100 Washington Square

One of the most beautiful cafes in Minneapolis! I visited cafe ceres in their Washington Ave location in Downtown Minneapolis where the old Penny's coffee was located. Super high ceilings with large windows overlooking the Minneapolis skyline and fun summer patio. I love their coffee and pastries! Service was very friendly. Go earlier in the morning for more pasty options. Lots of people working remote or meeting friends for coffee. Parking is not super easy downtown but there is street parking nearby or paid lots.

This place is adorable! It's perfect for a Sunday walk. It's in a beautiful building. The selection of baked goods is impressive. The pistachio croissant was a crispy delight, bursting with flavor. And oh, the dulce de leche - creamy perfection! Service was friendly, although a tad slow. Nonetheless, the delicious treats made it worth the wait! Would definitely recommend for a cozy pastry indulgence.

Was shocked to hear that Cafe Ceres was replacing Penny's at the Washington Ave. office building lobby - they kept most of the furniture and decorations and overall atmosphere is very similar, but was just surprised to hear the news. I haven't tried Cafe Ceres' original location but since this one is very close to my apartment, it's going to be tempting to be a regular here for some great coffee and pastries. Everything here is at a pretty normal price for coffee these days, and I decided to get a small dulce de leche latte that was quite smooth n sweet. Their menu is pretty expansive and I'm looking to try something new next time. My friend got one of their seasonal pastries - a raspberry danish that was quite delicious :) I'll definitely be back on a 'feel more like splurging' day to scope out a few more of their drink items.

This was a stop on the tour I did. It was a fun location. The coffee was good. It was worrisome bc they didn't know all the ingredients in the "spices". And the barista was bothered to have to look. Beautiful lobby area with tons of seating inside and out!

I had such high hopes. Everything looked beautiful. The space is bright and open, natural decor, with big windows. You order at the counter where pastries and menu items are on display. I tried the Ras el Hanout Latte, by recommendation. For food, my husband and I shared the burrata tartine, muffuletta, Turkish bagel, and a croissant. My latte was probably the best thing we ordered, but it was luke warm. The tartine was dry, burnt, and bland. I was pretty sad about this. Muffuletta had good flavor, but again very dry, so it was difficult to continue to eat. Turkish bagel was okay, a little salty, they actually forgot this in our order and we had to go inquire and it took about 20 minutes. The croissant was fine, not the best in MN. It's like a cafeteria with cafeteria quality food. Maybe I caught them on a bad day, but I don't need to return.

This review is only based on the coffee because thats all I got on my visit, I got a large iced Carob Mocha and it was $8.60, they use organic ingredients which is why the price was so high. Coffee was a 6/10. I don't think I would have it again. The pastries looked delicious.

This place is VERY good.... However, it'll cost you a small fortune. There are many elevations that you don't anticipate. Prosciutto on a croissant sandwich is dynamite, and somehow cream cheese was supplanted by a yogurt substitute that taste incredible. I'd love to come here more often, but the price will scare many away.

I stopped by this place on my morning walk. Very subtle and kind of hidden but small and cute once you're inside. They have a few seats and tables inside and a few seating areas outside. The service was great and I enjoyed the recommendations of a bacon something and a latte which I throughly enjoyed. A little pricey but based on the location it's to be expected.

Mmmm, fantastic coffee and pastries that, together, deliver tremendous joy. The pastries are ridiculously good. Flaky, crunchy and excellent flavoring and texture. Coffee is nice and strong. Have tried an oat milk latte and a vanilla latte...both were good. My new coffee shop! Closes at 3 pm so plan accordingly to avoid disappointment.

The crumbiest (pun intended) croissants from James Beard awarded pastry chef and absolutely delicious drinks made with farm fresh milkies! They had a lot of options and offered good advisement on what to order when in doubt. The ambience is really modern and classy feeling so i felt a little weird going in in my swishy shorts - but no judgement to be had.

Pastries were delicious, and the views of the city were nice. The service was okay, Great place to work on Hw.

Great latte choices- I had the vanilla one with oat milk, love the space outside and inside. There's some seating inside. My friend shared a little tip that there's outlet plugs under the cushion seats-- you will have to duck down and find them but they are there for you to charge your devices. my friend had free refills for the regular coffee drip--great idea if you are staying to work/study for 2-3 hours!

Loved this location! The ambiance is great and I got the Dukkah latte extra hot. It was sweet and spicy.

Great to see this space reopened as Cafe Ceres, the James Beard-nominated bakery-cafe that supplanted the original Penny's in Linden Hills and now this former Penny's in downtown's 100 Washington Square building (please take over the Wayzata spot, please!). The layout is exactly like the Penny's with minor tweaks to the central bar/cafe -- this is a good thing, as the space is gorgeous. It was originally an exterior space of the office building but later enclosed with a massive glass wall. The original structure was designed by world renowned architect Minoru Yamasaki (NYC's Twin Towers were his most famous structure) to compliment his previous design next door at what is now the ING Building (visible clearly from the windows); the original exterior panels of Vermont verde-antique marble now form the interior backwall of the cafe. The patio appears to be ready to reopen once the weather gets sane again. If you go here, try the specialty coffees inspired by Turkey: the Dukkah Latte, Ras el Hanout Latte, and Carob Mocha are all delicious and not overly sweet. of the baked goods, the Turkish Bagel with labneh and za'atar and pastries are worth the try. All-in-all this is a good addition to the downtown coffee scene and I will continue to hope that this chain expands to Wayzata and not backfill the saturated Minneapolis market.

Delicious, though tiny, coffee, and a tasty BLT saved for lunch on a workday. Convenient location if you're in the North Loop-to-downtown borderland; will return.

After a long wait, my breakfast sandwich was thrown at me. It was tasty, but expensive. At those prices, service should at least be civil. The high ceilings and open spaces were pleasant.

Male barista with circular glasses was very cold to my partner and I during our visit this morning. In fact he seemed to be bothered to have to help us and take our order at all. Made us sad as we have enjoyed Cafe Ceres locations in the past, but unfortunately will not be returning in the future because of this experience!