Misfit Society Coffee Club

The Vibe: Punk-rock, Cozy, Vibrant

Our emoji to describe it: 🧷

About Misfit Society Coffee Club:

The most recent addition to Ann Arbor’s coffee scene, Misfit immediately stands out with its profanity-laden advertising and its neon “caffeine plug” sign. Inside, it lives up to this rebellious image: If there’s one thing you absolutely can’t criticize Misfit for, it’s inconsistency. It knows what it wants to be — a place for good coffee with a punk-inspired aesthetic — and pulls it off perfectly.

What we think of the coffee:

The coffee here is freshly roasted and high quality. Their standard coffee shop offerings — drip coffee, pour-overs, espresso drinks — are quite solid. However, where Misfit really shines is with its specialty drinks. The menu is significantly smaller than that of other cafes in Ann Arbor and it doesn’t provide size options or significant customization. But, while this might seem like a mark against the cafe, it ultimately means that every drink is perfectly proportioned. My go-to is the Nilla Rose latte, a relatively coffee-forward drink with subtle but delicious vanilla and rosemary flavors, but everything I’ve had here is great. Other unique offerings include a PB&J latte, a spicy orange latte and flavor combos like coconut and raspberry, or lavender, taro root and matcha. 

The pastries are nothing to write home about, but the grilled sandwiches are great when they’re in stock. Misfit also offers breakfast burritos, which are somewhat of a signature for the cafe; personally, I can’t begin to understand the combination of burritos and coffee, but they’re alright.

What we think of the space:

Misfit has a great atmosphere, and it certainly lives up to its branding. The place is relatively small and dark but chock-full of great decor, including posters of my two favorite, obviously punk artists (Tyler, the Creator and Mac Miller), bright neon fixtures and colorful, eclectic wallpaper. The bathrooms are a surprising highlight, plastered all over with ever-changing and always-memorable graffiti, which is much nicer-looking and better in content than the bathroom graffiti I’m used to seeing. Oh, and the trash cans appear to be lifted from Delta airplanes. 

The music isn’t always my cup of tea (sometimes it feels like their closing time choices are ploys to get people to leave), but it’s exactly as advertised, so I can’t really complain. Lastly, it’s also worth mentioning that Misfit sells their own merchandise inside the café and hosts regular vintage clothing pop-ups.

Unfortunately, Misfit is full or almost full quite often, and the food isn’t always in stock. It sucks, but if anything, it speaks to the quality of the place. When there is space to sit and food to eat, it’s a great experience.

Daily Arts Writer Ariel Litwak can be reached at arilit@umich.edu.

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