36 Best Coffee Shops in Columbia

“The staff is welcoming, engaging, and quick with orders. The Café is clean and cute. The music is fun. And the food and drinks are great.“

“Consistently excellent customer service and a nice relaxed atmosphere for socializing or small informal meetings.“

“We love trying local coffee shops. The atmosphere was great, the breakfast tastes amazing and lots of variety. The latte was way too sweet so I had to buy an additional drip coffee to mix with it so if you don’t like super sweet drinks you may want to order 1/4 sweet.“

“Loved it. Got some work done and caffeinated all together.“

“Consistently excellent customer service and a nice relaxed atmosphere for socializing or small informal meetings.“

“Wow. This has consistently been my favorite coffee spot in Columbia since I tried it for the first time. I love the atmosphere, the coffee, the cookies from wishflour, all of the workers here the seating, everything. It's the best quality espresso I've ever had. Anywhere. Anytime I have a visitor I bring them here.“

“Super cute little shop! Their pumpkin chai was delicious!!“

“I love supporting our local businesses and especially a good one. Lacota Coffee sets the bar high in every aspect. Great selection of coffee, perfectly roasted, everything is organized and definitely served with smiles which you can see even through those masks 😁 Lacota Coffee, you have my 5 starts 😁“

“Alley location features industrial decor and quiet place to study or meet up. Friendly, hard-working staff. Abra mixed up a good iced latte. Highly recommend.“

“As “The Duke of Artz” I recommend Love Coffee because it’s very supportive for people with Autism and disabilities and that it’s Triple cool Cool COOL 😎👍👍👍“

“I go to this scooters coffee everyday and sometimes twice a day. I easily spend 15,000 a year at this establishment. The staff is always accommodating to my drink needs. I am rarely seen without scooters coffee in my hand. Recently I ordered my drink inside the restaurant, I recived a sad drink with light whipped cream. Charlie, an employee I have known to do good things noticed my frown, and filled my whipped cream to the top. This goes above my expectations. I was waiting for the line to empty to ask for more, Charlie stopped filled it up and sent me on my way. As I said they are accommodating. There are new employees at times that may not realize the happiness a beautiful drink can make. Don’t be angry when I ask for a new one or a change because I expect what I’m paying for to meet expectations your store promises to deliver. This is why I go everyday. For coffee happiness. Thanks to an amazing team always willing to serve and be very friendly while doing it. I would also like to spotlight a girl with a septum and cool jewelry in drive through in the mornings and the girl in the afternoon with leather stands in her hair. They are always doing the window with such an amazing attitude. Keep making coffee drink art.“

“Alley location features industrial decor and quiet place to study or meet up. Friendly, hard-working staff. Abra mixed up a good iced latte. Highly recommend.“

“We didnt get any food but it smelled amazing. We used to own and run a small town coffee shop so my mom is picky when it comes to her drink. She is usually disappointed asnits never what she does order. This morning she gets her usual.. gets half flavor hazelnut, 3 shots, ice latte with no ice and has barista fill the gap with milk. She was so excited! It reminded her of how it would taste when she make it herself. I wasn't sure as most places are always to sweet for me but my gut told me to try the mocha frappe with 2 shots. It was amazing, not too sweet and the best part it was still a frozen blended drink and not melted. It was a perfect blend of espresso and slight sweetness of dark chocolate. I will definitely be stopping back if I pass through again. 100% recommend. Very clean, the two girls were amazing and polite.“

“First time trying the iced Blondie ! Sorry Starbucks but I found my new love for iced coffee ❤️“

“This food--- savory and fullfilling. I have never had leftovers not get wasted in my house nor also went to the same place 2 days in a row for food lol. AMAZING FOOD and dessert! We can't wait to keep coming back for more yummy tastings! this is Columbia's hidden treasure ♡“

“I love supporting our local businesses and especially a good one. Lacota Coffee sets the bar high in every aspect. Great selection of coffee, perfectly roasted, everything is organized and definitely served with smiles which you can see even through those masks 😁 Lacota Coffee, you have my 5 starts 😁“

“I go to this scooters coffee everyday and sometimes twice a day. I easily spend 15,000 a year at this establishment. The staff is always accommodating to my drink needs. I am rarely seen without scooters coffee in my hand. Recently I ordered my drink inside the restaurant, I recived a sad drink with light whipped cream. Charlie, an employee I have known to do good things noticed my frown, and filled my whipped cream to the top. This goes above my expectations. I was waiting for the line to empty to ask for more, Charlie stopped filled it up and sent me on my way. As I said they are accommodating. There are new employees at times that may not realize the happiness a beautiful drink can make. Don’t be angry when I ask for a new one or a change because I expect what I’m paying for to meet expectations your store promises to deliver. This is why I go everyday. For coffee happiness. Thanks to an amazing team always willing to serve and be very friendly while doing it. I would also like to spotlight a girl with a septum and cool jewelry in drive through in the mornings and the girl in the afternoon with leather stands in her hair. They are always doing the window with such an amazing attitude. Keep making coffee drink art.“

“I love Ellianna’s donut shop. Glazed is my favorite. Some say they are all the same but believe me they are not and I will drive 5.5 miles and past several other places that have donuts to get the best in town. Yummy.“

“Consistently excellent customer service and a nice relaxed atmosphere for socializing or small informal meetings.“

“We had a wonderful time :-). We ordered everything on the menu so that we could enjoy every flavor. The beef tartar was spicy at extremely good. I've had Ethiopia when I was a kid and started feels just like it was back then.
We have plenty of food for some leftovers for a number of days We are super happy with our visit. Finding different foods in the middle of Missouri while I'm vacation be challenging get this exist. We live in the middle of nowhere and we don't have much till this place is a delight.

