First time visitor and the vibe was chill, the service was friendly and the coffee was tasty. Missing a star due to the lack of ability to make my drink (Cortado with a pump of mocha) and the unnecessary upselling of my drink into a more expensive latte due to the size of the cup?!?. Whatever. That aside it was a cool place and I'd definitely go back. read more

While the cafe itself was fairly spacious with ample seating, the matcha latte I ordered was one of the worst I've ever had. It was flavorless, although the price was on par with what you'd expect. Even so, the staff were nice and my bland matcha came out quick. I wouldn't come back here to try other items given the other options in the area. read more

Thinking Cup - Interior - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

If you're in the Boston area, this is a great place to stop and pick up a coffee or grab a quick sandwich! Loved the grilled cheese! The breakfast sandwich was average at best. Vibes were good! read more

See all

Cutest cafe! Weather you want to meet up with some friends, study, or have a quick bite to eat before walking around the town this place is perfect. To eat/drink we had the following: Cappuccino: loved the design she made. Was a smooth drink and did not need any additions to it. Chai Latte: Got a large. The chai was spicy and hot - the foam on top was perfect. I sprinkled some cinnamon on top and it brought it all together. It does have a hint of sweetness to it but did not need anything additional to it. Breakfast sandwich: sausage egg & cheese on an English muffin. I did not choose the cheese but I'm guessing it's Swiss possibly. Don't know if the holes are because it's Swiss or it melted from the heat of the eggs. Would recommend to visit. They do have multiple locations too! read more

See all

One of my favorites, great coffee, fresh and tasty food - fun atmosphere - only comment is that as an 'older' woman, there are too many students for me - but then the town is student town!! PS main issue with students is that they hog tables at one per table and sit doing assignments for hours - can't be great for the coffee shop either - but I do walk in and scope out the place before deciding whether to stay or not lol read more

Thinking cup is a delightful place to spend an afternoon. The ambiance is cozy, and the crowd that visits here tends to be quiet but plentiful. The line can certainly build up, but the staff is helpful and affable. The last time I was here I had a cup of earl grey tea. I appreciate that they serve the tea in a teapot so that I don't have to refill the pot with more hot water as I would a lone mug. I also got one of their grilled cheese sandwiches, which was well cooked and flavorful. That being said, my main gripe about Thinking cup is its lack of power outlets. I often come here to enjoy a space outside of my home while I work, and that means I need a power source for my computer. I've been able to find literally one in the entire shop, and it's not at all conveniently located. I would love to see this change so that Thinking Cup can become one of my regular work spots. As it stands, the food and service are excellent, but it's not the most convenient place for me to spend my time. read more

Amazing experience at Thinking Cup as always. When I was a bit younger I used to come here to write and drink the best latte with their honey cinnamon. Hard to not be inspired with all of the historical newspaper articles on the table. The owner is a good person and a well-informed man. Give this place a shot and keep it to your very cool, artistic friends. Right next to the Boston common as well. read more

The blueberry corn cake alone is worth a visit. I've eaten a lot of pastries in my life and this was one of the best I've ever had. The breakfast burrito is solid as well. I got the chorizo with it and it's worth noting the chorizo is sliced like on a charcuterie board rather than the sausage form you would expect in a burrito. There were also had lots of gluten free baked goods and all their sandwiches can be made with gluten free bread. It had a very cozy vibe inside. Tight seating quarters though. Not ideal for big groups or strollers. read more

See all

Nice neighborhood coffee shop. They had so many pastries and I like that they had sandwiches available for breakfast. We ordered a matcha and iced coffee. Both were good. Service was quick and we had no trouble getting a table. read more

See all

As I look across the street to Boston Common park, the start of the "Freedom Trail" we sit here sipping on our Java and having a breakfast sandwich. I come to realize that this coffee shop spectacular! Not a better way to start our day here in Boston. If you are looking for a place to stop and refuel than stop here because you won't be disappointed. read more

