Love the atmosphere! very helpful staff, good music, books and games for when you’re there. love my blonde cd

Neat coffee shop with a little library. The Milky Way and the White Russian in the pictures. The frosted sugar cookies are great.

I visit Grounds for Thought for the books. This is the best used book store Ive ever seen. Great selection and variety. It is a great place to just hang out, meet friends, play games. I also love their scones.

Hands down the best coffee shop in the entire area. Great coffee, staff and atmosphere. Ive been coming here a minimum of 5 days a week for over 15 years.

Ily Grounds for Thought I could spend my life savings here.

I LOVE Grounds for Thought. I go there whenever Im in town and its open. I love the laid back atmosphere and students studying. Its just a nice place that reminds me of my hometown. I got a cold chai latte with soy milk. Absolutely delicious! My husband got a cold drink that was chocolate and cherry something maybe? Anyway, he loved his as well.

Great place for coffee or tea and a donut. Atmosphere is great for getting together with friends or family.

Awesome service. 👏 The staff was very busy, but remained courteous and friendly. Well done. Great shop, check it out. Delicious coffee, food, and books galore. 📚

Love this hip vibing coffee shop. Great lattes with deserts with vegan options. Awesome used books and a kids corner.

The perfect combination of coffee shop and used bookstore. This place is always an adventure!

Nice place for a quick stop and to read. Dont know if you can buy the books in the library section or if its all just up front. Would love to visit here again

There are a lot of places to get coffee in Bowling Green, Ohio. So, I believe the independent shops must bring something to the competition, or they wouldnt be around anymore. This establishment is in the downtown strip, there is street parking and parking behind the buildings (though, I do not know if there is a public back entrance).I stopped by around 9 or 10 on a Saturday morning and there were tons of people in line. (This is Summer, when college is not in session). I opted to go for breakfast elsewhere and try back later.I stopped by again around 3pm and there was no waiting. The service area appeared clean and orderly, & the staff was helpful. They offer a wide range of coffee and espresso based beverages. They offer a selection of pastries and a few different cheesecakes by the slice. The seating area has the feel of a new & used bookstore or a library.The house coffee was ok. 3pm on a hot and humid day might not be the best day to judge quality of hot coffee. Ill probably check them out again later this week.So, I went back a few days later, during the week, around noon. They had more brewed coffees to choose from. I chose the Fireside blend and splurged on a berry cheesecake. Both were very good! The service was still top notch.

Next level coffee. Love me some GFT, lots of cool merch too!

Stopping on our way home was necessary I missed a good Latte!, a little detour really paid off. I found a gem of a coffee place.I believe it was a Special the Venetian, it was delightful! The service was friendly and informative. Vanilla ice cream for my little friend received great reviews as one of her best treats on the trip!The gem was being in a book store filled with so many options. I had a mission to send a postcard, map or small flag from different places in the USA 🇺🇸. It is a class project to, which I must mail to the fourth grade class in Colorado, it wasnt an easy task. Grounds For Thought, had the maps iin a random basket for sale. Yeah! Mission complete and relief of maps found.I will return to spend more time looking. I was refreshed and left home happily ever after. Road trips can be tiring but this gem is worth the stop! I wish I couldve stayed a little longer. Thank you Grounds For Thought, Youre a Gem!

Town favorite. Great selection of drinks including Italian soda which I love

Wonderfully unique used book store/coffee place. I absolutely loved it!!

Great place for coffee, tea, books and fantastic desserts. My wife and I like to go there and just spend hours perusing the books and enjoying a hot beverage.

Best book store in Bowling Green. It really is the only one, but it is significantly bigger than you would think. Go check it out. Also, they apparently have good coffee (I dont drink it).

Yummy coffee, good hearty food (highly recommend the lentil empanada), and very helpful friendly staff who knows both the cafe side and the bookstore side of things.

Great place for starting the day and meeting friends. The coffee is delicious and the staff is friendly!!

This is my favorite coffee shop of all time. The best place for everything! If youre local or just passing through on I-75 its a definite stop.

Nice small coffee shop with a used bookstore. I had a Peanut Butter Cup cold coffee, was pretty good.

Great tasting coffee, food looked amazing and atmosphere was very inviting.

As a Bowling Green native, I absolutely love GFT. This place feels like home to me. Always a wonderful place to meet with friends, study, get wonderfully priced books (with my book credit!!) Or get some amazing coffee and treats! GFT is essential to our community and my favorite place in BG hands down ❤️

Great coffee, great selection of good used books, interesting people and conversation. Friendly young staff. Clientele of all ages. I wont miss it whenever Im in Bowling Green!

Great selections of coffee, tea, and books. Wish there was a little more room at the counter. It gets a little crowded. Minor complaint, though. Love it here!

