Viking Brews Coffee House — Restaurant in Downs

Who knew vikings could brew up some delicious coffee.

On a day trip to Bloomington, Emily and I picked a random coffeehouse off my list of ones I have yet to try and we landed on Viking Brews. We both didn’t look it up beforehand so we had no idea what we were getting ourselves into. As we pulled up, I was surprised to see that there was an attached Viking Liquors and there was a gaming parlor inside as well as a spot for ice cream.

I was starving for both food and coffee, as was Emily. But we had birthday lunch plans so I grabbed my usual Americano and decided to get a bagel to hold me over until we got to the restaurant. Emily grabbed a latte concoction that she made up based on the menu offerings. We took a seat at one of the couple tables available and waited a few minutes for our drinks and my bagel.

I kid you not…….. this was the best bagel I’ve ever had. Most of the time, a bagel will be dense and tough to pull apart while eating. Not this one. It was light and fluffy and full of flavor despite being a plain one. They use these for their sandwiches and it really makes me want to come back and try one out. As for the coffee, the americano was really good. Nothing to really highlight besides it being about what I prefer from one. Emily was really happy with her latte and I gave it a sip and it was indeed really tasty.

The baristas that were working all had to be in high school but had stellar customer service. I asked them for a few of the stickers they put on their cups and they kindly hooked us up. All in all, Viking Brews would be my go-to spot for americanos if I lived in the area but sadly do not. It was a great start to a day full of shenanigans and lost cellphones.

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If I could double the stars I would. Nothing with local coffee was on route I 74 so we drove out of the way to go here. It was worth it! Super nice staff and atmosphere. The Coffee was amazing! We spent $24 for 2 24oz frappes, 1 16oz frappe, and a donut! The Chubby Bunny was my favorite and the Churro was a close second!

Would highly recommend if you like good coffee. We stop at small shops all over US when we travel, and this has ranked one of...

I found this coffee shop on accident browsing google. The vibe is very relaxing and homey. The staff is super friendly and helpful.

I ordered the praline latte and my husband had the hazelnut latte. We were a little disappointed with the coffee, they were very bitter and lacked flavor. Unfortunately, I was unable to drink mine.

We also ordered the bacon egg and cheese panini, this was super...