Quaint, small coffee shop... just a few stools to sit down... friendly staff... note: the shop is NOT on centre street... it is on pond street, just around the corner

Love this place I am every week of not everyday. The coffee is unmatched in Jamaica plain and the staff is friendly and knowledgeable about there coffee ☕. They have a small menu but a well crafted one, you will enjoy ever item on the menu. They do not take cash so order online or bring you credit card. I highly recommend if you havent been here yet to give them a try.

Great ice latte

Amazing matcha and latte!!I love this place ❤️thank you

One of the best cafes in the Boston area. Beautiful space, terrific drinks, and fun products for sale as well.It’s quickly become a staple for me.Also, every person working there is terrific.

Love the coffee here. They always have a unique selection of house made syrups and offerings. Also sat they host different local pop ups! So order ahead for that.

Painless ordering, a bit too expensive in my opinion after i got an extra shot and oat milk. I really liked their honey latte. They also are very nice there!

Great Mocha and amazing blueberry muffin. I am not a muffin person but this muffin was delicious. Mocha was on point too. It’s a small cafe on pond street, if you’re in JP or strolling through Jamaica Pond, definitely worth visiting.

This place just hits the spot, amazing coffee by real coffee experts. When Im not trying their awesome creations, I love getting flat whites along with any of their tasty pastries or homemade cakes.

Best coffee I’ve ever had in Boston. Friendly staff and high quality drinks.

Super quick service from capturing the qr code in the window to grabbing my coffees inside. Absolutely delightful cold brew on an abnormally warm April day. Loved every drop. Perfect place to grab a coffee for my walk around the pond.

Great coffee shop! Lots of vegan options :)

Great coffee but brainless.You have to use their kiosk app to order inside.The app is great at upselling but it took about 25 clicks to order an iced latte and... they served it hot.They of course dunk my 16oz order into a 12oz container with ice cubes.well maybe it was 16oz but it was lukewarm.Who orders a hot latte in 90F weather?

Coffee was good, coffee shop was cute, service was not so pleasant

Great place for a nice pleasant morning coffee and a bite! Amazing light roast coffee and delicious muffin to go with the coffee! This is definitely the place to stop by! The owner is the sweetest guy! Love the vibe this place gives out!

Very quaint but chill vibe coffee spot in Jamaica Plain, Boston. Flat white was superbly made and served in a Fellows cup, which made for an impressive presentation and fun way to drink. Choice of bean here is Onyx Coffee Lab. Staff here were super informative and welcoming.

Hands down best coffee in Boston. Scones are amazing as well!!

Perfect coffee and very impressive equipment!You can use their app to avoid the wait time.

The seasonal Spring Latte, with lavender and chamomile syrup, was such a delight! Keep in mind that you currently need to order online and then enter the cafe just to pickup.

Cute little shop, great coffee, uses Broadsheet beans!

Adorable little coffee shop near Jamaica Pond. Currently doing all takeout. Scan menu we code on door, order, pickup -- easy as can be! Coffee and pastries were excellent and the perfect pairing with a walk on a brisk fall day!

When you place an online order and it tells you its going to be ready in 5 minutes, you get there on time just to wait another 15 minutes on the street.Definitely not OK, no matter how good the coffee is.

Best cappuccino in all or Boston!

Hands down the best espresso drinks in Boston! They always have amazing seasonal drinks and even some cool pastries

The space is beautifully designed and welcoming, and the thebirkes I had was delicious! Cant wait to go back and try some of the espresso drinks!

This is my favorite neighborhood coffee shop. I am a regular here and have never been disappointed. From the cold brew coffee club to the perfect selection of teas this coffee shop is the perfect addition to JP. I highly recommend this shop to everyone I know.

Great coffee and nice tasteful decor. Great use of a small space. Friendly baristas who know how to make good coffee.

