A beautifully poured espresso with silky microfoam in a ceramic cup on a warm oak counter under soft morning sunlight.

Chic & Slow-Brewed

Where morning light meets slow-steeped craft

Sip expertly crafted cold brew and warm, flaky pastries in our sunlit Prior Lake café, or take our signature beans home.

  • Steeped 24 Hours
  • Locally Roasted Beans
  • Fresh Pastries Daily
  • All Major Cards & Apple Pay
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Our Philosophy

Bringing the slow-paced elegance of Parisian cafés to Minnesota

We founded LoadTest Cold Brew 2 with a simple dream: to combine the meticulous, time-honored brewing traditions of specialty coffee with the warm, lingering hospitality of a classic Parisian salon. We believe coffee shouldn't be a rushed transaction, but a moment of pause.

Every batch of our signature cold brew is steeped for exactly twenty-four hours in temperature-controlled steel vessels, extracting the deep chocolate and fruit notes of our locally roasted beans without any of the bitterness. We pair this obsession with fresh, laminated pastries baked daily to bring a little bit of butter-rich joy to your morning routine.

  • 24 Hours
    Steep time per batch
  • 100%
    Locally roasted beans
  • 4 a.m.
    Baker's daily arrival
  • 3 Miles
    From the lakefront
The warm and inviting interior of our rustic café, featuring wooden tables, hanging light bulbs, and a cozy atmosphere.
We believe coffee shouldn't be a rushed transaction, but a moment of pause.
LoadTest Cold Brew 2

How we do it

A few things we hold to.

  • Steeped 24 Hours

  • Locally Roasted Beans

  • Fresh Pastries Daily

  • All Major Cards & Apple Pay

Café Stories

What our regulars say

  • "The Rosemary Honey Latte is a work of art. I sit by the window every Friday morning with a fresh croissant, and for an hour, I feel like I'm sitting along the Seine."
    Genevieve L.
    Prior Lake, MN
  • "I buy their Ethiopia Yirgacheffe beans every single month. The roast date is always handwritten on the bag, and the blueberry notes are incredibly vibrant."
    Marcus T.
    Savage, MN
  • "Their 24-hour cold brew is dangerously smooth. No bitterness at all, just rich chocolatey flavor. It has completely ruined drive-thru coffee for me."
    Clara D.
    Prior Lake, MN

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