The best quiche I ever had, fluffy, plenty of veggies in the vegetarian version. So tasty. Tiramisu was just ok nothing to write about. read more

See all

While recently visiting Boston for 4 days I came here everyday after loving my first visit. I ordered the honey cinnamon latte either hot or cold. It was perfectly sweet without feeling like you were consuming loads of sugar. I ate the blueberry cornmeal pastry (gluten free) along with their chia pudding which was amazing! The chia pudding doesn't look like much but it has blueberry sauce and some fruit inside that's hidden. The service was always super fast and I was out the door quickly. The ambiance is very cozy which I loved in my morning visits. read more

Thinking Cup - Honey Cinnamon Latte, Blueberry cornmeal pastry, and chia pudding - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

I love the Thinking Cup! I've walked past it many times but I finally had a reason to stop in and check it out. They have a very comfortable, old school ambience and have great Stumptown coffee. The iced Chai latte I got was a little watery but I'll try another choice next time. It's a very comfortable space to meet with friends or colleagues, and have a meeting or study but it gets filled up fast so if you find a spot, you're lucky. Ambience: 5/5 Drinks: 4/5 Service: 5/5 Thinking Cup: 4.6/5 read more

Thinking Cup - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

See all

Vibes are good - very cozy. Coffee is decent - not my favorite but not bad either. I usually just get coffee but today I got the berry financier too - very yummy. Like an almond-y mini cake. Never had a bad experience with service. read more

Thinking Cup - Coffee, berry financier - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

Life's too short to forego sandwiches is my new motto. So I'm embarking on a regular review of sandwiches offered in Boston and Thinking Cup's Jimmy the Greek is going to be my inaugural review. Buckle up for too many details! INGREDIENTS: I tend to gravitate towards the vegetarian option on a sandwich menu and this one called out to me immediately. On paper, the combo of red pepper hummus, goat cheese, artichoke hearts, olives, tomato, and roasted mushrooms sounded fantastic. But the tomato didn't add much taste (also, I maintain that East Coast tomatoes are crap and taste like plastic, especially raw), there were too many olives, and not enough goat cheese. My favorite components were the roasted mushrooms. STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY: This was a messy sandwich to eat. Every bite I took, something plopped out of the side. Mistakenly, I assumed the sandwich would be pressed, so the cheese could melt a little and bind onto the looser ingredients, but this was cold and the multigrain bread was a few days on the stale side. Overall grade for the sandwich: B Convenient location to Boston Common. I went a little before closing and there were plenty of seats. Service was nice, the sandwich came out super quickly. Lots of gluten-free options. On another note - it smelled a tad off inside (I thought at first it was the freshly ground coffee beans but it might have been someone's BO). read more

Its a great place to grab an early morning snack and a coffee.. I didnt realize how many locations this shop has when I was looking for my morning coffee shop location but this one was closest to my hotel. It was small and packed but I was able to find a seat near the back. It gave me a good view to see how friendly the staff were and how well they know their stuff. I got a latte which is fine and a quick sandwich that i loved. I do wish the place was more spacious as I wanted to sit and write for a bit but felt like I had to keep moving as it was so crowded. read more

Thinking Cup - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

Best place there is for coffee around Boston Common. It has a very popular location on Tremont that gets so busy and crowded with people chilling and studying, basically all just hanging out. Thinking Cup has a couple locations with this very good coffee along with a few pastries. A lot of indoor seats but it still gets crowded because the tables are very small and it's hard to fit things on and around. Has lots of good things at lunch too. I like this location even though it gets busy because it's close to a lot of fun things around here. Maybe it's even busier than the Newbury location is but not by a lot. This is in a location that's very popular with locals and tourists. Having such a prime location across from Boston Common makes it mostly a spot for chilling out. They usually are very busy in the morning but it still seems like such a relaxed atmosphere, maybe it's the coffee smell that makes people relaxed. Coffee is the main thing of course. It's $2 for a regular drip. They have several non dairy milks. Bagels are among the food. It's $3 and comes with a choice of cream cheese and jelly. There's also some fluffy muffins. Best coffee in Boston with a location across from Boston Common. It's on Tremont so this gets very busy especially when it's morning. This still has pretty good service and they're fast in spite of this. read more

