Kafe Kerouac

Oh! This place is just awesome. You get a good vibe entering this place. You have to grab a book and a coffee; just sip and enjoy your time.

Kafe Kerouac is a gem hidden in the city.
It's understated facade makes it easy to miss. But don't miss out on a chance to go there at least once.

It's a great place to sit and work for a few hours, to take your SO out for a coffee date or just go with a friend group for some games.
The place is divided into 2 areas; the main areas with the actual coffee bar, music, books and tables to sit and drink and play the games. And the adjoining area is the "silent study zone", with no music, bookshelves and tables to sit and work.

They offer a series of specialty coffees named after authors. And even spiked coffees for the fun evenings. Whilst coffee connoisseurs might pick them apart, for the prices and occasions, I think they work pretty well.
Can't recommend anything in particular, would say just try each one out with every visit.

The staff are unfortunately a mixed batch. I've had great staff who've been happy to have a conversation and keep the place open just a little over time for us. And I've also had staff be unfriendly, unhelpful and somewhat rude about sitting as a group if everyone hasn't purchased something. So it's just a bit of luck then.

This has quickly become my favorite cafés near campus. It's a great place to study, and they have a nice selection of coffee, alcoholic drinks, and small bites. I like looking at their record selection and books while I'm in the shop as well, and it's an especially nice environment when they have live music! I highly recommend it all around!

Come here often to study and occasionally buy drinks while I studied. Barista kicked me out within a minute because I didn't buy anything this time around even though this is not even stated anywhere in the cafe.

Cool place to hang out that is a lot more authentic than the usual commercial coffee place. Nice atmosphere. Relaxed.

A friend took me here and it was really fun. Nice ambience and good coffee.

Loved this place! They had shelves filled with books all around and vinyls. People were playing chess and it was super chill. The iced latte I got was delicious, and as a bonus, they even serve beer. 10/10 would come back

Huge coffee serving sizes for amazing deal. Open late and great study spot.

I'll be honest, it's not the most amazing coffee I've ever had, but there's a reason Kafe Kerouac is such a staple of the OSU campus area. It's always a great place to go study or hang out at. The people there (both workers and patrons) are very friendly too! I also really appreciate that they're open so late - I'd recommend going later as it's usually slower and more chill by then as it can get busy in the daytime. Lastly, the atmosphere is just really cool! There's books, records, etc for sale in addition to drinks. It's more gritty than your average hipster coffee shop, but also much more comfy and home-y feeling than most coffee shops. Their coffee itself isn't quite what you'd get from some other specialty coffee shops, but it's much more affordable, and there's a lot of really good drinks they can make - I recommend the Anne Rice! I'd definitely recommend checking out Kafe Kerouac!

Good coffee and nice place to hang out! Lots of interesting latte flavors.