Poindexter Coffee

210 S Dubuque St, Iowa City - 52240
57 reviews
Coffee Shops
(319) 337-4058

Coffee was not good at all. I got an ice coffee and water was added to it to avoid making more. Threw it away immediately unfortunately. Great atmosphere. Barista was a bit standoffish.

I stopped in to this coffee shop a number of time while staying at the hotel in the same building. The walls are covered with #2 pencils...a lot of them. I may be victim of suggestion, but it even seemed to smell a little of wood pencil. The breakfast items and coffee drinks I had were very good. The seating was comfortable, and there were a lot of tables available so it never felt crowded. I had nothing but great service on my visits.

Adjacent to the lobby of the Graduate Hotel, guests are offered a complimentary daily coffee in lieu of having a coffeemaker in the guest rooms. The establishment opens its doors at 7 am, which might be a little late for early-rising guests and non-guests looking for their morning caffeine fix. The coffee is decent, but just average. Perhaps specialty coffee drinks rank a notch higher. I noticed a limited array of pastries to go with your morning coffee, but did not partake.

so amazing!! nutella latte and avocado toast were so tasty!

Great place to study and chill with friends. The walls are filled with real pencils. Very student friendly and cozy vibe and I was just mesmerized by the interiors. So artistic!

Great place to meet friends, enjoy some excellent coffee creations, and stare at pencils. Music is sometimes too loud, but otherwise, it's a great alternative to Starbucks and has lots of open study space (unlike Java House).

Super cool place with an awesome vibe, very cozy and clean. Unfortunately the WiFi connection is beyond useless. Wouldn’t be a bad spot to hang out with some friends for coffee, but if you’re looking to work or study this is a poor choice.

Loved the paneling of pencils, urban vibe and great coffee. Enjoyed the Greek yogurt with berries and granola and also breakfast sandwich with Iowa bacon and egg in brioche.

Seemed like a good place to hangout and study or have coffee for an hour or two. The coffee drinks were pretty good, but the food was really not. The breakfast sandwiches are flavorless and mushy and way over priced.

Fun coffee shop with unique decor. Food was tasty - get the egg sandwich. However, asked for orange juice and it was $8!! I couldn’t believe it. The music was also very loud for a coffee shop I could hear the people who were sitting at the same table as me.