Walking to this coffee shop and getting a matcha latte has become one of my greatest joys in the COVID lockdown. The drinks are incredible (and very customizable - one of the only places I’ve found that lets you choose your sweetness level in a matcha, most just dump simple syrup in). They have a huge selection of milk alternatives and have great COVID precautions. Such a great spot :)

Best service, great coffee and food!

Super tasty coffee right in the heart of JP! They make ordering easily on the mobile app, and we love walking here in the mornings to pick up a coffee or cappuccino.

The best coffee I have had

This is the best coffee in Boston! AND New Management = friendly baristas. Pro tip - get a cider donut while you’re there.

Very small place but great coffee. Ordered a vanilla latte that came out perfect. Had a nice vanilla taste but still with a predominantly coffee taste to it. A lot of places go too sugary. Theres some nice art on the walls too. Parking can be challenging, but it is what it is.

Charming coffee shop and owners! This place is in a great location in JP right near the Pond. I went for a little walk in search of morning coffee and beans to go and found both here - delicious cold brew and small batch artisan coffee beans. Perfect local spot!

This is the only cafe in Jamaica Plain that actually knows how to make a cappuccino.

Truly amazing espresso and coffee. all the baristas are extremely skilled, and the space itself is clean and aesthetically pleasing. their espresso machine is of the highest caliber. i have seen other reviews complaining of staff being pretentious or unfriendly, but i disagree; i would argue they are being misunderstood. just look at how wonderfully and carefully they made this americano; crema preserved and perfectly balanced:

Nothing to say but great coffee served in wonderful Fellows mugs, that make the experience that even more tastier. Also tried a espresso tonic which was an espresso poured over some fever tree tonic. Weird and wonderful, would recommend that one for the die hard coffee drinkers!

My favorite local coffee spot! Owners have changed (thank goodness) and the staff is incredible and serves delicious coffee with a side of knowledge about whats in your cup. JP is lucky to have one of the best coffee shops of the city!

Im enjoying a very lovely cup of coffee. It has the exact quality that I was looking for this morning. The acidity level is perfect. Its bright and nuanced. 7 Pond is under new ownership. The new business owner was serving today and she was very gracious. She knew her regular customers and was also happy to chat with other new patrons. Fellow customers were friendly as well. 7 Pond is rad! I will definitely make it a point to go back.

7 Pond is easily my favorite coffee shop. Highlights:* Espresso! They have an incredible house espresso, and a guest espresso that changes every week or so* Affogato--a scoop of ice cream with their espresso poured over it* Iced chai on a hot day (pictured below)As for atmosphere, the shop has a light, airy feel to it. Jazz will probably be playing. I can write easily here.Keep in mind: cash only under $10, no wifi, if you sit next to the window on a sunny day youll feel like youre on the surface of the sun.

Amazing coffee and amazing people!

A small, cute coffee shop! I got a cortado that was fantastic, and the staff was very friendly. The location is great, and is a nice stop on a walk around JP. Would recommend.

Even as takeout-only 7 Pond/Tokava still has delicious coffee, the best tea around, and kind service. I expected to have to wait awhile to get my order but only waited around 5 minutes to get my multiple-drink order after ordering ahead, and this is probably no longer than one would normally wait for a coffee.

Excellent coffee in a not-at-all warm or friendly environment. The staff is too cool for school in an insufferable way. If you want less good coffee in a kinder place, go up the street to City Feed. If you want both, head to Video Underground. Yep, best coffee and conversation in town is at the video store.

Love their coffee! I appreciate that they really care for their customers and are so precise with their coffee beans and milk ! Amazing lattes. Also super clean, and the owner Martin is the sweetest guy. Thank you!

Best cappuccino I’ve ever had! Thick creamy head of foam on a delicious coffee base, served by expert knowledgeable baristas who greet each regular by name. A neighborhood treasure!!

Great little coffee shop with a tasty selection of coffees, tea and baked goods. They have a few bar seats right in front of the large storefront windows where you can relax and watch the world go by. Fun place to hang out and warm-up in JP.

