This fall, some Lakeville coffee drinkers set a daily alarm on their phones. Co-owner Scott Van Daalen told Sun Thisweek he kept meeting customers who said, "I have a time, I have an alarm on my phone to vote every single day." The alarms worked. On Oct. 28, 2026, USA TODAY 10Best put Tapestry Coffee of Lakeville at No. 1 in its 2026 Readers' Choice ranking for Best Independent Coffee Shop.
A title like that came from regulars, and it went to a business that is now two cafés with different jobs. The shop that opened downtown in 2021 is a sit-down breakfast room. The one that opened at 160th Street and Cedar Avenue this summer serves the north end of town. Both pour the same coffee.
A national ranking that depended on a daily habit
The contest started small. A USA TODAY 10Best expert panel picked 20 coffee shops from around the country, and Sun Thisweek reported that the Lakeville shop was the only Minnesota nominee. The owners first thought the nomination email was a scam. They believed it only after a customer sent them an article about it.
The voting rules rewarded a shop with loyal regulars:
- Nominees heard in September, and reader voting opened later that month.
- Each person could vote online once a day for four weeks.
- Voting closed at 11 a.m. Central on Oct. 19, and the winners were announced Oct. 28, as Bring Me The News reported in September.
Lakeville's café finished ahead of shops in much bigger coffee cities, including Tov Coffee II in Portland, Oregon, Sip of Hope Coffee in Chicago, Amélie's in Charlotte and Drip Studio HNL in Honolulu. Bring Me The News and Sun Thisweek both reported the win.
The day after the announcement, the owners thanked customers with $1 house-special drinks at both locations. Van Daalen told Sun Thisweek that people kept coming in all day. Here's how he described what the shop means to its regulars:
"I started this coffee shop with my wife and my friend and, you know, to now have people who, in the community, who feel a sense of ownership of it in the sense of like it's their coffee shop that they go to, it's like their community."
Van Daalen owns the business with his wife, Kiley Van Daalen, and Brady Heerema. According to the company, they opened the first shop because people in the south metro had been driving to Minneapolis or St. Paul for the kind of coffee they wanted to serve. Since this summer there have been two "their coffee shops," and they don't work the same way.
Downtown is the breakfast table
The original shop is at 20788 Holyoke Ave., in part of a former bank building that looks out on Main Street, Sun Thisweek reports. In 10Best's earlier coverage, USA TODAY editors called it "contemporary and cozy." It has Wi-Fi, indoor seating and a patio when the weather allows, and the company pitches it as a place to work, meet or just sit.
Downtown is also where the full breakfast menu lives. Tapestry's menu page lists build-your-own sandwiches. You pick:
- The base: a bagel, English muffin, sourdough or gluten-free bagel
- Egg: optional
- Meat: chorizo, turkey sausage, sausage or bacon
- Cheese: one of three
Avocado toast, savory toast, cinnamon-sugar toast and bagels with cream cheese round out the menu. This is the shop for a Saturday breakfast, a client meeting at a table, or an hour with a laptop before walking Holyoke Avenue.
Crossings is built for the north end
The second shop opened this summer at 7656 160th St. W., in the former Donut Star space at the corner of 160th Street and Cedar Avenue. The company's location page calls it a quick trip from Apple Valley and Burnsville and points out the parking right outside. It also lists plenty of seating for working or catching up.
The food here is different. According to the menu page, Crossings carries a rotating grab-and-go selection, and the full breakfast stays downtown. If you're counting on a hot breakfast sandwich at 160th Street, check the day's case before you order.
The corner has also turned into a stop for families this fall. Next door at 7650 160th St. W., Code Ninjas opened in October with coding, game-building, robotics and STEM programs for kids ages 5 to 14. You can drop off for a session and get coffee in the same parking lot.
| Downtown | Crossings | |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 20788 Holyoke Ave. | 7656 160th St. W. |
| Opened | 2021 | Summer 2026 |
| Hours | Daily, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. | Daily, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. |
| Food | Full breakfast menu plus pastries | Rotating grab-and-go plus pastries |
| Setting | Former bank building facing Main Street, patio in season | Corner of 160th and Cedar, parking at the door |
| Drinks | Full menu | Same full menu |
Same cup at either door
The drinks are what both shops share. The menu page says both locations serve the same drinks. Both sell baked goods from La Boulangerie Marguerite, and both take online orders where you choose the location and a pickup time. The beans come from the company's own small-batch roastery in St. Paul. It's the same coffee sold for retail orders.
Van Daalen told Sun Thisweek that the house-made syrups and in-house roasting set the shop apart. These are the four house blends, each with its roast level and tasting notes:
- Abstract, medium: honey, berry and cacao
- Loom, medium: nutty, toffee and chocolate
- Fringe, dark: chocolate, peanut and jam
- Perennial, light: orange marmalade, candied almonds and jasmine
The fall menu has four limited-time lattes: Cinnamon Roll, Sweet Potato Casserole, Pumpkin and Pecan Butterscotch. Seasonal drinks rotate. In 10Best's earlier coverage, its editors also praised the bourbon caramel latte and a seasonal blackberry cobbler espresso.
Between now and Christmas, and after
The win comes just before the holidays, and the shop has a 2026 holiday gift guide. It includes:
- A coffee subscription gift
- A four-coffee sampler
- Bags of Loom Blend
- Brewing gear
- Tees, sweatshirts and hats
- Online gift cards
You can buy gifts and merchandise at either café. For shipped orders, the guide sets Dec. 17 as the cutoff for Christmas delivery. Email gift cards arrive right away, which helps if you remember a gift late.
There's more coming next year. Van Daalen told Sun Thisweek the company plans to expand its roastery and wholesale business in the coming year, with details to come later.
It's always good to see a Lakeville business get national credit, and a lot of my own client conversations already happen over coffee. If you have a question about your home or the market, I'm glad to meet you at either location, the downtown shop on Holyoke or the one at 160th and Cedar. Reach out through Nicholas Thull. Let's Connect.
