Best coffee I have had in providence. It’s a cute place with an outside window and your typical espresso drinks and teas. I got the tuxedo latte and it was super creamy and well balanced not overly sweet like other coffee shops.

This place is pretty bomb and clear why it has built such a good reputation. Not only do they sell excellent coffee and hot chocolate, but they partnered with local bakery silver star and local donut shop Kneads to provide some delicious goodies. Keep up the awesome work!

This is where you go to get real coffee. They have a terrific selection and they are more than happy to indulge your every caffeine whim. Goof Java for a fair price. What more could you ask for?

Great coffee spot! The staff is amazing, very quick, and very friendly. I always enjoy stopping by here.

Good coffee and lots of options. Unfortunately during Covid they sell only out of a window. You have to wear mask to be served (yes please, wear a mask). There is no bowl with water for dogs but they will gladly give you an extra cup with water.

Excellent coffee and chill, homey atmosphere. Lemon basil donut was excellent! Staff not 100% patient with first timers but mostly pleasant enough. Nice deck terrace too!

This place provided a delicious coffee experience on our trip to Rhode Island. We made it a morning ritual the week we visited. The drink of choice was an Iced Blanca with a shot of hazelnut. It hit the spot! The staff was kind and service was quick.

Looks like it would be good to sit and work but they are still doing pickup only as of mid august

Coffee exchange has both beans and coffee to go, and their daily brew is always delicious! I like to take my lid off and walk next to the canal sipping it

Asked for an iced cappacino, they dont make them so I ordered hot instead.waited forever for these two drinks, went to car and was driving on highwayonly to find out they were cold. very upsetting to have spent $8.50 onsomething that I could not really drink without ice. not going back havehad several issues, first time reviewed them. Customer service has gonedown the tubes since pandemic. You would think these places would tryin every way to please the customer, just not the same

Best cafe in Rhode island ❤️ everything is delicious and excellent quality. Coffee is always freshly ground and made, and their hot chocolate with oat milk and chocolate whipped cream is the best thing ever. Even during these hard times they still give you quality products and service. Also their rewards system is great, make sure to give them your email to get some extra rewards! Cant wait to come back tomorrow.

Loved the way coffee is brewed here and their recommendations all the time I visited the place!!

Great coffee and good prices. The selection here is awesome. I just get things to make my coffee at home here, and it makes the best tasting joe.

Great taste of coffee. They serve and sell various kind of coffee.

Since I hadnt been to the Coffee Exchange in years it was nice to go again. Obviously you cant go into the building, but, they still have great coffee and pastries. The staff were so accommodating and Olivia gave us a table and chair for my sister to sit on. Olivia is a sweetheart!!! Still a great place to visit.

Chill atmosphere, great for coffee aficionados, the staff know what theyre talking about and know what theyre doing. I also got some fresh beans to make espresso at home, and the experience was great. The person tending the bean area was very knowledgeable on coffee.

Yes, the place is cool and quirky and the service is fairly good but the coffee is so so. Additionally, if you order ice coffee or ice tea, the cup is 90% ice anyway. Ask for less ice next time.

Really great coffee, and I appreciate that they have decaf and sugar free options. The pastries were decent but definitely a bit too expensive for their size.

We love this place! Order coffee for home and grab a cup when we are in the area. I wish they start opening on weekends again soon because it’s hard to get over there during the week.

The coffee exchange has been a fixture on Wickenden Street for over 30 years. You can shop organic fair-trade coffee and have it roasted right on the premises. They also serve cold filtered coffee and a variety of fresh-brewed coffee both iced and hot. The coffee exchange is a favorite amongst the college crowd from Brown University and Rhode Island School of Design. There are about 20 tables typically used by students using free Wi-Fi. This is the real deal.

Its one of those typical drive up in your Prius wear your Birkenstocks pay $6 for a cup of coffee type of places. Its pretty good though.

The best Caramel Iced Latte Ive ever had!

Super knowledgable staff who clearly love coffee as much as we do! Great selection. Wish they were open weekends!

I don’t get all these good reviews. Their espresso drinks are not that good at all (as opposed to what you expect from a local coffee place). Mediocre cappuccino.Cookies are OK, a bit dry (could be because they weren’t fresh).Their sitting area both inside and outside is pretty good.

Been going to the Coffee Exchange since 1987 (when it was located on the other side of Wickenden Street.) Its the best coffee house in Rhode Island, without a doubt. Ive turned so many of my friends and family members onto the coffee here. When in Providence, stop by...you wont regret it.

The place is so nice, and I love the beans!

