was the one that treated me this way.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 1

Incredible coffee favors and great vibes

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Five Watt was the first coffee shop I fell in love with in Minneapolis. The atmosphere is excellent. The coffee is definitely pricey but I’d say worth it. All day, all night is my go-to but I like the seasonal drinks too, especially the pumpkin spice lawsuit. The WiFi at this location is wacky. I can’t access many websites I need for work so unfortunately been going elsewhere to work. It can be tough to find seating too, especially on the weekends.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

The matcha lattes are solid here. They don’t come sweetened unless you ask for it.

This place reminded me of home when I first moved here from Austin, TX, the plants, pride flag, and silly tchotchkes about…

The baristas are all personable and the music is usually really good, if loud at times. (Just as a warning for anyone looking for a quiet place to work.)

The breakfast offerings are only pastries, often stale. But the apple fritter is great on Sundays!

Overall, great coffee shop. Maybe someday they’ll get breakfast tacos…

Great Coffee, Limited Pastries
Coffee here is excellent—rich with smooth, nutty tones. My go-to while I was in town was the “Shot in the Nutts”—fun name and a great drink. Just a heads-up: they don’t offer many pastries, so it’s more of a coffee stop than a full café experience. Still, definitely worth it for the quality brew.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Got there pollinator coffee, latte with oatmilk and cardamom. A good balance of sweet and sour.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

My husband actually shopped by on the way home from working overnight for me, I was super excited to try five watts as I’ve heard great things from locals here. He said the environment was great inside. Sadly my latte was not good :( the espresso was terrible bitter and burned. So sad!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 2

Service: 5

The Pollenator with cinnamon is my absolute favorite!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

i have been coming to this coffee shop under various names and owners for 20 years, longer than i can really remember. it’s gone up and down over the years, but as five watt, this place is really good!!

The young Barista made me an amazing iced mocha. I had never been here it was so good.

Atmosphere: 3

Service: 5

I’ve driven past this location so many times and finally stopped in. It’s an adorable coffee shop with a ton of character kept from the building. The tall ceilings and giant windows make it the perfect place to work from. We went on a Thursday morning and it was empty around 9:30 but got busy by 10am. There are quite a few tables and booths.

The WiFi was down that day unfortunately, so that made it tough to work there. But the pollinator latte was delicious and had a strong espresso flavor.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Pollinator

Friendly and inclusive.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5