Due Focacceria, located at 475 Fairview ave south, a mere 2 to 3 minute walk from school. Focacceria is a casual cafe that leans heavily into the wine and dine vibe.

Their menu consist of coffee, lattes, mochas and other thing of that sort as well as their desserts. Due offers cannolis in many flavors, traditional, chocolate, and other alterations. Cannolis root from Sicily, Italy, but has become a huge part of Italian American culture. A cannoli is a crunchy pastry filled with chocolate chips and a filling made out of a mixture of ricotta cheese and sugar. However, Due Focacceria’s cannoli didn’t dazzle and was too expensive. A Cannoli from their cafe costs 4 dollars and feels like an overpay.

Due Focacceria might be a good place to sit down and enjoy but if one was looking for a good dessert, don’t order the cannoli from Due Focacceria.

If one was looking for cafe that might be found on a college campus look no further than Spyhouse Coffee Roasters in St. Paul. Located in the middle of a quiet neighborhood on Snelling Ave South, Spyhouse Coffee Roasters offer a haven for peace, vibes and great barista art.

On the inside Spyhouse is sleek and very minimalistic from a design stand point: big glass windows and white and black tiled floors. However, that honestly might be its charm. Alongside the coffee music playlist, it beholds the perfect quiet studying shop. Besides, the sounds of the baristas equipment and the subtle sounds of typing, the cafe is silent.

Spyhouse has everything you would expect to be on a cafe menu. Coffee, lattes, mochas and more. They also take their time and effort with the preparation of their drinks. Whether they are preparing a hot chocolate or coffee the barista will make a pretty symbol using a type of creamer. Which is delivered in the typical small fancy cafe cup. However, unlike other cafes, Spyhouse’s Hot chocolate is delicious. Whether it was the creaminess of the whipped cream on top or the temperature of the drink or even the smoothness of the chocolate, Every part of their Hot chocolate was perfect.

Nashville Coop is a staple to the SPA community due to its proximity to school and its amazing flavors. Their Saint Paul location is located at 300 Snelling Ave South, a quick 10-15 minute walk from school. The coop serves up Nashville style hot chicken in 5 spice levels: Minnesota nice, Mini coop, coop, growlin and cluckin hot. As a warning, growlin and cluckin hot are genuinely really hot and much hotter than Minnesota standards.

Recently, Nashville coop added chicken and waffles to their menu. Previously, they only served tenders, a sandwich and some sides. The new menu item, Chicken and Waffles, comes in the same flavors with some syrup, pickles and signature coop sauce. The main bulk of the meal is 3 chicken tenders and of course the four pieces of waffle. The chicken and waffles took around 15-20 minutes to prepare however it was well worth the wait. The syrup and the spice mixed perfectly in the mouth giving one flavor rather than two contradicting flavors. On top of that the waffles were delicious and were a cherry on top to the already great combination of flavors. Nasville Coop’s new menu item blows their other items out the door as well as other business’ chicken and waffles.