I tried the Rosemary Brown Sugar Latte and it was delicious. All the staff are very courteous & the shop is a great place to hangout.

They have my favorite cookies, the bittersweet cookies. They are always so good. The texture is amazing and they are the perfect bit of soft but not falling apart. They sell a few of their cookies in a bag so you can get more than one. I always opt of the bag because my family always wants one. It is also super cute inside. I am not a coffee drinker but my mom does enjoy their coffee. There is seating inside and outside. People working are very friendly and helpful. I just realize I only talked about the bittersweet cookies but their other cookies are also so good as well as their pastries.

What a great bakery/coffee shop. Have had bakery items there and enjoyed the quality. Coffee could use a little bit strength and higher quality. Service was okay but a few individual counter workers didnt seem to care much for customer service. The real criticism I have is for the sandwich I had today.It was a chicken salad on a croissant. First it was 10.00 with no chips or garnishments, 2nd there was a small amount of chicken salad on the croissant and the rest was lettuce. I ordered the sandwich and it came out about 1 minute later. It did not appear that any care was put this sandwich. The person just handed me the sandwich on a bare plate and said Here you go. I hope that this restaurant/bakery can look at there lunch items and take inventory. Cuz there are so many other goods about this place.

Best pastries and coffee in Minneapolis/Saint Paul! Even thought the line can be long on weekends, they have good and fast service. We never had to wait long.

Love the taste of coffe here.. my favorite is latte

Rustica holds a delightful tension between hip-chic coffee shop and accessible cafe for your classic coffee, pastries, and baked good. The warm wood accents and features are welcoming as well as the barista staff. The patio is charming but not overwhelming. The simply layout and menu provides a sense of upscale cafe but never dives into pretentious. Visit on a weekend and youll find swaths of people meeting up in both the indoor and outdoor space. Drop in on a week day and youll have your seat of choice.

Like in a new country that prides itself in the best of coffee, tea, breads & pastries. A meditation on the senses of flavor, texture, sounds, atmosphere & breeze near the lake Bde Maka Ska.

If you’re charging $10 for an avocado mashed on bread and topped with tomatoes, I’d like to know if you’re out of tomatoes. That’s fine, you run out of stuff, I get it. But next time I’d like to know, because I would have happily ordered something else.

Very good pastry! First time trying this flan tart.

If you havent been to Rustica, you havent been to one of the best bakery and patisserie in the word. Ive been to Paris, Ive been to San Francisco. Are there better? Sure. Black Walnut right here in the cities, for one. But is Rustica still one of the best? Yes.

When I first visited Minnesota before moving here, this was one of my first stops. It didnt disappoint. The bread, pastries and everything was truly something different than anything else I had had on the west coast.

Everything is always delicious from Rustica! For the holiday pick-up order they allow you to order a drink with your pick-up. However, then you have to go to the register and tell them you are there so they can start your drink. They dont quite have this system perfected yet. I recommend just ordering your pastries for pick-up and order your drinks once you get there and you will get them quicker!

One of my favorite coffee stops. BEST flourless chocolate cookies in the cities - one of the reasons we go there. Everything is always enjoyable and keeps me coming back. I also like the vibe there quite a bit, and enjoy doing morning work or study there.

Rustica is a lovely place for catching up with friends or even just working remotely by yourself. This place has very good cappuccinos and little treats to go with it.They have freshly baked bread and other bakery items. All in all, great ambience and good coffee!

I made my visit to the Rustica cafe by bike the other morning. While there is no formal bike parking directly in front of their place, you can lock your bike up on the metal fencing surrounding the front.I went inside to find a very unique and cozy looking place. I particularly liked how the staff did not have a formal uniform. Everyone was dressed nicely with their own style. This adds a nice flavor to the environment.They have a beautiful looking assortment of fresh baked breads, coffees, and a small menu to order from. I ordered a breakfast sandwich that took about 10 minutes to arrive. This was no problem as it gave me time to get situated and take in the place. When it arrived and I took my first bite, it was delicious.They have courteous, smiling staff. A beautiful and calm environment set up and quality eat/drink offerings. This will certainly be a bakery high on my list for picking up a weekly loaf.

