Coffee News Cafe began its life in downtown Minneapolis, MN on Nicollet Mall in 1996.
We are open 363 days a year from 7:00 a.m until 11:00 p.m.!!! Plan accordingly!!! We serve breakfast until 2 p.m. every single day!
The concept was one that a person could quickly come in and get the best cup of coffee, a sandwich, a bakery item and a smile in no time at all.
Peter Kelly was doing it all. Roasting the coffee, working the counter, delivering catered lunches to the downtown businesses that quickly became return customers.
The city of Minnepolis had bigger and better ideas for the block between 9th St. and 10th street. (i.e. more money to make) So after only a year and a half in business, we were told that a Target Store was going to be built there.
In 1998, we opened our current and popular location at 1662 Grand Ave. It is in the Macalaster/Groveland neighborhood. We quickly became very popular with the students and residents of the area.
In October we will be celebrating 10 years at this location! Our goal for each customer is to give them something that they will not be able to find at any other place on the planet...be it food, music, service, art, ideas about the world that we all live in.
Who I'd like to meet: Everybody. But for purposes of responsibility to our customers, we will be limiting our on-line friends to those of 18 years and up. Just want to be up front about that.
We do not accept any responsibility for our friends' behaviour. Good or bad...well, maybe the good.