Great coffee, tasty baked goods, amazing service and awesome books. What more can you ask for!?!

Grounds For Thought is everything you want out of a local coffee shop. The minute u step in the door the aroma welcomes you. Amazing coffee, friendly staff, and a great book selection! Couldnt recommend it more.

Delicious and staff was really nice. Cool stuff there. Also has gluten free pastries which tasted incredible, kudos to their supplier. Books are really well priced.

It was lovely that the lady over the counter added an art on my latte! That requires skill and compassion. Will always be coming back. Also, I feel better to think we have such kind of a bookstore in Bowling Green.

Very good coffee, pleasant atmosphere, lots of reading material

Love this place,i come by every now and again because of their amazing tea,havent tried the coffee though

Awesome place to find used books and very friendly staff. A little costly in the area of coffee and food, but definitely worth the visit.

Loved this cafe! I cant wait to come back when COVID isnt a problem. The latte I got was the Marilyn Monroe, it was pretty good. I also tried the Hot Cocoa cheesecake, (it was delicious,) and a sprinkle donut, which was amazing! Besides the cafe, the shop had really nice products, lots of good ideas for gifts. As for COVID precautions, I felt okay at the front entrance. Everyone is wearing a mask and the store felt clean. The back entrance gets tight in the little hallway, so I would recommend the front if you can to better social distancing.

Drinks are always great and service is always fast and kind!

Great coffee, perfect atmosphere. Mini flea market inside as well.

Good selection of books for sale. Affordably priced, Good hours of operation.

Always so nice And the m&m cookies are delicious!

Its hard to beat a combined coffee shop and bookstore, especially used books. A great place to take a break from the mundanes.

Try the Pooh Bear Latte…you won’t drink anything like this…soo good!!

Great place to study or meet up with a small group.

One of the best things about BG is this coffee shop! Staff is always extremely pleasant and the coffee is always amazing! Plus cant go wrong with some really good deserts.

Has to be the best coffee place in BG. They have a variety of teas and sodas if thats more your speed. Its has a lovely attached library that you can buy books from and you can even trade in books to get credit to buy more. They also have an assortment of sandwiches and sweets to pair with your drinks.

There is no other place on Earth like Grounds For Thought! Great coffee and food, even better atmosphere. A must stop for travelers and a staple to the Bowling Green community. Some of my familys favorites: cinnamon scone, frangelica coffee, old fashioned donut.

Great local coffee shop. beans roated locally. resale book store

My absolute favorite place in BG.

Charming, historic, and with awesome locally-roasted coffee.

I absolutely love the place . I miss going in and just sitting and getting away from life . This place makes amazing coffee and also you forget where your at when you walk into this amazing book store and place of goodies . Thank you for giving me a cherish place. Glad I found a new place . ☀️They serve the best Marline Monroe .

A legacy well-earned in a university town, Grounds is the rare & friendly time capsule of a cafe with all of the best elements one imagines for that type of establishment... It is quite sincerely unique in that it will conjure up those elements that are equally magical & authentic for the past & present denizens of Bowling Green University, whether a new arrival on campus or an alumnus from 30 years ago.Part book shop, part vinyl record store, with healthy vibrant doses of political & cultural activity, topped off as an easygoing meeting place and performance venue. And always the welcoming, inspiring, glowing cafe with exceptional coffee & tea variations, and a comforting spectrum of baked victuals, Grounds For Thought would have taken hold and been just as inspirational in 19th century Vienna as it remains here today in NW Ohio.Take the time to savor this genuine experience in this quiet under-assuming bakery-cafe.

This is one of my favorite spots in Bowling Green, Ohio! I always make an effort to go when I am in town. I would highly suggest any of their specialty lattés with whipped cream as well as the peach tea that they have. They have records, comic books, and a regular books on display (and for sale). They also have a limited number of board games available to play while you’re there. Good for working, reading, and chatting with friends. Such a cozy spot!

Its a great community business. Great coffee, good food,and very friendly staff. They offer a place to read, do school work, and put puzzles together. I enjoy the music they play. Its just a nice place to be able to go to.

Very good vegan options for sweets and excellent coffee. The book store is wonderful! Always super nice employee too.

Great coffee, staff can be a bit off putting. Theyre not necessarily rude, just obviously annoyed if you order more than a coffee or two and dont want to answer simple questions like where the bathroom is.Other than that the book selection is awesome and (before covid) its a great place to waste away the day!

I miss all the students, but still a great place to get something to drink, to eat and book.

Came to visit our Falcon - he shared this gem. Picked up coffees, lemonade, and several second hand books.

Wildly affordable with a very polite and kind staff. They made me want to keep coming back and the affordable prices made it so that I was able to.I get cold brews and am pretty picky, but I loved what Grounds for Thought had to offer. The bookstore also provides a very nice atmosphere.