The location is in the alley just so that anyone reading this knows. We walked the alley once before on our tour of downtown and some sites.

There are only two items on the menu though we were not able to get that was eggplant comes a green beans one. For the entire menu spent less than $200.“

“Pre ordered chocolate croissants and they were so amazing!!! This place is awesome!!! If you haven’t checked it out do it soon!!“

“I go to this scooters coffee everyday and sometimes twice a day. I easily spend 15,000 a year at this establishment. The staff is always accommodating to my drink needs. I am rarely seen without scooters coffee in my hand. Recently I ordered my drink inside the restaurant, I recived a sad drink with light whipped cream. Charlie, an employee I have known to do good things noticed my frown, and filled my whipped cream to the top. This goes above my expectations. I was waiting for the line to empty to ask for more, Charlie stopped filled it up and sent me on my way. As I said they are accommodating. There are new employees at times that may not realize the happiness a beautiful drink can make. Don’t be angry when I ask for a new one or a change because I expect what I’m paying for to meet expectations your store promises to deliver. This is why I go everyday. For coffee happiness. Thanks to an amazing team always willing to serve and be very friendly while doing it. I would also like to spotlight a girl with a septum and cool jewelry in drive through in the mornings and the girl in the afternoon with leather stands in her hair. They are always doing the window with such an amazing attitude. Keep making coffee drink art.“

“The line was really long today, and the girl brought me my drinks when I was a few cars away from the paying stand & i totally forgot i was paying with cash & drove off without paying!!! I feel bad i will bring my $9 in the AM when i get my morning coffee!!! Sorry girlies :(“

“I go to this scooters coffee everyday and sometimes twice a day. I easily spend 15,000 a year at this establishment. The staff is always accommodating to my drink needs. I am rarely seen without scooters coffee in my hand. Recently I ordered my drink inside the restaurant, I recived a sad drink with light whipped cream. Charlie, an employee I have known to do good things noticed my frown, and filled my whipped cream to the top. This goes above my expectations. I was waiting for the line to empty to ask for more, Charlie stopped filled it up and sent me on my way. As I said they are accommodating. There are new employees at times that may not realize the happiness a beautiful drink can make. Don’t be angry when I ask for a new one or a change because I expect what I’m paying for to meet expectations your store promises to deliver. This is why I go everyday. For coffee happiness. Thanks to an amazing team always willing to serve and be very friendly while doing it. I would also like to spotlight a girl with a septum and cool jewelry in drive through in the mornings and the girl in the afternoon with leather stands in her hair. They are always doing the window with such an amazing attitude. Keep making coffee drink art.“

“The partners at this location are awesome. The team clearly gets along and works well together and it shows. It creates a rest experience for the customer. Extra points to them for doing a Komodo Dragon coffee tasting for me. As a past partner, this has always been one of my favorites and I haven’t had it in years. Such a kind action“

“The MU Student Center at the University of Missouri is a hub of activity and a great place to hang out. It offers a variety of dining options, comfortable study areas, and plenty of places to relax between classes. The facilities are modern and well-maintained, and there's always something going on, from events to student organization meetings. The staff is friendly and helpful, making it a welcoming environment for all students. It's definitely a central part of campus life at Mizzou!“

“waiting on June Leigh to come talk..but seems she is stalling or just not going to admit any faults ...“

“This store, located inside the Gerbes supermarket, is perhaps my favorite Starbucks location. It's very convenient if you're grocery shopping, but I often order ahead on the app and stop here, when I'm just in the area. I've always thought their drinks taste better than actual stand-alone Starbucks locations.

FYI: Google Maps currently indicates this location has a drive-thru. They do NOT have a a drive-thru here, but if you need one, there is a DT location two stoplights to the west at Broadway and Fairview.“

“Before heading back to STL I drove thru Starbucks for my morning coffee. I prefer one of my STL favorite's, Kaldi's Coffee, yet Starbuck's won out do to it's location and drive-thru convenience. The Drive Thru line was extremely long, but moved fast. My Iced Latte hit the spot.“

“Starbucks is always great! I visit Starbucks about 4 or 5 times a week--I know, I might have a caffeine addiction. Nevertheless, the coffee is always great; even the small sandwiches are really yummy and rather filling. The texture of their bubblegum--after a short while of chewing--is not the best. But one doesn't go to Starbucks for gum--mostly coffee, right! For the coffee- or tea-lover, starbucks will always be a great option with a large variety to choose from. There is something for everyone; that's for sure!“

“Great coffee and snacks, the staff is so kind and they have some AMAZING kitties to spend time with. They do amazing work and I even adopted a cat from them. If you haven’t checked it out, you’re missing out“

“Delicious food 🥰🥰 favorite restaurant“

“Bri is wonderful and so is the entire staff! (I'm sorry if I spelt your name wrong). My daughter and I stop for our morning Frappe and her chocolate milk once a week! Bri remembered my order today and even had my daughters chocolate milk all ready to blend for her! The entire staff is always so nice and makes our morning! Great service and great people!“

“The salmon and tuna nigiri were delicious. Absolutely loved the rainbow roll too. Can’t wait to go back!!“

“Today was our first time here and we were treated very special by all the staff. Owner Ahmad showed us the amazing architectural photos from around the world on display in the dining room explaining each one. The food had very unique flavors I had not experienced before but not spicy hot. We loved it and will definitely be back. Thank you Ahmad, Phil and Cyndee“

“the nitro cold brew is amazing. the people are friendly and very helpful“