Delightful little cafe, but potentially a bit too little. If youre willing to get friendly with your fellow patrons the coffee here is great and the baked goods are a delight.

One of the best coffee shops in Boston by far! The actual storefront is very small (some might say “cozy”), but the espresso-based drinks are delicious.

Best coffee in JP and probably Boston. They take the craft very seriously. They use high lawn farm milk from Lee, MA (jersey cow milk = best latte ever). The granola is insanely addictive too, and is made in the Berkshires as well

Great spot. Just moved to JP and really happy to have found this place. Knowledgable barista served up a mean espresso this am. If you like your coffee with flavor - this is your spot!

Friendly, welcoming, and helpful staff. The barista, Benjamin, was particularly kind to me. Best coffee I had in Boston!

Matt was incredibly helpful in enabling me to pick a coffee. Super nice, knowledgeable and friendly!

My favorite coffee spot in all if JP. I have an espresso machine at home that I love but I go to 7 pond every now and then for an extra treat.

The coffee is fine but the staff is rude and obnoxious. We had just finished a run, and they wouldnt let us buy two lattes with a credit card because it was just shy of their ten dollar minimum. Insisted we buy a pastry we didnt want to get us over the minimum. Coffee was fine but nothing to write home about. Render and other end shops are immensely better.I get that credit card transaction costs are high but they sell coffee and dont offer any form of mobile payment. And we were new customer who couldnt have know . Ive never been back.

Great fancy coffee place. Service is a bit slow though

Cute shop with a good layout for the (small) space– modern and clean while remaining cozy. Requested a slightly modified drink (macchiato w/ one shot) and the barista was very accommodating. The drink was good with nice texture and very pleasant, rich flavor. I look forward to coming back when Im next in the area.

This place is a casual and good looking shop with nice Jazz music playing in the background but that’s it, the coffee is awful. By fat the worst latte I have ever had, my wife and I were only able to drink a sip from that horrible cup. Please avoid this place, the coffee is terrible and the service worst. After I told the Barista that I did not like the coffee all I got was “oh that sucks”. He did not care at all, he just looked at me completely quiet and did not offer any solution at all. He then left us there completely unsatisfied and unattended. By far the worst experience in Boston. Don’t go there!

Really nice spot. Great pastries, excellent coffees. Very very small, cozy

Tiny but perfect fit getting a quick coffee. The service was excellent, the espresso was top notch and served with water to clean palette!The best espresso Ive had in Boston.

My favorite homey JP place. Can get crowded when we are not on quarantine!

Cool little place, and I’ve been coming here for a while. Over the past few weeks I’ve been listening to the owner berate the employees and I gotta admit it doesn’t do much for the ambiance. Good coffee, great baristas, but supporting a real tyrant of an owner. The last thing I heard him say was “if I wanted you to look in the dishwasher for clean glasses, I would have f-ing asked you to.”

Great tea and coffee is great! Love this place.

Always great espresso and curated jazz albums on loop. Probably my favorite coffee place in Boston. Dont forget cash if youre only buying one drink; $10 minimum on cards.

Nice small place for a good cup of coffee

Great coffee

Excellent coffee technique and great tea selection.

One of my favorite shops around! Amazing lattes and espresso, with a great selection of beans to choose from for the espresso lovers.

I really liked this place. Very quiet and unassuming. Very familiar vibe.

First time visiting 7 Pond. Walked in at 12:55pm and waited for someone to come to the register and take my order (I was the only one in line). I put in my order for two lattes, but then the barista informs me that they close at 1, so [we] can only do drip coffee and tea, even though Google says theyre open until 6pm? He then followed up, with some self-awareness, ...even though that was literally 30 seconds ago.I had been warned that this place was rude by neighbors. But it wasnt really a rude interaction, just mildly absurd. A stereotype of third wave coffee come to life.Ill stick with Nero down the street.

I wish I had one of these in East Boston where I live. They even have High Lawn farms milk!