Love this place! They have amazing coffee blends, tasty pastries, and exceptional customer service. Place is frequented with college students and folks with an alternative bend. Wife and I go here often and will be back again soon!

Coffee was iced cold and it was a hot coffee sucked big time and the coffee shop across the street was worst

This is the place to get coffee if you are into high quality. Best in the state of Rhode Island in my opinion. I highly recommend the kid from Brooklyn whole bean blend. Enjoy.

They understand coffee and if you enjoy coffee from beans to beverages, they have it all.

I love their freshly roasted coffee. I always buy from them whole beans to grid and make my own coffee at home. But they know their business and they seem to care a lot about their customers.

Very high quality and great service. Can’t get better than this. My only regret is that they are not open longer!

Aboustly the freshest roasted coffee in the providence area.

The coffee is roasted too dark. Nothing particularly great about the flavour. Has a fair amount of variety in beverage options

I ordered a cappuccino here, and it tasted like a regular coffee with no milk foam or espresso. I would not recommend. I will not be coming back.

I had an iced latte. It was very very good. Bought a bag of Brazillian beans, it was a little too dark roasted for me but it was very fresh. Totally love the place. Will definitely go back for other kinds of beans!

Great coffee great atmosphere, sad they are closed on weekends now. Doesnt make sense to me.

Great selection of freshly roasted beans to choose from. Try the tower drip cold brew.

One of my favorites coffee places in RI. I used to go here often in the 90s and now that I have returned to RI, I frequently stop in!

One of the major caffeine hangout capitals of the Fox Point neighborhood. Mainly indoor, with some minimal outdoor seating. Prepare to hear and feel a lot of buzzy laptops humming in unison inside. Please visitors, try to not crowd the counter or hold up the line with your overcomplicated order or anything like that. Space here is often at a premium

The best cup of coffee Ive had, ever, in a paper cup.

Coffee Exchange is a true neighborhood watering hole. No matter what time of day or night you come here it is packed with students, artists, ex professors, and neighbors that have lived there for 20 years. If youre coming here for the first time I highly recommend buying a pound of beans- they roast them in house and each pound comes with a free cup of coffee. Because its so popular on the weekends, they have limited hours for their wifi Saturday & Sunday so that seats rotate fairly and more people can stay for food. If youre hungry for something savory theres not much for you to order but their Portuguese baked goods are exceptional (Id try the popover). They also have a small deck that opens up in warm weather which is great with an iced coffee and a good book. If you cant find parking on Wickenden st there is a free lot right behind it which always has space unless the nearby church is having mass.

Best coffee there is. Worth every penny.

Great place. Great coffee ☕

This place looked really nice from the outside, but honestly the drinks were extremely average for a slightly above average price. Their bathroom had no toilet paper, and theres only one stall for the entire place with minimal seating. Not good for a group of people larger than four to chat. There are better places on Valencia in my opinion to grab a drink

Cozy spot with wide variety of selections

Friend and I went here on Wednesday morning it has the cozy environment. Its very quiet and relax place to have a coffee.Their coffee is bit strong but you can ask to add more water if needed.We tried their slice of coffee cake and a muffin which goes really well with the coffee!

The Coffee Exchange is a wonderful coffee standby in Providence. AKA the OG of the PVD coffee scene. They’ve been roasting their own beans and brewing quality coffee for over 20 years now and they know what they’re doing. The baristas know what they’re doing and are happy to answer any questions you have about the menu. Only con here is that they get busy and with limited seating it can get cramped on the weekend.The speciality drink to order here is the Undertow (unsweetened)—it’s a rich, bold shot of espresso poured over a glass of cold milk. (Think cortado proportions in terms of espresso to milk distribution.) You might get so lost in thought at how great it is that you get swept out to sea! :P

I had a pleasant first time experience at Four Barrel Coffee! Good pastries and drinks! The staff member taking and preparing the order was friendly and professional! They have donuts (except on Mondays) that I want to try next time I go! Good vibes and ambiance!

Reasonable prices for great food and service.

Coffee Exchange on Wickenden Street is the best coffee house Ive ever been in. They have set least 15 different types of beans on hand to purchase. If you buy a bag from them theyll give you a cup of any of their coffees on the house. Theres more than enough places to sit inside and out. We bought a bag of their brew and wow is it awesome! I cant believe Ive lived in the state this long and have only been to the Coffee Exchange just this time. Take my word of you love good, scratch that great coffee- give this place a look.

A cute little coffee shop located directly off the N Judah in the Inner Sunset. My fiance and I popped in here on a Saturday afternoon for a little caffeine pick me up while walking around town. A cute and bright little shop with some window seating and little tables towards the back.