Love this coffee shop!!

My favorite coffee shop in BG!

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I went to Grounds For Thought at least once a week from 2007 - 2011, and coming back here at the end of 2016, its just as warm and inviting as it was then. Definitely one of my all time favorite coffee shops and book stores.

Great selection of coffee shop drinks, cheesecake, and pastries. GFT also has vegan options for lattes. A festive atmosphere with a library style book store with plenty of room to lounge and read. Board games, vinyl records, and comic books are around as well.

Loved Grounds when I went to BGSU and they continue to provide me with my morning cup via online ordering and their customer service is top notch

Awesome local coffee shop that roasts their own beans.

Great service and friendly employees. Relaxing atmosphere and a wonderful book selection. Mocha Delight and Lavender Fog tea are my go to drinks. Whats not to love!

Whats not to love about this place? Eccentric flavored lattes, books old and new, comics and puzzles and games... Its the best place in town to hang out!

A wonderful coffee shop! Full of quaint surprises!

This is hands down the best coffee shop Ive been to. Due to covid you cant sit inside. However this place has tons of books to look through. Also has a local author sections which sells my favorite book Master of your Universe by shale femorlov. 5 star cause i cant find it anywhere else but amazon!!! Im also highly addicted to their chocolate covered coffee beans!

Best place to get a cup of coffee, tea or whatever your heart desires. They have a wide ranging menu and a comforting atmosphere.

The best to describe it is as serviceable. The pastries are excellent, you could spend all day looking thru their shelves (theyre a bookstore/record store) and never feel like their selection is lacking. I would rank it as mighty as possible because their quirkiness is great but the coffee could definitely be better.

Grounds for Thought is a Bowling Green favorite. The staff is always friendly and the store is always warm. There are tons of used and new books, records, and comics to choose from as well as a rotating supply of other merchandise including coffee that you can take home and make yourself. You can get a wide array of coffees, teas, ice creams, pastries, and other beverages in store to enjoy while you study, peruse the shelves, play a board game, or hang out with friends. They often put on events for the community as well.

Better than great

I love their coffee and latte selection. The people here are really nice and the place does a really good job at making everyone comfortable. If you are looking for a place to have meetings, to meet up with friends to have a cup of tea or coffee or even to study for school you should definitely try this place out!

Amazing coffee and ice cream shop with a great selection of new and used books, Wi-Fi is a little spotty, but the coffees worth it.

Great cafe. The place is much larger than it looks! This is an ice cream shop, bookstore, cafe, bakery, game room, and hang out spot all rolled into one. A good place to be with friends, but a little hard to find a quiet spot on the weekends. Might recommend a library if that is what you need. Musical acts, stand-up, and spoken word are all welcome from what I heard. I would recommend this place. The only reason it isnt five stars is because the prices are a little too high for my poor soul, and the service was a little slow.

Try the double chocolate cake.

Great local coffee shop! Beautiful setting and super nice staff. Coffee wasnt exactly what I wanted so when I mentioned that I was given a free cup of something I did like! Great place, will be visiting soon.

I just stopped into grounds for the first time in a long time and the one thing that I love most about grounds for thought is the feeling you get once you step inside. The smell, the warmth, the people. Its such a peaceful place to be. Ive been going to grounds since I was a kid and I have great memories of walking over there from the junior high with my friends before volleyball practice :) After all these years grounds is almost completely unchanged. Its clean and the staff is always really nice.

I love this place! Ive grown up going here for a treat whenever I visited my grandparents. Great atmosphere, great food. Good environment for kids as well as quiet study, reading or conversation.

Ive been coming to this shop since I was a little girl and it has always exceeded my expectations and felt very welcoming. Staff is friendly, there are areas for quiet working or for playing games and chatting with friends, and theres several interesting books for sale that has a fun trade in program. Coffee can be bought in store or online so I can always enjoy my favorite French Vanilla roast anywhere. Not to mention back in the day my grandfather had book signings. Goes to show that Grounds is perfect for connecting and being part of a community.

This is such a unique environment, and its awesome! Enjoying a great cup of coffee and then playing some board games and reading some books makes for a great time.PS. Perfect date material.

Simply put. If you like coffee - this is the place for you. Sprawling space is perfect for getting homework done or simply taking time to relax and read a good book. All the positive reviews are not by accident- this place is one of a kind.

Grounds for thought is a unique coffee shop for a number of reasons. The atmosphere is relaxing, there are tons of books you can read for free (or you can purchase), and there are often events ranging from musicians to poets to speakers on interesting topics. Theres even a game night on Thursdays. The coffee itself is great with a large variety, plus the usual snack style foods one expects from a coffee shop. The staff seem to like their jobs and are always welcoming. Theres no reason not to stop by.

