Five Watt Coffee Lyndale

Go here now, I'm just saying. This place has the best tasting lattes in town, and really cool baristas. Perfect ambiance for if you want to write a novel or short story, or work online for your corporate job. The music is always so good. I spend hours here just working on my writing or reading a good book, and pulling up my SoundHound app to add to my music library. I once asked a barista if they choose their music or if the company does--Five Watt was started by musicians. The barista said it was his music. I'm guessing they use Bluetooth and their smartphone. I would drink this coffee even if I had no time to hang around, but really hanging around is a great experience. I will say that I live on Grand between the Lyndale and Nicolette locations, and the Nicolette location is a nope for me. Totally different vibes. The Lyndale spot is where it's at, and they have a bubble tea place inside that I have yet to try. Just go, you won't be sorry.

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. There was pretty loud and pretty funky music playing, so would recommend to bring headphones if you like quieter.

Had a most fabulous morning working from Five Watt! This coffee shop has plenty of tables and outlets for all your WFH needs. I tried the "shot in the nuts" latte which essentially is an I iced Nutella latte and it was delicious! Highly recommend.

Favorite flavored drinks in town. The decaf is not good, the flavors and milk are excellent. Highly recommend as long as you don't drink decaf.

Such a classic go-to spot! Lovely staff, coffee, & atmosphere. Ordered the Pollinator & it was so yummy.

Five Watt provides a solid experience. Perfect amount of character, innovative coffee selection and great option for meetings or remote working. I had the Iced Pollinator with Oatmilk (honey-lavender syrup, cardamom bitters and espresso) and it was so great.

Had a good-not-great experience here recently, and that's okay! Met a colleague here to catch up, and had a few not-so-great touchpoints along the way.I asked for a chai, extra hot - I've been doing this for ages, and had thought nothing of it before - I like it piping hot! The cashier made an unpleasant comment to me about it, and joked about it with the barista in front of me as well. I could be in the wrong here requesting a beverage detail like this, but it left a sour taste in my mouth.The music was pretty loud in here that day, and the cashier was talking loudly with other staff throughout our stay. It made it a bit hard to concentrate on remote work - the purpose of my visit. They do not offer any gluten-free options for pastries or food, which was a huge bummer to me as well.I've visited this location before, but will probably go somewhere else next time. It's so great to read that others have had awesome experiences here, but unfortunately my recent visit was such that I will pass in the future.

And for my 1,001th coffeeshop review... this place was pretty decent as well. They make a fine cappuccino.

Great coffee place. Not many edible items but the ham and cheese croissant is delicious. The staff was friendly and the place was clean.

Maybe the vibes were just particularly good that day or it was the incredible playlist that the barista would occasionally belt out the lyrics too (with impeccable timing and confidence) or a mix of all that and the caffeine from their Kingfield drink, but I had the most productive Thursday afternoon I've had in a while.The drinks are amazing and give fun and exciting twists to classics. I'm a big London fog person and their Northeast Fog rendition was just perfect. The bitterness added from the Coriander Bitters in their Kingfield drink took a bit to get used to so I would maybe be cautious if you don't like bitters in drinks in general, but that mellowed out as I got to the second half of the drink.The only thing preventing this place from being a regular workplace for me is that there aren't a lot of indoor tables/seating to do work as it is a smaller shop. However, there are plentiful outlets and I was able to find a seat to do work and didn't seem to get particularly busy or crowded at any point so might revise this statement.Free street parking, wasn't too difficult to find some nearby.