Went for lunch on Saturday. The avocado toast was very good, flavorful, and would definitely recommend even though it was $10. I also tried the ham and swiss baguette, however, it was pretty boring. Just a few slices of deli meat and cheese on a baguette with mustard. I would have liked to see some tomatoes or lettuce in the sandwich, maybe an option for pesto mayo...definitely not a $10 sandwich. Overall a good experience though, and great coffee shop ambiance. I would highly recommend the bittersweet chocolate cookies.

Love this place. Dogwood coffee is the best.

Used to be a nice place but has turned. All the products are brought in from a different source that are served at three other cafes all claiming them as their own and products have changed not for the better. Coffee is made out to be high quality coffee but many drinks are not good and the coffee quality itself is far from high quality. Management used to be very nice but they hired a new guy, Lorin, who was very rude. Will not be returning or giving them any more business.

I visited on a Saturday morning and it was quite busy. I noticed a couple people in the restaurant changed their orders from “for here” to “to go” because they couldn’t find a spot to sit. I really enjoyed the egg sandwich I got, however I was disappointed with my beverage order and savory focaccia. I ordered an oat milk chai and instead received an oat milk latte. When I spoke to the barista he said I received an oat milk latte because it was rang up as such, however it was definitely not what I ordered. They made me a new drink and it was fine, but it was very disappointing to wait for a beverage and then to receive something completely different and have to wait again. The same thing happened to a friend of mine where she placed an order for an iced drink and instead received a hot beverage. The focaccia I received was mainly good, except on the top of the bread, this area was too bitter for my taste (potentially because it was over baked?). Also, for those who plan to study here, just a heads up that there are not many outlets available in the seating area.

Amazing bread and priced very fairly! We pick up a loaf nearly every week.

Tasty coffee and a cute place to sit outside. The only downside is it was extremely busy and it took 20 minutes to get through the line and get our coffee. The line was a bit confusing as well but overall a nice place.

Great baked goods. Coffee and service left a lot to be desired. First attempt I ordered a skinny mocha, light on the chocolate. I received an oatmilk mocha with so much cocoa powder it tasted like chalk. I returned it and instead asked for a skinny latte with whip, I was informed they dont even carry skim milk (would have been nice to know the first try) would 1%be okay? Sure! Got a latte with no whip. Brought it back up to the very annoyed barista who asked if she could dump some out to make room for the whip, which was fine. Then they didnt have any. By this time I am out of time and couldnt wait around for them to make whipped cream. I got a underfilled latte, a sorry, and that was it. No offer for a refund, no future discount or anything. Extremely disappointed. Customer service is important people.

To the girl with pink hair who took my order and talked to me about my hero academia and my shirt. I meant to ask for your contact info. Feel free to hmu on insta @prod.by.niiq

Amazing pastries!! The atmosphere is very comfortable. He prepared for a small wait since a place this good always has at least a few people in line, but it moves quickly.

Staff tends to move at a snails pace. Sometimes I sit outside with friends and socialize, not making a purchase, because the line moves far too slowly.

I have never been here, but I know one of the baristas, Ben. He is the man.

Definitely quieter than Caribou with nice ambience. Both coffee and sandwiches were good. Tried my first turmeric latte, was great!

Recommend trying their Macchiato (3oz. $3.25). I have also enjoyed their savory food service - Avocado toast and their pistachio pesto chicken melt (both highlight their tasty bread) will make me drive across town to enjoy again.

The avo toast was good but not bougie enough. But the baked goods and latte were pure divinity.

First time going. The staff was very helpful and kind. A nice young man guided me in the ways of good coffee beans. I tried their mocha and cappuccino. Delicious. Also bought a scone and it was very delicious. 10/10. Positive energy and vibes.

Good atmosphere for friends gathering over a light meal. I highly recommend the quinoa bowl! It feels healthy and balanced just by its look, and it’s really satisfying to eat, too! The location is also convenient if you’re walking around lake Calhoun and want to stop by to get a cup of coffee.

They are good at taking an order but fulfilling it, not so good.

We pick up a couple loaves of the Rustic bread every couple weeks (if they last that long!). YUMMM. My husband refers to it as “crack bread”. It’s very helpful to have it neatly sliced for you in store too. I haven’t had lunch or coffee here yet, but that all looks delicious!

Great location for a stop on a bike ride, with easy access to the Greenway Bike path. Best pastries and espresso drinks around.

It still has the best coffee, pastry and bread, although it is not what it used to be. Covid is to blame...

Good fare. Expensive.

Always love this place! The coffee, pastries and food are amazing and the workers are kind!Even though there’s a pandemic it feels important to me to still support them and other small businesses!