Wow. Great flavorful cup of coffee. THANK YOU !!!

In a world of third wave roaster, local coffee shops get overlooked. Dont overlook COFX. They have been making consistently good coffee since before my parents even met. They took me there since I was a kid, and now that I have experienced all things coffee in southern New England, my appreciation for this place has only grown. The espresso is extremely well extracted and always tastes great.

Excellent coffee, staff, and prices.

I absolutely love this place. They have hands down the best coffee in Rhode Island. I have a friend who moved to Oregon for a few years and missed this place everyday. I sent him beans a few times. Its a great place to go and study, chill with friends or read. Ive been going here for years and always recommend it when people ask where to go to get coffee.

The best coffee in town. I dont know how they make decaf espresso tastes so delicious. Get a cold latte with oat milk - so much better than the hot ones.

The coffee was excellent and so were the couple of pastries we tried, but Id really like it if they served the customers eating/drinking in their nice setting in ceramic dishware instead of single-use plastic and treated non-recyclable cardboard. It surely couldnt be that hard to implement and would fit better with the ethos that otherwise seems present in their coffee sourcing.

Always a great place to get fresh organic beans!!! They now have standing spots for coffee outside

Some of the best. Everything I tried was excellent. They are on another level in terms of quality and consistency. Incredible flavor and texture in every cup. Cant wait to visit again.

Fun wood themed cafe. I stopped in on my way to a meeting so I didnt spend too much time at the cafe but it left a good impression and I will definitely return to work on a day I am working off site. There is WiFi access and is right off the N line (Carl and Cole stop). There are several outlets so if you are stopping by to recharge or staying for a while to work you have options of standing or sitting.

Unique coffee shop with character. Beans from all over the world. Cool staff. Lots of space but also very crowded. Pastry items good as well. Outside seating pos

Ive been coming here for years, and I have never had better coffee or espresso...its the best

Best cappuccino in the state in my opinion. Nice and quiet, calm atmosphere. And a most capable staff, equipped with smiles!

I went here on a friday afternoon to study with a friend. It is a cute little coffee shop in a busy area of sf. The environment is very good to study or do work in. The place is also uniquely decorated. The baristas were very friendly too. I just ordered a hot tea and was expecting to be able to buy a pastry to go with it but they didnt have any at the time. I think the seating could be more comfortable especially for people who plan to stay here for hours. But overall, it is a good place to hang out and relax on a day off or weekend.

This has become my favorite place to get coffee in the city! Its so cute and cozy! And the coffee is fire! Pictured below is the Spaniard, a condensed milk latte. I think its $4.75 and totally worth it! Its a great place to study as well! The WiFi is fast and theres plenty of tables to work at. Sit by the window! There are so many dogs that walk by! Especially fluffy ones! I hope to try the pastries next time.

I love the coffee exchange. Their small batch roasted coffees are delicious. I love their weekly whole bean deal. You cant go wrong stopping in for a coffee and grabbing a bag of beans.

Best fresh roasted coffee!

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The undertow is amazing.

Delicious coffee and pup friendly.

Good coffee, coffee making supplies, snacks, and atomosphere. No seating inside or outside at the present time, though.

More businesses deserve better ratings. Why should this coffee spot rank at 4 stars or even 3? Well good thing it doesnt. 5 stars all the way.

Best mocha in the state. Regular coffee is excellent.

Love this cafe, very nice staff! Love all their coffees. Favorite is the Dirty Chai with Oat Milk. Great addition to the Inner Sunset neighborhood.

Best place for coffee ☕ and more

Plenty of parking around the area, both a mix of 2 hour parking and non-time-limited parking. It wasnt too bad coming on a wednesday morning. The area is really great and safe as well. As for the store location, it was very simplistic, modern, and coffee-shop-esc!. There are several locations for bar-window-type seating and a few tables as well - perfect for sitting with a friend over coffee or busting out your lap tops to get some work done. There are power strips placed along the wall. I dont believe there is air conditioning either, or they didnt turn it on while I was there, so if it was a toasty day, make sure to grab your iced coffee!

Proper coffee in relaxed surroundings. Expect a short wait as the place is small and always busy.Good place to buy ethically sourced beans and have them ground in-store.People and servers are friendly. Nowhere near as hipster as some reviewers describe. Just go and see for yourself. It’s a great place.

After figuring out how to get in, i felt super accomplished right for the bat. Good way to start a study session. Really great spot to work on your laptop for a while, but the tables are pretty small and it gets crowded. I wouldnt say this is a good spot to spread out . Come here to chat with friends, work on your laptop, write, or just relax and smell the amazing smells! Cloud 9 tea is so good and has BASIL in it! Never tried anything like it. Hot chocolate is great. Chai hot cider is also so so good. This place is a winner.

