Coffee Shop No. 421 Hopscotch Coffee & Kitchen…read moreBloomington, ID September 26, 2024 The beauty of a cortado is it can be enjoyed quietly on your own or with good friends. On this particular outing a friend was eager to take my husband and I to his favorite coffee shop in his hometown of Bloomington, ID. Hopscotch Coffee & Kitchen sits right in along the Bloomington Rail Trail. The setting of the cafe is calm, inviting, and simple. A large porch welcomes you to the shop; it's obviously a local favorite. When you enter the shop the coffee bar is to the right, comfortable couch seating along with work tables and cafe tables are to the left. If you want something more than a coffee and a treat there is a restaurant towards the back on your left. The cortado was delicious and the company was priceless. I hope you're able to share a cortado with someone soon. It's a good way to turn something ordinary into something special. Enjoying life one cortado at a time!

The service is impeccable. The baristas are lovely and very helpful! The vibes were definitely…read morecollege town, so as someone who was just visiting the city, I felt nostalgic to my old college years, haha. I don't know if it was a bad batch or what, but my latte wasn't great. I think it was the syrup. It didn't really taste like maple syrup at all. It was kind of metallic-y in a way. I would be interested in trying some of their other house made syrups if I'm in the area!

I dropped by after looking for some coffee shops around the area. There was plenty of sitting space…read moreand the coffee was delicious! I ordered off their specials menu and got the Grand Brewdapest coffee. It was perfect. The prices are reasonable as well! It might be a bit hard to find sitting during rush hours but so worth it once you're settled.

There is not a chance I would come back here. The food and drinks are outrageously priced and the…read morecook was having a meltdown. Got told a burger would take an hour with there only being three tables around. I then was told it'd be 15 minutes. Anyway, we get the bill for a burger w a side of onion rings and 3 drinks and it ended up being $100+. I go out and drink and enjoy a burger sometimes and usually 3 drinks and a burger costs me and my fiance from $50-80. Where $100+ came from, I'm not sure. I had a nicer meal in Carmel that cost $100 more and honestly was worth it compared to this place.

Very cozy tea shop with super high quality blends. The white rose latte is one of the best I have…read moreever had. They make the tea blends themselves and are very knowledgeable. I found the prices to be quite reasonable and the store was clean and tidy.

I frankly am divided on my wish to keep this jem secret, and shouting to every Tea & Food lover to…read morepatronize immediately. I fear I'll never be able to decide. Ambiance? Cozy, chairs & tables, and books, lots of books. It's a good thing to browse while you're waiting for your well prepared food item(s). Oh, and that pot of Tea. Seriously, you can tell your friends, but please!... Not too many

Great coffee shop with delish drinks and pastries. Drinks…read moreare made fresh, made to order. Staff is super nice. Love the menu options, there is something for everyone!

This is a cute little coffee shop that is located in a small plaza area right by an apartment…read morecomplex. There is a fair amount of parking available and they have a couple of short term spots in the front of the shop to park, grab and go. They not only serve kombucha, espresso, and hot and iced coffee drinks, but they have baked goods including quiches, muffins, pies, scones, bars, paninis, coffee cakes and fruit crumbles. They also have t-shirts and other merch that you can purchase. The women working the shop were friendly enough. I will admit that my interaction with them was limited. You will find some tables on the plaza area outside of the shop that you can sit and enjoy your drink and/or baked good. The shop has a large dining area and offers free wifi to its patrons. The shop was clean and had music playing in the background. I got a Honey Bear iced coffee with a blueberry crumble. They were both ok. I was not wow'ed and had better. I did not like the the crumble part of my blueberry crumble. What i did not like about this shop as compared to other shops is that it did not have a lounge/couch area. And I know it is not the fault of the shop and is out of their control, but some of the patrons were very loud and made it difficult to concentrate at times. All things considered, this is a good shop to get your coffee fix, along with some baked goods. It would not put it in the category of being the best coffee shops, but it is still pretty good and served as a place for me to do some work while sipping on a signature iced drink.

The staff are the only reason I come here, but they are awesome! The bagels are the best when you…read morebake them at home.

Gables Bagels is a small restaurant that packs a lot of good things in it. When you walk in you're…read moreimmediately greeted by the employees. They are friendly, helpful, and knowledgeable. You can tell they are used to a fast pace because they almost move seamlessly in making orders. We ordered 3 bagels. We got an everything bagel with jalapeno bacon cheddar cream cheese, a classic lox, and the big Bob. They were all fantastic. The bagels are slightly crunchy on the outside, but soft and chewy on the inside. My husband said the Big Bob is a sandwich he could eat every morning. The classic lox was everything you want it to be. We both enjoyed the spice level of the jalapeno bacon cheddar cream cheese. Great spot for bagels and glad it's somewhat local to us.