Thinking Cup - Coffee And Bagel - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

Good afternoon coffee shop! Stayed here over a rainy day before the Ballet show at night. Quite a vibe, old posters in the wall, and old newspapers on the table. Great place to stop by and spend a zen time. read more

Stayed overnight in Boston during a layover, found this place on Yelp with good review and decided to stop by. On the menu, they boasted that they make their latte flavor in house fresh ... I asked for recommendation from the girl working at counter: vanilla ginger vs honey cinnamon and her rec was vanilla ginger. I requested a not too sweet vanilla ginger latte and unfortunately it is not for me (upon first sip). The ginger brings a sour-ish (acidic??) after taste and I do not like my coffee that way. read more

Best place around Boston Common for coffee. It wasn't busy, and the wait wasn't long. I have read in other reviews that this gets problematic, but my experience wasn't anywhere near the sort. What stood out the most to us was the extensive gluten-free menu. The gluten free tiramisu was BOMB! I highly recommend the Earl Grey latte (my first time trying something like this and I was IMPRESSED!) read more

Thinking Cup - tiramisu is FIRE - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

See all

I ordered an iced vanilla latte with oat milk and did not taste any notes of vanilla in my drink unfortunately. I added a little bit of simple syrup that they have on the side and it made it a little better. My boyfriend's iced vanilla latte with whole milk had 90% milk, where you could not really taste the espresso. The service was good though but overall an average coffee. read more

We came here a few days before the pandemic restaurant shutdown order. It was a cold night. We thought a nice cup of hot chocolate would be the perfect thing to end the evening after dinner and Thinking Cup (TC) fit the bill. TC is such a warm and cozy little shop. We found a table and proceeded to peel off our layers. Every pastry in the display looked so tempting we just had to add a couple of them to our tab. The workers were very friendly and quick to prep things for us. Our hot chocolate was nice and rich. The Fruit Tart and the Boston Cream Tart were scrumptious. We liked the vibe and enjoyed the edibles at TC. In fact, our little niece asked to return the very next day! read more

Thinking Cup - Fruit tart - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

See all

A spot for a casual breakfast bite or sip of coffee. I prefer local coffee shops instead of Starbucks especially when I'm on vacation like I was when I visited Boston. Service was fairly quick too. read more

Love the place, the foods and the vibe was amazing, but quick question? what kinds of cafe shop that doesn't have a fucking wifi for customer read more

Awesome experience and incredible coffee! Must go for coffee when in town! By the common try it out. read more

Thinking Cup - Coffee counter with Pastries! - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

Came here as they have reasonably priced breakfast sandwiches. I didn't realise they serve Stumptown but it was a pretty good iced latte, they had sugar free vanilla too. The sandwich came out hot, had to wait for it to cool down a little. No outside seating, which would have been nice. read more

Thinking Cup - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

See all

They have limited seatings and can get pretty packed and hard to find a spot in the mornings. I ordered their Pumpkin Spice Latte, and it was good, nothing special. Recommendation(s): - Pumpkin Spice Latte Service: 5/5 Tip(s): - They accept Apple Pay read more

Came here like three times in one weekend while I was in Boston. Iced lattes were brewed to perfection! Its a bit on the pricier side for a medium cup ($5), but highly recommended given how delicious each brew I had was. There were a decent amount of tables to do work, but with boston commons right by its also a great place to grab a coffee with a friend and just hangout/chill in the park. read more

Thinking Cup - Ice latte - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

I ordered a pour over and they said it would take 20 minutes even though there was only one person who ordered ahead of me. The cashier got snippy with me when I became visibly annoyed. Then she continued to badmouth me to the next person in line. Then they put the sandwich out without announcing it, out of spite, I assume. So, not a good experience. read more

