Sovereign Grounds

We stopped in for coffee to warm up after taking a neighborhood walking tour on a chilly fall afternoon. This is a cozy independent neighborhood coffee shop, the kind of place I know I would be spending a lot of time in if I lived on this side of town. There are big old tables where you can sip your coffee while you check out the Sunday newspaper or just relax. Most importantly, the coffee was great.

A friend of mine lives in the neighborhood and swears by Sovereign Grounds, so I checked it out a couple of times recently. Very pleasant environment, I could easily hang out here for long periods of time. The staff have been really nice as well. My hard-to-please friend got the Turkish lentil soup and a Turkish coffee and was content enough with them. The staff includes individuals from Türkiye, we confirmed, so I feel like they're serving up the real deal. They have a nice, loaded play area for kids which is a distinguishing touch you might appreciate. I had a decent brownie that was nicely voluminous, and my coffees have been good enough that I'll return for sure.

Adorable neighborhood cafe with ample seating indoors and outdoors to enjoy a lazy south Minneapolis summer afternoon or cozy winter day. Surprisingly broad array of food offerings - including sandwiches, pastries, and spinach pies.Friendly staff and lots of nearby street parking.

Stopped in to work on some things and unfortunately it was quite busy inside so I had to take my coffee to go. I could tell it was a really vibrant place though and the atmosphere was very comfortable. Seems like a very awesome neighborhood spot with another room for kids to come play in, and although the playroom was open the noise level in the main coffee shop seemed perfect too. Street parking with what looked like one parking spot in a lot out front, but I didn't have to walk too far to get inside. I ordered a cappuccino and it was alright. Would love to come back and give this place another chance though!

I dropped by recently and was pleased to find it was just as good as I remember from pre-pandemic days. I grabbed the last big table on a Saturday morning. I love the cozy living room feel with well-worn furniture. The service is attentive, and the man who appears to be the owner really cares about what he does. I keep coming back for the fresh deli food. This time I ordered tabbouleh and an low-carb egg sausage cheese cup. Both were delicious and went well with my mint tea. I love family businesses that make you feel like you are visiting a friend's house. My friends who met me there for the first time also seemed to enjoy the space. We will be back.

There's really nothing wrong with Sovereign Ground, especially if you have kids (there's a playroom), it's just not the coffee shop for me. Upon entering it felt like a cafe I loved in college, with mismatched antique furniture, lots of students and work-from-homers on laptops, and yummy sandwiches and beverages... but then you hear a kid in the other room around the corner losing their minds and that spell is broken. If that doesn't bother you -- great -- Sovereign Coffee is definitely worth a stop, it's just not what I'm looking for.

I've been creeping on Sovereign Grounds for quite some time now, but because it's a bit of a drive for us we haven't made it. Today was the day and I'm so glad! I went specifically for the kid play area and let me tell you--kids EVERYWHERE. If you want a quiet place to study in the later hours of the morning this may not be the place for you. I started with a plain coffee which was extremely tasty and reasonably priced. My daughter loved the play area! We split a quiche as well (why do I never remember pictures of the food? Working on it!) which was a huge hit. We will continue to go out of our way to come here for coffee and play.

I'd say this is a FABULOUS place to go with young kids but not as good of place to take work calls or do focused work. There is a room to the side with a bunch of toys, including a play kitchen, which was popular with my friend's almost 3 year old. I was there midweek around 10am and it was pretty hoppin'!I ordered an iced coffee and a scrumptious egg and spinach pie thing. I comfortably nursed baby while hanging here without anyone batting an eye, which is a very nice perk of going to a kid-friendly coffee shop. Will for sure be back.

This place is so unique and utterly fantastic if you have young kids! They have an entire space dedicated for an indoor playground, including toy kitchens, a little jungle gym, train table, and lots of cars/puzzles/smaller toys. We visit a lot in the winter months and it's such a lifesaver for our toddlers! I'm not a big fan of their coffee, but my husband likes it so could just be a personal preference. They also have lots of baked goods / sandwiches which is nice.

Good coffee, great food homemade, lots of laptops , lots of children screaming in adjacent playroom. The food for lunch and pastry is superior to just about anyplace I've been to. The proprietors are so warm, so friendly, so authentic, that they are part of the experience.