Sunergos Coffee — Restaurant in Louisville

Listen, I AM NOT A COFFEE DRINKER! I may drink coffee once a week, if that, but I have to say, I can tell a big difference between what Sunergos is brewing and Starbucks. Honestly, at this point, most people drink at Starbucks because they’ve been branded and the majority of their drinks are syrups anyway. If I’m not mistaken, Sunergos gets all their beans directly from the source. And by source, I mean the actual farmers in South America and Africa. No middle men. No stock pile of beans they keep in the house for a rainy day. I wouldn’t be at all surprised if the baristas backpack to the farms of Ethiopia and pick the beans themselves...

Do yourself a favor, skip Starbucks, go to Sunergos, and get yourself a miel. (Pronounced, me-el).

Edit 13 February, 2024: I love Sunergos. My wife and I fell in love at Preston when Sunergos was just Preston. When I was deployed overseas and came home to be with my wife during the birth of our second son, a dear friend, and an Original Sunergos employee, delivered coffee AND a rice crispy brick to the hospital. I watched Michael (the second Man in Black) write his manifestos in the corner of Preston. I’ve seen 7 years of Sunergos employees come and go at the 5th street location.

Now, it feels like Sunergos is losing its soul. The youthful life that drew in customers and energy is giving way to stale corporatism. What made 5th street a wonderful refuge against the cubicles of downtown is being sanitized. The character of the baristas and manager are being smothered. Tokens of the lives and lineage of the members of the ministry of good coffee are being swept away.

Why trade the character of your employees for clean...

In town for a conference and prefer to stop at local coffee shops for my coffee than the Starbucks in the hotel. Sunergos is a very small coffee shop, more like a grab and go service without any space to sit, work, or chat. It was clean, customers standing, waiting for their drinks, little music in the background. I wouldnt say I was bewildered by their amazing service as other reviews said. It felt pretty robotic and dry, but then again Im wasn't going for the great conversation. I ordered a decaf lavender honey latte with almond milk, and it was very smooth, non bitter, not too sweet, and perfect to my taste. It was luke warm, so I'll have to ask them to steam it a bit hotter next time. Definitely a...

This is a great little spot if you want local coffee and a quick taste of hipster decor. The staff was amazing, knowledgeable, happy to see you, attentive, and made you feel like the experience and coffee is just for you.

The place is small (little seating) but the atmosphere is very cool. There is ample outdoor seating nearby. There is a basic Coffee Menu, so don’t go expecting the fru fru. Coffee flavor was very good, and the chai latte was smooth. If you like your coffee hot ask for a little a higher temperature.

Overall great experience. A must try...