Dogwood Coffee University Ave

Dogwood Coffee's University Avenue cafe is the company's St Paul home, a colorful space with an assortment of hard and soft seating and a rotating drinks menu. You order at the register, wait nearby and collect your drink at the end of the bar when your name is called. Shelves carry whole bean coffee, brewing equipment and Dogwood gear.

The grab and go fridge holds pastries, sandwiches, salads and chia pudding, so breakfast or lunch is easy to add to a cup. A patio on the west side of the building welcomes dogs, the north entrance has a door button, and there is free parking in the lot across from the cafe. It opens at seven on weekdays and at eight on weekends, closing at five every day.