Foster Coffee Company
4.7 ★ · 332 reviews on Google · $
Closed now · 196 Albert Ave, East Lansing, MI 48823
Foster Coffee Company at 196 Albert Ave in East Lansing, MI is part of a multi-cafe coffee roasting and baking company with a stated purpose of fostering community. Specialty coffee, lattes, tea, and baked goods are central to its offerings. The shop serves breakfast, lunch, and dessert, with prepared food, vegetarian options, and a children’s menu. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 332 reviews. The setting is described as casual, cozy, and quiet, and the shop is popular with students and suited to solo visits and laptop work. Wi-Fi, indoor seating, and outdoor seating are available; dogs are allowed outside. Families and groups are welcome, and the entrance, parking, restroom, and seating have wheelchair-accessible options. Customers can dine in or use takeout, curbside pickup, or delivery, including no-contact delivery. Catering is also offered. Parking options include free and paid street parking, plus paid lots and garages. The shop does not accept reservations or provide table service.

Know before you go
- Specialty coffee, lattes, and tea
- Baked goods and breakfast
- Wi-Fi and laptop-friendly seating
- Outdoor seating with dogs allowed
- Vegetarian options and a children’s menu
- Reviewers often praise the service (3 mentions)
- Reviewers often praise the food (3 mentions)
- Reviewers often praise the wait (1 mentions)
- Reviewers often praise the quality (1 mentions)
- Some reviewers mention food (1)
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They wouldn’t let me use my own cup which is fine but I usually use my own cup at Strange Matter Coffee and they will give me a discount for using less plastic. The bagels taste like bread, not a…
— Google, 2★, October 3, 2026I drank the whole thing, actually gagged, and then left. The space was nice, i was there long enough to sketch a staircase
— Google, 3★, September 19, 2026I had the lavender and honey latte. Ambience is very college student friendly which I am not, but for a quick and delicious coffee it's very good. Not Starbucks; a very even level of sweetness.
— Google, 5★, September 3, 2026
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