I used to love this place. Thank you to the former (now fired) staff at Rustica for speaking up and for making this place welcoming and delicious for so many years. Management fired the entire staff during a pandemic with no notice. Baked goods are no longer made in house. Plenty of great places to get bread in town, Ill bring my business elsewhere.

Great little bakery, the staff are very sweet and helpful.

Love there breads and sweets. Good service.

Really delicious pastries. I tried the cream puffs and the Bostok bread. Both were amazing.The Bostok is a baked thick slice of brioche bread that has been soaked in orange flower water and then topped with almond cream spread.

Very bad bread pudding that was $4.50.Overpriced, disappointing taste and texture.

Excellent miche loaf.

Good coffee, and fantastic pastries.

I used to love this place. Thank you to the former (now fired) staff at Rustica for speaking up and for making this place welcoming and delicious for so many years. Management fired the entire staff during a pandemic with no notice.

The food there being great is a given. Anything baked simply cant be outdone anywhere in Mpls.Today I stopped by for a quick lunch and a latte. The latte promptly found its way to the parking lot, the hard way. Resigned to purchasing a new one, and already late getting back from lunch, I mentioned my clumsiness when ordering the replacement and the staff didnt charge me for it, and it was as fast or faster than had I been another paying customer. You guys really made my day, Thanks a million!

Everyone that works there is so amazing and the food os delicious!!

Today’s was the first time I went to Rustica since the world turned upside down and I am sad to report that the bakery that I used to rave to others about is not the same anymore. Although I am glad that the place has survived despite many other shutting down, the quality is just not the same. I bought some of my favorites and it was a hit or miss depending on the item. The baguette was still very good and the ham and cheese croissant was perfectly flaky but the eclair and the kouign amann were unrecognizable. The eclair, which used to be out of this world and topped with a beyond generous amount of delicious chocolate, is now a small, sad version of its pervious self with a dough texture that I completely disliked and chocolate topping that was barely there, which might not be a bad thing because the chocolate itself was not good. The amann is just a big no. I’ll give it one more shot in the future and try out a few other items but I might be on the lookout for a new bakery going forward.

Perfection. The bread is definitely the best in Minneapolis♡

Rustica is my go to place in Minneapolis for a beautiful loaf of artisan bread and an excellent coffee.

Great cappuccino. Pastries are amazing! Hands down, best coffee in MSP!!Warning! Its addictive 😜

Bought a cake for my beautiful wife and we both loved it. Super delicious and great staff!

Delicious avocado toast & coffee!

It simply keeps amazing me the fact that if youre getting just a regular coffee, as a coffee lover, theyve got the worst coffee on the planet. Aptly named the Mixed Tape! I heard other patrons claiming similar remarks on several occasions...unless youre ordering one of those fill me up with sugar drinks, then you are good.Atmosphere is awesome, baked goods, baguettes are real tasty plus a very pleasant crew.Well worth the trip but steer away from Mixed Tape

Great location and space for a vibrant, busy coffee shop where people come to work and converse. The flow of the ordering and paying counter was well-designed. Nice owner who gets to know his customers. I really appreciated that they have a water station. Came here to meet with a client and use both our laptops and it was a good environment to do so. Nice outdoor patio, too.

Rustica used to be a place to visit for an awesome selection of in-house goods that you could only find there. Now that all their baked goods are made by Patisserie 46, it’s hard to justify why I would bother visiting anymore.

Euro style bakery in Calhoun Village. Serves great coffee, tea and baked goods. Its been a local favourite for years in the uptown lakes area. Conducive to working with desks, power plugs and Wi-Fi. Not cheap though. 50 bucks for 3 coffees, a couple of croissants and tip!

I think the quality and taste are very good. The bread is crusty but chewy. I do not like the food option. I wanted soup and grill cheese. It cost $20 to get that option (with some soup to take home).

I love Rustica and all of their bake goods!! I really appreciate the way they are handling the covid-19 situation. Eva, who served me, did an amazing job and I will continue to come back! 10/10!!

Consistently excellent bread, pastries and coffee.

Best coffee and pastries in town in my opinion!

European quality!

Little crowded in the mornings... but plenty of sittings, excellent coffee, bakery.Great service

Ordered a coffee online. You have to go into the bakery for them to start your order. Signs inside say to see a barista. Stood in front of the baristas for about 5 minutes and was never acknowledged. Ended up calling from my phone while in the store. Drink then took forever to make. Needless to say I won’t be back.

