Flat Black Coffee

Dorchester Center, MA · Coffee shop

Rating
4.5/5
★★★★★ 4.5
Reviews
20
Rank in Dorchester Center
#3
of 15 restaurants
City Percentile
79%
rating percentile
Address
Flat Black Coffee, 1170 Washington St, Dorchester Center, MA 02124
Phone
(617) 298-1800
Website
flatblackcoffee.com
Status
Closed · Opens 6:30 AM

Flat Black Coffee is a restaurant located in Dorchester Center, MA. It is one of 15 restaurants listed in Dorchester Center. Its 4.5-star rating is above the Dorchester Center city average of 4.0 stars. It ranks #3 among Dorchester Center restaurants by combined rating and review volume. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

Hours

Saturday6 AM–2 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★★☆ 4.0 Glenn Jones · Sep 2025

Rode shotgun with a coffee drinker who loves this place. Tea is more my lane and here the loose leaf peach ginger was very good. Love the unbothered vibe of the space too.

★★★☆☆ 3.0 Kristy Johnson · Jun 2024

I was excited to try the coffee and the tea. I threw both out as soon as I got home. I love Sencha. This Sencha tasted like soap. I enjoy a good latte with soymilk. I think the problem here was that either the soymilk used is incredibly watery or skim milk was used instead of soy. It tasted like watery coffee, and not good coffee either. The muffins also tasted like gas station muffins (vegetable oil and cake mix). I don’t want to assume all the tea is bad or all the coffee is bad. Maybe this was an off day. I will say that whoever works the espresso machine made so much noise pounding the grounds out of the tamper-thing that it was incredibly loud. Having owned my own cafe before, I would tell baristas to make use of the rubber on the canisters for coffee grounds. If this plac

★★★★★ 5.0 Yashar E. Azam · Jun 2022

Great coffee roaster. I tried their light roast black in three instances, which was originally from Guatemala, and it was consistently great every time. This is probably the best coffeeshop you can find in South Boston. Apparently they have won 2nd and 3rd place in an Espresso competition in the US. Plus, they have a nice variety of coffee making gear such as kettle for pour over, etc.

★★★★★ 5.0 Marcus A · Dec 2022

This local spot is great! Customer service is friendly and welcoming when coming in they have great selection of banana bread, blueberry bread or muffins fresh baked! The coffee or signature drinks are delicious and the barista will make you a cool design on your coffee selection! I went with the Gingerbread latte with oak milk, a large it’s delicious a must try! Support local businesses! The store is clean and very unique it has a tables to seat at if you like and it has a certain charm about it! It’s very nostalgic!

★★★★★ 5.0 Sov Som · Feb 2026

Hipster vibes. Cute coffee place with very good flat whites. Like the light drip coffee from Bali.

Services

Coffee shop

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