Good food overall and good mint tea. Small nice shop, that has good seating. They have a good variety of food from sandwiches to pastries. read more

Thinking Cup - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

See all

was looking forward to a selection of coffee when I saw the Stumptown Roasters sign, but was a little disappointed. they had only one coffee, and the staff didn't seem to know or care anything about the roast or attributes. took the coffee out to the park across the street and enjoyed the morning. that part was nice. read more

Lots of desserts here. My favorite being the croissants, they are crispy and fresh. The coffee, either americano or cortadito, is very good tasting. They have lots of milk options too, skim, regular cream, and even soy milk. The place is narrow, but it has lots of chairs in it. The place can fill up quickly. I like the tables featuring the newspaper enclosed within. read more

See all

Some of the BEST espresso I've had. Forget Starbucks!! Their food menu is pretty extensive as well. I was visiting for work and ended up coming back here 3 times in a week. So so so good. I still think about it today. The theme is also pretty cool. read more

Thinking Cup - Honey Cinnamon Latte - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

Completely came across this place by chance on our way to the freedom trail. Seems to be where a lot of locals and medical staff stop in. The lox bagel was delicious. I also got the iced coffee which had a flavor that I didn't quite care for but that's just me personally. Glad we stopped in! read more

Thinking Cup - Lox bagel - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

Looking fir a place for breakfast downtown near everything I chose this location for the reviews and proximity to the park. I was not disappointed. The food choice was extensive and my coffee so delicious. I had a breakfast sandwhich of eggs, nitrate free bacon and mushrooms on gluten free bread; so good. My granddaughter had the yogurt parfait; which tasted like it was churned out back it was so fresh tasting and she had a toasted cinnamon raisin bagel with cream cheese. All very good including my hazel nut almond milk latte; yum yum! I highly recommend. Although not on the menu I heard someone behind me order eggs over easy so I guess they will make breakfast anyway you want! read more

See all

The food was good, and the service was fast and friendly. Cozy environment but a very small seating area. It's probably best for takeout orders read more

Thinking Cup - Quiche was really good. All natural ingredients. - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

The coffee tasted old, the staff was rude, and there was no Wi-Fi. The ambiance was loud. They do have plenty of seating though. Overall, a disappointing experience that I would not recommend. read more

Overall Rating: 5 Talking Points: Coffee / Food Selection / Tips My order: Hazelnut Latte Sometimes I simply feel grateful for living close to Thinking Cup because they have my favorite Hazelnut Latte in the world. Seriously, if you can only make one trip here, choose the Hazelnut Latte (exception: if you have a nut allergy, please disregard my dire advice in your best interest). Thinking Cup prepares their Hazelnut Lattes with a house made hazelnut paste and real hazelnut bits that add a crunch to the beverage towards the bottom of the drink. On a busy day with dine-in service, this location can actually get busy quick and it'll be hard to find a seat. Coffee aside, they've also got a very good selection of pastries, desserts, grab-and-go meals, and made-to-order sandwiches. They also have wonderful macarons which I think(?) they also bake their in house, too. Gosh, I just love this place. Additional Notes: - They serve Stumptown coffee here - No Wifi - ... but they have restrooms! - If you're a frequent visitor, ask for a loyalty card! 9 beverage stamps and get your 10th on the house. How awesome is that. - Was this an ad for their Hazelnut Latte? No, but maybe yes. read more

Casual coffee shop with a wide array of drinks, foods, and pastries. Order and pick up at the counter. Plenty of seating inside I got a vanilla late and a goat cheese & arugula panini. The late was fair, but the panini was pretty tasty. Everything was prepared fairly quickly 7.5 read more

We thought this place was closed due to the curtain at the front door but indeed it was open! Ordered a breakfast sandwich on gluten free bread which seemed like it was homemade- excellent. Ordered a pour over coffee and a latte and both were delicious. Super thrilled we tried this place, would definitely be back to try the bakery and pastry items as well! read more

Thinking Cup - Gluten free Breakfast Sandwich - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

See all