A Coffee Crawl Down Main Street
6 stops · about 3 hours · Updated October 11, 2026
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Build your coffee and pastry crawl in Monroe, MI around specialty drinks, homemade sourdough baked goods, and readymade pastries. Start at BIGGBY COFFEE, 559 N Telegraph Rd, for specialty drinks, smoothies, and baked goods in a casual setting with dine-in seating. Next, make Rising Joy Bakery, 926 N Monroe St, your sourdough stop; this women-owned bakery offers takeout and pickup rather than dine-in service.
Continue along N Monroe St to Lotus Cafe at 602, where coffee and tea share the menu with pastries, freshly made sandwiches, and salads. Its quiet setting and seating give this stop a different role from the takeaway bakery. Follow with Cakes By Stephanie at 207 N Monroe St for readymade pastries, cookies, and cheesecakes alongside its custom-cake business.
Then stop at River Raisin Trading Post, 8 N Monroe St, whose focus is Michigan-made coffee, ice cream, and baked treats. Finish at Nocturnal, 2 W Front St, with coffee, tea, and desserts in a casual, cozy space. Tuesday and Wednesday hours put Nocturnal’s finish before its 3 p.m. closing; Thursday through Saturday, it opens at 3 p.m.
Coffee stops
morning
Stop 1
Lotus Cafe
4.9(197)Monroe
Lotus Cafe pairs coffee and tea with pastries, freshly made sandwiches, and salads, offering dine-in seating in a cozy, quiet setting.
Stop 2
River Raisin Trading Post
4.8(62)Monroe
River Raisin Trading Post brings Michigan-made coffee, ice cream, and baked treats to the crawl, with a fireplace and outdoor seating.
Stop 3
Nocturnal
4.8(473)Monroe
Nocturnal offers coffee, tea, and desserts in a casual, cozy setting, with live music and late-night food among its listed features.
Stop 4
BIGGBY COFFEE
4.6(725)Monroe
BIGGBY COFFEE serves specialty drinks, smoothies, and baked goods, with dine-in seating and daily hours extending until 9 p.m.
Pastries along the way
morning
Stop 5
Rising Joy Bakery
4.9(43)Monroe
Rising Joy Bakery focuses on homemade sourdough baked goods, with takeout, curbside pickup, and in-store pickup at this women-owned bakery.
Stop 6
Cakes By Stephanie
4.7(532)Monroe
Cakes By Stephanie supplements its custom-cake specialty with readymade pastries, cookies, and cheesecakes, offering takeout for a baked-goods stop.