So glad to sit inside again. 😁

Such a great place. Always has the friendliest staff, great coffee and amazing pastries! Definitely worth the stop!

Love this place! Books to read or buy. Games to play coffee and snacks like cheesecake donuts whatever. Spend the whole day here. Great atmosphere of relaxation Terrance and acceptance. Young, old, doesnt matter. You have GOT to visit Grounds for Thought in BG.

Grounds for Thought is Bowling Greens central coffee hub and book store. They have a large indoor space with lots of tables, tons of books, comics, local crafts, pastries, ice cream and a wide variety of coffee. They also host events and sometimes have live music, open mic nights and craft markets. Various groups come here to play DnD or board games and to hold club meetings. Tables can be reserved for this or any other purpose. It really is the community hub for the town.

This coffee/book shop is very unique. They serve baked goods, sandwiches, as well as various coffees and teas. The vegetarian sandwich was very nice and oddly filling (in a good way). There is plenty of seating and an area to play tabletop games. Also a myriad of used books that create a very homey atmosphere. It reminds me of the library in downtown Halifax, NS. That was an awesome library...Staff is welcoming, helpful, kind, and efficient. They are knowledgeable about food allergies (yay!) and provided me with options that would be safe to eat. I love coming here to get away from the hustle and bustle to study, enjoy a hot beverage and relax. Highly recommended!

Not just a fabulous coffee & dessert place. Its a GREAT bookstore, books for days in this place. Staff is friendly, polite, and will help on your selection of something yummy. They have ice cream too! And I have seen people get some amazing looking sandwiches, though Ive not had. The cheesecakes are to die for!

I love this place!! I visited for the first time a month or so ago.The lady that helped me was awesome. I wish I got her name to give her a shout out!Took time to explain all the different coffees and was super nice.Its not close but Ill make the drive again for another apple fritter and more coffee!!!!!

My favorite place in Bowling Green

It is always fun to come here and see people from the town. I can always find a new book that is interesting and the best part is trying a new brew that they have. Always top notch.

I had a fantastic tasting and fresh roast beef sandwich at 4:15 in the afternoon. There were lots of delicious looking sweets as well.It is like eating and drinking great coffee in a bright cheerful library as there are thousands of books to enjoy as you dine.

Outstanding used book store with quality used vinyl. Regular live bands form the basis of their live recordings on new vinyl. They also roast their own coffee, so make sure to buy a pound.

Grounds is a nice quaint place. So comfortable to be there to kick back and relax. Read a book if you want. Get it good good coffee or whatever else to drink. And other Goodys. I go there every time Im in town.

This may be my favorite coffee shop Ive ever been to. Its locally owned, drinks and food are amazing, and prices are the best you will find for a real espresso bar. I love the mint hot chocolate, and well, every drink here! Great bakery items also. And I love the used bookstore feel. Its a great place to come relax.

Probably one of the best spots for both the community as well as coffee. They have their own roasters and are very involved in the area. They have helped organize Black Swamp nearly every year its existed. Its practically a landmark of Bowling Green. The coffee is phenomenal and the donuts are delicious not to mention the large used book store they have as well. Just a wonderful place to go.

Every time I visit Bowling Green, I have to stop at Grounds For Thought! This is my favorite local coffee shop! The people who work there are super nice, the coffee and tea are delicious, and the vibe is warm and inviting. Its nice to go there to sip on a raspberry mocha or Coffee Amore (hot chocolate and coffee combined) and catch up with some friends, play some games, or read a book. They even have some tasty treats like donuts, cheesecake, spinach pies, and more!

Chillest place in Bowling Green. If youre queer and youre not from this town, trust me, this place should be your first and only stop. Good people, good coffee, tasty tiramisu. The back of the store is all books, including comic books. Great place to enjoy some coffee or tea and get lost in a book. They also host music shows and community events. I cant say enough good things about this space.The sign outside is small, so you can easily miss it driving down the street if youre not familiar with this area. There is a parking lot less than a block away, so your best bet is probably parking there and walking over.

From a fantastic coffee and pastry board, to a wide array of comics, books, and movies and records, this is the hot spot to be. Ive worked for hours on end on class and work asisignments just embracing the welcoming and warm atmosphere. Friendly, courteous staff are always present. Love the live music and poetry events, too. Always fun to drop in! Kelly wicks is fantastic and hopefully will not only be running this marvelous gem of a shop, but hopefully running for office again and WINNING - he deserves it!

Pretty cool local coffee shop in Bowling Green, Ohio. The place is a Bowling Green staple along with Pollyeyes. Make sure you check this place out. They also have a vast book collection in the back, comic books for sale, as well as board games and chess you can play. Great for meeting up with people or studying