Social Narrative

At Dogwood St. Paul, parking is located on the southeast side at the front of the building. There is one designated accessibility space and one 15-Minute Pickup Order spot. Our building has two doors: one has our Coffee for Others logo and the other has our Dogwood logo. The door with our Dogwood logo is the main entrance. During the summer months, a bike rack is located in front of our building if you need to lock up your bike while you are spending time in our cafe. 

When you come in the main entrance, turn left to enter the cafe. To the left of the door you’ll find whole bean coffee and other Dogwood merchandise. To the right of the door is an additional merchandise shelf along with a grab-and-go fridge that houses bottled and canned beverages, sandwiches, and salads. In addition to our own merchandise, we also offer stationary, calendars, prints, and other incredible print projects created by Studio on Fire—a letterpress print and design company based out of St. Paul that calls the Carleton building home. 

At the register, you can order any of our beverages, pastries, chips, as well as purchase items from the grab-and-go fridge or coffee/merchandise shelves. Our rotating beverage menu can also be found at the register. After you order at the register, please wait at the end of the bar while your beverage is being prepared. Once your beverage is ready, your name will be called, and your drink will be placed at the end of the bar. Lids, straws, and sleeves are right where you need them and silverware, sugar, and napkins are located directly across from the bar. 

Our cafe provides an assortment of hard and soft seating. We have two bathrooms that are available for public use. The first is just past the grab-and-go fridge on the right and the second is to the left of the bar seating near our cafe seating. The bathroom in the seating area has a baby changing table. On your way out, you’ll find a bus bin, compost, and trash on either side of the door. All of our cups, lids, straws, napkins, and sleeves are compostable.

We hope you enjoy your time in our cafe. We think this space is open, calming, and—at its best—inclusive!