Very busy on Saturday morning! Excellent selection of espresso drinks and baked goods.

Rustica has been my favorite place for a cup of coffee and a pastry or quick bite since they opened. Their cookies are absolutely to die for! I head there for a cup of coffee while I work and never manage to get out without loading up on treats and fresh bread for the whole family.

When I feel like I need a coffee indulgence, I go to Rustica. I love this spot for meeting up with friends or a solo moment with a hot mug. It is lively, but not too loud. Busy at times, but I have yet to not be able to find a spot to sit and enjoy. The breads and foods are delish, the staff has always been helpful and pleasant. When the bike trail is open, its a great spot to bike to in the mornings.

Incredible baguette. I lived in France. Rusticas baguette is fabulous.

Wow! The Twin Cities bakery scene is incredible! Rustica is one of the best in town. I’m pretty sure their chocolate chip cookies changed my life.

Every time we come to the Twin Cities, we come here. Their chocolate chip cookies are amazing. Their bittersweet chocolate cookies are amazing. Coffee is excellent. My wife gets a mocha every time thats delicious. Its a little pricey, but well worth it.

Rustica has been my absolute favorite bakery in the Twin Cities for the last 10 years. They have lost my business this week after they fired their entire baking staff then cheerfully posted an IG post on their collaboration with The Bread Lab and suppressed all the comments calling them out. Shame on you.

I always eat at seed cafe near by and really needed to buy a few pastries and bread.The place looks amazing ! Great smell, great sights all over. Everything looks super delicious, I really didnt know which one to choose.The seller was so nice he offered the best healthy choices and I loved what he offered.Would definitely go back again to try the cafe and food.Highly recommend!

As sweet and tasty are the Rustica Bakery pastries, the equal amount of bitter are the people who serve them. They seem to act awkward and laugh and make faces when we mispronounce the food names!

I love their food! It is fresh and wonderful!!

Delicious Lattes! Lovely baristas

Just okay, too sweet on their deserts.

Excellent staff, bread, and drinks!

Best bread in Mpls! I absolutely love the crispy crust, and chewy interior of their breads. Olive loaf is amazing, perfect for summer noshing dipped in olive oil or dukkah! Plus, do yourself a favor, and pu an eclair or cookies with it, you wont be disappointed.

The cookies alone is worth the trip by itself! Male sure you get there in the morning ( I didnt) otherwise all the good stuff are gone for the day.

Rustica is my favorite place to grab a hot drink and relax. The coffee here is fantastic, whether its a slowly brewed coffee, or an espresso drink. The food is good. Rustica offers a couple different salads, soups, and sandwiches, all of which are tasty, and it is in their bread that the food truly stands out. The wall behind the counter is lined with a variety of different breads, all of which are delicious. The deserts are absolutely sublime; Rustica offers a huge variety of sweets, from chocolatey to fruity, and is definitely the cafes strongest point. Rustica is a local treasure, worthy of a visit every week from a resident.

I finally made it out to Rustica and honestly, Im shocked I havent been here sooner considering how close it is to me!This cute little cafe is located right on Lake Street near uptown and the best part about it is that theres a huge parking lot! Its right next to a lot of other shops in a shopping center. Free parking = a win in my books.Onto the setup. Its very streamlined with the pastries in a case right by the entrance and the register right at the end of the case. All the pastries were so pretty & I was staring so hard at them trying to narrow down what to get that I forgot to take a picture of them in the restaurant. Oops.I ended up narrowing down what to get (with difficulty) - the brioche pastry, the pistachio chocolate one, and the almond paste filled one (not pictured). They were all soooo crispy and flakey on the outside and soft on the inside - as a proper pastry should be. I felt like I was eating at a French bakery. Loved every bite and made me wonder why I didnt come here sooner!Next time I will have to try their coffee - I bet it pairs well with their desserts.

Wonderful artisanal breads, beautiful, delicious desserts. I love a place that doesnt try to be all things to all people. They have a few things on their menu that are very well made. I had the fruit and yogurt that they were happy to make without granola for me. My husband had scrambled eggs that looked yummy with sourdough toast that I could hear crunch across the table. We both loved our meals.

