Midway Rendevous Coffee

A bright and cheery place, unlike a few cafes that are more like caves. Caves are good for hibernating and browsing the web, not so much for upping your mood or socializing.
Enjoyed a few smoothies, including the mango, made by a pleasant server. Can’t complain.

In an area of diverse ethnic cuisines, and cool coffee shops you will find Midway Rendezvous Coffee. On a block full of mismatched shops on Sherburne & Snelling Ave, on the opposite side of Fasika restaurant sits this little unknown gem since 2005.
Not you typical hipster hangout, very ponticulous service, no wifi, cash only and with very limited pastry, the only food on the menu is ‘fuul’ a purée made from chickpeas and at times pinto beans as a dish cooked with tomatoes, onions and served with bread.
It combines a small town coffee shop feel with the delicious aromas of Ethiopian coffee. I don’t know what will become of this place if and when Fasika closes its doors, since most of Fasika’s patrons are the same folks that frequent here.
A paramount feature of African owned business is the communal support they get from their own, and this Coffee shop has a lot of that and a lot more from the old-​timers in the area that frequent the shop.
A lot more empty chairs than folks always but don’t let that discourage you, if you «would rather suffer with coffee than be senseless» Give Midway Rendezvous Coffee a chance.