Middle State Coffee

Middle Stare is right next to my favorite Mexican restaurant in Denver, so lucky me! The hubby and I swung by on a Sunday morning after they opened, only to find that there was one person working who was slammed with drink, food, and to go orders. She was busting her butt and very graceful about it all. The hubby ordered a drip while I ordered a triple americano. It was very smooth and perfectly balanced. We also grabbed a bag of beans to take home, which we opened today and they were just as good. The shop is bright, has lots of natural light, liveliness from the plans, and a clean setting.

OK this place needs to get noticed more!!! How is such a chic coffee shop nestled in a chic neighborhood only having 2 Yelp reviews under its belt? Well, maybe I need to bring more friends here to have excellent crafted coffee!It was an accident that we discovered Middle State Coffee. The one closest to our lunch spot that day was closing early for the upcoming Labor Day holiday, so we went a little out of the way, dealt with street parking, to get here. The not-so-big coffee shop was already 2/3 filled with customers sipping their drinks and working on their laptops. We did still find a place to sit inside but also noticed cute patio furniture right outside. The menu both surprised and delighted us, we saw things like Dalgona coffee and Espresso soda which are rare finds! I couldn't decide between Dalgona and an Affogato but the girly barista carefully explained each drink to me and ultimately, I decided on the Affogato since I wanted "real" coffee and not "instant." (To the Dalgona's defense, my friend who ordered it said it was delicious!). Affogatos are those things that you almost can't get wrong, right? I mean, how can you mess up coffee with ice cream? As in, how would anyone complain about an Apple Pie A La Mode being not good? HOWEVER, I've never had an affogato THIS GOOD. I know the scoop of ice cream is vanilla bean, not sure if homemade or store brought, but it was the quality of the espresso, and the way it was carefully handcrafted, that swept me off the floor! I've been having dreams about it ever since leaving Middle State Coffee!A guy friend ordered the Espresso soda and was very pleased with it. He said recently he had a bad drink of the same kind at another coffee house and was a little worried about ordering it here. I wouldn't order the waffles again here unless you have a kid you're trying to calm down (in our case, that was it!) because waffles aren't their specialty, I can have better elsewhere. But the coffee, and the barista who is so good at her craft, are hard to beat!

Very cute coffee shop with eclectic flavors you won't see anywhere else! It's clean and although the space is small, they make the best of it. It is tiny, though, so if you're planning on working from home you may want to consider elsewhere as it'll start to feel claustrophobic if they get busy. To go in and grab a cup of joe, it's awesome.

Excellent latte and kind staff! The inside has about 4 tables and they also have a small outdoor area with a few tables out front. Highly recommend stopping in if you're in the area!

Even though it's 18 degrees in Denver today, I was craving iced coffee. I loved the Espresso Tonic I got from @middlestatecoffee The staff are always very friendly, and the service is fast! The ambiance is great to work or catch up with friends.

Came to try the coffee cause of the good reviews. My mocha latte tasted like warmed oat milk. No espresso taste, no chocolate taste and it was a $7 drink. I hate to leave this review cause the staff was super friendly and the interior was really cute but the lattes need work.

I enjoy coming to this location. I've suprisingly never been in a line here and the baristas are super nice. There's a small amount of room for a few people to get computer work done if needed. If you stop by when they have the brass monkey up you oughta try that one. Super yummy.

We had their house special coffee, snickerdoodle, delicious. Love a local coffee shop that makes their one syrups. Service was great!

Very friendly staff, cool little spot with great coffee. I got a whole milk latte and I really enjoyed it, will definitely come back again.

The service was awesome. Workers helped me pick out what I thought I would like and it was delicious. I got an iced lavender matcha and it was the perfect amount of lavender. The place is also adorable.