Awesome place with great food and coffees

They have a large selection of baked goods, but the quality is really inconsistent. They sell day-old baked goods, but they dont mark them as day-old, so you never know if you are buying something fresh or old. Some of their baked goods are pretty bad on the second day, so it can be pretty disappointing. When you get a fresh one, though, theyre really good!

Rustica is one of my favorite bakeries. Their daily menu changes with specialty breads (like brioche, egg braids, currant rye) available different days of the week. Their breakfast pastries and warm items are delicious and even beautiful. If you show up with desserts or cookies from Rustica, everyone will love you (they are that good!) And they make an excellent cappuccino too. Rustica is a good place to bring your laptop and work or meet up with friends for lunch or a snack.

A friend of mine (from France) frequented Rustica. That is how I heard of it. My friend thinks that they have the best baguettes in all of the Twin Cities. I especially like the pastries with a variety of selection and great tasting too! Ive had several of their coffee drink products, all of which are good, but because of its popularity Rustica is usually crowded. Just a heads-up on that. The prices are a bit steep, but the quality is there.

I usually enjoy coming to the bakery but today was told the kitchen closed at 2pm...and all I asked was for toast and jam. I was told by the counter employee they could not even do that. Was a little stupid considering they have a bread knife and cutting board out in the open and all it required was a toaster.

I was recommended Rustica by a colleague from Germany who said they had the best bread from the home country. I went in and asked the person behind the bread counter if they had some German bread in stock; she was not sure, but checked with the manager on duty. The manager Kurt (sp?) came out and said that they had no German-from-the-home-country bread in stock, but recommended some thicker breads they did have. Kurt was very friendly and helpful: he cut me samples from several different loaves, explained each piece, and I purchased a thick whole grain blueberry bread that was fantastic. I really enjoyed my experience and will stop by again when I am in the area.

Fresh gorgeous treats. Exquisite pastry. This is a real French bakery located just outside Minneapolis. How did we get so lucky?

Absolutely awesome. Great coffee and service. Although we didnt get anything to eat, the food looked and smelt great. Plus, theres ample seating. Doing homework there made it enjoyable, which doesnt happen very often!

One of my favorite coffee and bakery shops. Bustling, noisy but so urban and they serve one of the best coffees in the world, also with oat milk for vegans. It’s on the pricey side, especially for the pastries but worth every penny. I miss going there every Sunday after we moved away.

Oh, my god, I love this place. The coffee is utterly fantastic. And the bread? Wow. As a bread snob, I dont give out such high compliments freely, but this place is extraordinary. Im happy to live within a short distance from it. Which, they are likely pleased with that as well, as I spend too much money there (its not cheap).

The number of breads they had stacked wall-to-wall was amazing. Also amazing was their basil pesto + red pepper Danish. And their croissant. And the bittersweet chocolate cookie.

Don’t support this place. They furloughed their staff due to the pandemic and have not been clear in communicating with the entire team about the state of their jobs. They only brought back a few people and never updated the rest of the team. They fired all their staff and most of them only found out they no longer have a job through messages from their coworkers! They also created an employee relief fund through gift card sales and have yet to even share those funds with ALL the employees like they said they would.

I just heard Greg Hoyt fired the entire back of the house outsourcing all production with no prior notice to employees. Thats an insanely poor management decision especially during a pandemic.Shame on you.

Coffee isnt the greatest, pastries are okay, and overall the staff was kind of rude when asking questions for allergies. Very nice ambience though, I commend them for that. Great location, and the bread is fairly tasty.

No place better. All diet thoughts called off when I enter the door. Give me all the coffee, give me all the flakey buttery pastries, give me all the shortbread and double chocolate cookies. Also, fun people watching area.

Oh man, if youre looking for some amazing cookies this is the place to go, especially if youre perfect cookie is the ginger/molasses cookie. Unparalleled! We also had the monkey bread (heavenly!) and the chocolate chip cookies (all real ingredients and exceptionally baked) and a caramel latte (delicate but not as sweet as most). If youre in the neighborhood you must check it out!

I have a gluten allergy so I called and asked if they had gluten free bread. They said they did, it just risks cross contamination which normally doesn’t bother me so I went ahead and purchased it. An hour later I had gotten extremely sick and continued to b sick all night. Really disappointing that they label a bread that is clearly not gluten free as such. I understand the difficulty that comes along with providing allergy-friendly options but mislabeling products can wreck havoc among consumers.

The coffee, the cookies, the pastries... is there anything that’s not good about this place? Come for the nosh and leave with a smile.