Coffee Shops and Cafes in Iowa City, IA

Coffee shops and cafes in Iowa City at a glance

• Coffee shops and cafes is the 2nd largest food category in Iowa City, after bars.
• Its 12.0% share compares with 8.7% across the 506 cities in this guide, so Iowa City leans toward coffee shops and cafes.
• Of the 44 listed below, 27 are independent and 17 belong to chains; 39 list a website.

Coffee Shops and Cafes in Iowa City

• Starbucks Coffee Company
  Cafe · Chain · 1125 N Dodge St
• fix! Coffee
  Cafe · 404 E College St
• Dunkin'
  Cafe · Chain · 531 Highway 1 W
• Hyper Energy Bar
  Cafe · Chain · 115 E College St
• Java House Coffee Roasters
  Cafe · Chain · 1575 S 1st Ave
• Java House Coffee Roasters
  Cafe · Chain · 713 Mormon Trek Blvd
• Kindred Coffee
  Cafe · 287 N Linn St
• Mammitas Coffee
  Cafe · 224 S Linn St
• Midnight Coffee
  Cafe · 301 E Market St
• Nodo Downtown
  Cafe · 5 S Dubuque St
• Poindexter Coffee
  Cafe · 210 S Dubuque St
• Press Coffee
  Cafe · Chain · 1120 N Dodge St
• Starbucks
  Cafe · Chain · 228 S Clinton St
• Starbucks Coffee
  Cafe · Chain · 11 Hwy 1 W
• Starbucks Coffee Company
  Cafe · Chain · 812 S 1st Ave
• The Encounter Cafe
  Cafe · 376 S Clinton St
• The Java House - Medical Campus
  Cafe · 200 Newton Rd
• Java House Coffee Roasters
  Cafe · Chain · 211 1/2 E Washington St
• Nodo Coffee
  Cafe · 600 N Dodge St
• High Ground Cafe
  Cafe · 301 E Market St
• Scooter's Coffee
  Cafe · Chain · 1335 IA-1
• Daydrink
  Cafe · 125 S Dubuque St
• Power Café
  Cafe · 309 S Madison St
• The Agape Cafe
  Cafe · 26 E Market St
• Brass Ring Coffee
  Cafe · 121 Iowa Ave
• Caribou Coffee
  Cafe · Chain · 245 Iowa Ave
• Cortado Mediterranean Cafe
  Cafe · 26 S Clinton St
• Dingo Coffee Bar
  Cafe · 1040 Martin St
• EMRB Cafe
  Restaurant · 375 Newton Rd
• Leaf Kitchen
  Food and drink · 301 Kirkwood Ave
• Scooter's Coffee
  Cafe · Chain · 3057 Scott Blvd
• Starbucks Coffee Company
  Cafe · Chain · 1720 Waterfront Dr
• Times Club
  Cafe · 15 S Dubuque St
• Tspoons Cafe and Treats
  Cafe · 125 S Dubuque St
• Uptown Bill's Coffeehouse & Neighborhood Arts Center
  Cafe · 730 S Dubuque St
• Scooter's Coffee
  Cafe · Chain · 2765 COMMERCE DRIVE
• University of Iowa School of Social Work
  Cafe · North Hall
• River Room (IMU)
  Restaurant · 1st floor IMU
• T-Spoons Of Iowa City
  Cafe · 201 S Clinton St
• Cafe del Sol Roasting
  Cafe · 103 Commercial Dr
• Hwy 1 & Sunset St
  Cafe · Chain · 1335 Hwy 1
• Scott Blvd & N Dodge Street
  Cafe · Chain · 3057 N Scott Blvd
• Le Gourmet bakery cafe
  Cafe · 201 S Clinton St
• 404 Social
  Cafe · 404 E College St

Coffee shops and cafes elsewhere in Iowa

Among the Iowa cities in this guide, the most coffee shops and cafes listings are in Des Moines (89), Cedar Rapids (55), Davenport (47), Sioux City (41) and Ankeny (25).

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