One of my favorite coffee shops in Bloomington…read more Couple of things that make it stand out: 1. The ambience is great. It's easy to go there and work if you like the noise to keep you focused. 2. Drinks AND food - and both are great. All day breakfast - need I say more?? 3. The staff is incredibly friendly. I've never had a bad experience with the staff. Highly recommend you pop in for a drink to go, or sit and enjoy the atmosphere.

So good! We were on our way out of town going to a post wedding celebration. Knew the food at the…read moreparty would be late so we gave it a try. I am so glad We did. My son had the hummus toast and I had the Broken Yolk. My son liked his and said mine was better. I can't agree or disagree as he ate all of his before I could try it. Coffee was fine. They had lots of food and coffee choices. Recommend it.

Friendly little coffee and bakery shop in historic building in downtown Bloomington. I guess…read morethey're still following some kind of protocol by only allowing two people in at a time-that being said not many more could fit in there. Good selection of baked goods and pastries. Good coffee. Seating out front is nice. Good option for basic coffees and baked goods.

My partner and I have been to this place in Bloomington a couple of times. Both times we got their…read morecoffees and I have to saw they are pretty good their pastries are good too. Friendly service from the staff, the spot is nice and clean but you only can order from inside and. Then they literally have maybe 6 chairs outside for sitting. We wouldn't mind going back for their coffee and trying out some of their baked goods next time we are in Bloomington.

Bought a bag of their breakfast blend whole beans at a local Meijer and it was great! It is a very…read morebalanced coffee blend with fruity and chocolatey notes. One of the best daily drivers we have tried from roasters around Indiana and we will be buying again in the future! They list the roast date on the bags which is very important and many roasters opt not to do! For those leaving negative reviews, keep in mind that coffee peaks in flavor about 7-14 days after it is roasted and doesn't stay good forever on store shelves (pre-ground has an even shorter lifespan!)

So bitter it was undrinkable. I tried the Sumatra Uranu Tan variety and the descriptions sounded…read morelike everything I love ... except it tasted nothing like that. I always try to support local and small businesses, but for expensive whole bean coffee, it has to at least taste good. I'll be throwing this away.

Soma deserves a better rating. Lattes and cakes/cookies are delicious, baristas are friendly…read more Sometimes a little wait at the counter, but worth it.

I grab my Friday morning coffee almost every week at Soma. I love the atmosphere & the music they…read moreplay, it's become a beloved weekly routine for me. It's not my favorite place for espresso drinks, but their Blackbeard drip coffee hits the spot for me. My husband also loves their juices. The back patio is a perfect spot for meeting with a friend during the summer, and they have a prime downtown location as well.

This is the IU bakery and coffee shop located in the Memorial Union building. Their baked goods can…read morealso be found at other campus cafes. The baked goods are awesome! The cookies and muffins and cinnamon roll just seem to melt in your mouth (I'm sure lots of butter is involved). They even have a very good vegan coffee cake! The drinks are not great and consistency is not the name of the game. Maybe the coffee is better than the tea, but the chai tastes more of sugar and cinnamon than tea, and the matcha was very murky, but maybe that's because I got the strawberry matcha and that affected the colour. It didn't taste bad but just didn't taste like quality matcha. They have decent teabags, but the brand and selection varies and is not what's listed on the menu board. They can do a tea latte but don't always have teas that work well with milk. I like the iced tea they make during the summer better than the hot tea. They sometimes have bubble tea, which is made with a machine and is decent (as far as artificially flavoured tea goes) but very sweet. It's a complete gamble as to whether or not the bubble tea machine will actually be on at any given time. I tried to get it in the evening once but was told they usually power it down around 6, so came back around 4:30 next time, but it was off again. I finally did manage to get bubble tea a few times around lunch time and in the morning, but there have also been days where they don't turn it on at all despite displaying the posters for it. Tapioca pearls are on the menu but they seemingly never have them, only the popping pearls. The baristas are students and are sometimes friendly, sometimes not. I would guess there's a combination of high turnover and poor training because some of them just seem very confused. They usually do okay at keeping the line moving though. I come for the baked goods, and just get a drink while I'm at it because I don't want to wait in another line at Starbucks even though I actually think Starbucks makes slightly better drinks.

Ordered two gingerbread cookies, and this is what we got. Pathetic. We will be looking elsewhere…read moreshould we want gingerbread cookies in the future.