Not sure if it was just today because obviously all of the previous reviews are very good but our experience wasn’t the greatest. My husband and I ordered a cappuccino and a moca latte. Both beverages tasted funny, bitter, old, can’t even explain the taste. I told my husband that perhaps this places uses a different type of coffee which we aren’t used to. We tried to ask the barista about the ingredients in our coffees and he didn’t seem too happy about our potential complaint. Then, he tried to suggest that it needed more sugar, we added it. And nothing, we kept getting a terrible taste, period. We waited for the barista to help us, maybe offer a different type of coffee, a refund, but nothing. The place itself is very pretty, I was excited to try it. But instead we left feeling unattended, unsatisfied :( hopefully no one else gets this terrible experience.

Some of the best coffee in Boston. Sadly don’t accept Apple/Android pay (when I last visited in October 2018)

Sadly, under new ownership. The precious minimalism and commitment to pure, unadulterated coffee excellence has eroded. Saccharine PSL-type drinks have appeared and so Ive disappeared.

The coffee was great. The service is super pretentious. Iced Americano was perfect but some drinks like the machiato they wont let you order to go. Be ready for a lackluster history lesson on why they cant or wont tell you how many shots are in different size drinks.

Really good coffee, a bit slow, yet well worth the wait. Great Latte as well.

The coffee is genuinely good and the selection is really broad (4 barrington coffee company and 2 select coffee), but the barista was really agressive when I went there.

Very sweet little space- the Americano and hot cocoa was delish.

Simply a good experience (design, music, etc)

Great place for morning breakfast or coffee, space is very tight though

Best espresso in Boston by a long shot. The crema is out of this world, possibility better than Italy.

Good cup of real coffee or get it all made up to order

This is the best coffee you can get in Boston. No one else puts as much care and attention to getting the best end-product and it totally shows.

Pretty good quality coffee but a bit of a pretentious vibe. Pretty expensive for what ya get too.

Small space but great coffee

Really cozy and friendly staff.

Went in here to get an iced coffee, ordered a large cold brew. He poured it for me and then I when I tried to pay with a card, the guy at the counter told me there was a $10 minimum for the card. So I added two waters and a piece of chocolate... finally I get my coffee, and they dont have any almond milk (just soy milk), nor do they have zero calorie sweeteners of any kind. Unbelievably disappointing and the worst waste of $10. Avoid this place at all costs... walk down the street to Caffè Nero, Dunkin Donuts, or this awesome new place called Espresso Yourself. This place is NOT worth your time.

Chai tea latte was astoundingly bad.

Tried a clever of an Ethiopia Kochere and really enjoyed it. Good barista and good selection of coffee.

Try the guest espresso here. Approx. each week they have guest espresso of different origin. I have been trying it for the last 4 months and it was always amazing!

Lovely little coffee shop with a great, quiet environment. The coffee is quite heavenly, carefully crafted on a lever-operated Kees van der Westen. It’s probably worth noting that this is one of the few places that serves a proper capuccino, rather than just a small latte.The place itself is quiet, sunny, and very cozy. Great place to relax and spend the afternoon.

Really really great coffee and friendly service. Only downside is no plugs if you want to do work.

Cute, not a lot of space, good coffee.

Smooth espresso. Stools to sit at and read the paper. Very clean location.

Fantastic coffee! Great pastries.

Excellent coffee and pastries. The staff are pretentious and hilarious, straight out of Portlandia stereotypical stuff you would expect.

Dope coffee

This shop is unbelievable. Maks, the owner, is incredibly knowledgable, a skilled barista and a great person to talk to. The shots he pulls on his Idrocompresso are among the best I have ever tasted in my life, each sip revealing a different array of flavors that sing on your tongue. They feature constantly rotating guest espressos from wonderful roasteries as well as Barrington Gold for their house espresso. If you are within 50 miles of 7 Pond and you love espresso, it is MANDATORY that you pay Maks and his crew a visit, you will not regret it.

A must stop if you are in JP.

Very delicious coffee