A customer stepping through the Inman Square door under the 1369 Coffee House sign
— About —

Our story.

Two Cambridge cafes, serving Inman and Central Squares: each dedicated to a great cup, a comfortable room, and a kind face.

— The Story —

From a jazz club, to a coffee house, to a neighborhood.

Friendships, including several marriages, have developed at our tables. Books and theses have been written here. We take pride in being a good neighbor and a local gathering place — and have for thirty-plus years.

— Three decades —

On the same two corners since 1994.

  1. Storefront with the 1369 Coffee House sign, early 1990s
    Inman Square, 1993

    Opens in Inman Square

    January. 1369 Cambridge Street — the former 1369 Jazz Club.

  2. Jackie and the Rev outside of Central on Opening Day

    Central Square

    June. 757 Mass Ave. Two corners of Cambridge.

  3. A cup of our coldbrew in front of the store.
    August 2001

    First cold brew on the menu

    Years before it was a thing anywhere else.

  4. Behind the counter, mid 2000s

    A decade in

    Still the same two corners.

  5. Inside the shop, around 2013

    Twenty years · Best of Boston

    Boston Magazine.

  6. Customer scene

    Scout Magazine, Best Coffeehouse

    A streak begins — '17, '18, '19.

  7. The shop during the pandemic

    COVID

    A neighborhood needed a coffee shop more than ever.

  8. Anniversary scene

    30 years · Time Out Best Coffeehouses

    Still on the same two corners.

  9. Recent shop photo

    Boston Globe Best of the Best

    Thanks, Cambridge.

— Our goals —

Four things we keep coming back to.

N° 01

What we serve

Coffee, tea, and food we'd choose for ourselves. We're selective about where it comes from and careful about how we make it.

N° 02

The 1369 experience

We treat customers as guests. That means quick, warm service and a space that's clean, comfortable, and easy to stay in.

N° 03

Our people

1369 should be a place people want to work: respectful, supportive, and with room for staff to be themselves and grow.

N° 04

Our community

We've been part of Cambridge since 1993. Community happens inside our shops, with regulars we know by name and strangers who become familiar. It also happens outside them, in the neighborhoods we work to make better.

— Awards —

Three decades of best-of lists.

2024 Best of the Best Boston Globe
2023 Best Coffeehouses Time Out
2019 Best Coffeehouse in Cambridge Scout Magazine
2018 Best Coffeehouse in Cambridge Scout Magazine
2017 Best Coffeehouse in Cambridge Scout Magazine

Thanks for making us #1 in Cambridge for thirty-plus years running.

— Jobs —

Working at 1369

We hire baristas and counter staff at both Inman and Central Square locations. Independent, fair pay, good people. If you take coffee and food seriously and like a real neighborhood, we'd like to talk.

Apply now
A barista at the espresso bar in Central Square