Great coffee place that isnt too busy and has a solid latte. Also has a great area if you want more interactive coffee experience on the side and the baristas are extremely willing to share their insight and experience with different coffees to get the perfect blend or taste you desire!

What a fun vibed coffee spot. Staff was quick and kind at filling peoples orders. And for being as busy as it was, it wasnt loud were you couldnt have a conversation with someone.

Good brew, mediocre pastry.

We love going here once a week to pick up our coffee beans for the week. Fair trade. Lots of selection. And a great deal on the coffee of the day.

Great coffee shop, lots of selections for coffee, tea, and a lot of other snacks that accompany the drinks.The best way to learn about all the cool things going on in Providence is to check out their restaurant long bulletin board. Claim a table near it to see what kinds of amazing things are going on.

I really enjoyed my decaf americano with steamed oat milk. Will be back to try some of their creative lattes.

I love trying new coffee shops. Snowbird is kind of an old, new coffee shop for me. Located in the old Dripd Coffee Lab space a couple of years ago, the front of the house received a new facelift, while theyre still making soap in the back. The wooden counter gives it a very Californian feel, while the rest of the seating is reminiscent of some of the hipster cafes Ive come across in Brooklyn. When I used to live in the Northeast, snowbirds, were people who flocked south, mainly to Florida, in seek of warmer weather when winter came. Having grown up in the Sunset, there are snowbirds year round in these parts in seek of warmer refuge. Enter this coffee shop.

Great coffee and lots of room to sit! The only con is that theres no wifi, which is honestly just annoying when you just really just want to sit down and get some work done. However, if youre just meeting up with someone, this is a great place to go and chat over a nice capp!

Best dark roast!!! Fresh daily & fair-trade for decades -- way before anyone else even knew what that was.

Dont know where to stand in this place while waiting for my order. Feel like a human pinball machine. Coffee is normally good, tea selection lacking. Sometimes the staff is warm sometimes cold. Guess it depends on the weather.

Amazing coffee and espresso. Excellent selection of high quality bulk whole beans. You get a free coffee with a purchase. It can get a little busy and crowded but the atmosphere is lovely. Plenty of indoor and outdoor seating.

Very calm, nice place to get a coffee and study. The London Fog is very good. I really enjoyed the place and hope to go again soon. If you’re jogging through the park nearby this is a great spot to get a cup of joe. Large variety of coffee to choose from!

We were waiting for the traffic to die down before we headed home after a day long visit to the Golden Gate park . It was too cold for ice cream so we decided to look for a place for a coffee and pastry. I guess it had been a busy day because they had nothing left in the case or cloches to eat but there were a few seats available so we decided on coffee. My sister in law wandered away while we ordered, I just had coffee, also ordered were a mocha and tea. Considering everyone else in the place already was drinking, it took a long time to get our order. The mocha was fine nothing special but not bad the tea was well boiled water and my coffee was barely hot, my sister in law soon apeared with delicious doughnuts from somewhere up the street which saved the day . Ill comeback next time in town and try again. The people were nice, the restroom was clean and it was warm inside .

Amazing atmosphere, fresh coffee, a wide selection of coffee beans. This place is a great stop. I highly recommend getting something to eat while you drink your coffee. I will be back.

Lovely place, but they *really* like making their roasts dark to the point of being nearly burnt. Try ordering their single origin espresso instead of their regular espresso which is imo too bitter. As far as their whole beans for sale, its hit or miss some beans are good, but some have similar problems with being over-roasted. That said, it is awesome to have a large selection of fresh roasted beans on offer!!

Cool coffee shop to hang at. Has its regular crowd with many locals but will also meet many travelers to Providence. The only thing I wish they would bring back are savory food items, in addition to the traditional sweet items they sell. Also could offer more exciting. Tea selections as there are so many out there.

Ive been a regular for years. I like the coffee variety, especially the dark Costa Rica blends. The outdoor space is great when Im with my dog. Welcoming ambience!

Love this place. Awesome selection& large variety. From cold brew to many hot coffee choices all are fresh. They also have all the brewing accessories +equipment for sale. We always find parking.

BEST coffee, great staff, calm atmosphere. Just an all around awesome place!

Cool coffee shop, really good coffee and always a buzz from the crowd and not just the coffee. Love the outdoor patio on a nice day.

Great little shop tucked away on Wickeden street serving fresh coffee and tasty snacks. The iced mocha (and iced tuxedo mocha) are delicious.