Coffee And Cotton

Baristas are super nice. Fun atmosphere. That was until the manager or whom thinks she’s the manger came walking in guns a blazing. Brown curly hair, glasses and septum ring. She started yelling about lights not being at the correct setting. Stomping around in her boots making her presence known to all. Standing at one end of the room talking to her friends she walked in with at the other end of the room. Disturbing everyone else enjoying their meal and coffee. She clearly has a power trip. I’ll be sure to not stay when she’s here next time. Food and drinks are enjoyable. I feel sorry for the staff. The entire atmosphere and energy dropped when that girl walked in. She’s why i took two stars away.

Fantastic hidden coffee shop. It is located in one of the old mills in Lowell and is a bit hard to find. Look for the mill 5 logo and go to the third floor of the building. There is a mall with shops much different than what you would find in your typical mall. It is definitely worth the experience, plus the food is great.

Drinks are still great but food quality has dropped off recently. My partner and I used to love the sandwiches here, but the recent bread change has been really disappointing. The breakfast sandwichs/BLTs/etc used to have delicious quality thick slices of sourdough. Now the bread is just really thin toast and the sandwich proportions just don't make sense anymore. Sad to see :/

Coffee & Cotton is an oasis wrapped in a destination (Mill #5) surrounded by a unique history (Lowell and the Lowell National Historical Park). Once you enter Mill #5 and get off the elevator at Floor 4, you find yourself on the main street of an indoor village - a venue with a unique arts + crafts flair, populated with shops, a movie theater, a soda fountain, a bazaar, a farm market ... and your beverage destination: the spacious yet cozy cafe called Coffee & Cotton. Coffee & Cotton is open every day. Other Mill #5 attractions are more likely to be populated Friday through Sunday. The cafe offers more than great coffee or tea. There is food. There is wine and craft beer ... and free Wi-Fi. Large, library like rooms filled with tables and chairs attract students, writers, artists, local university and college staff, entrepreneurs, small clusters of conversations, tourists and local residents like myself. Here are photos I have taken at the Cotton & Coffee location from 2013 through 2019. Please note that interiors & furnishings were different in the older photos. I confess to missing the old Victorian Parlour and quiet for reading (no music was piped in). However, ear plugs work today, or ear buds and Spotify with sounds of nature.