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Grounds For Thought

4.8 ★★★★★ 1,399 Google reviews · Cafe · Used book store

Fair Trade fresh pastries

Neighborhood coffee shop offering hand-roasted coffee, homemade pastries, ice cream & used books.

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174 S Main St
Bowling Green, OH 43402

(419) 354-3266

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Hours

Monday 7 AM–8 PM
Tuesday 7 AM–8 PM
Wednesday 7 AM–8 PM
Thursday 7 AM–8 PM
Friday 7 AM–8 PM
Saturday 7 AM–8 PM
Sunday 7 AM–8 PM

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What's in the cup

What Grounds For Thought is pouring and bagging — straight from customers' own reviews, not our guesswork.

🤝 Fair Trade 2 mentions

“Fantastic direct trade coffee, including delicious flavors.”

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What regulars say again and again

The things that keep coming up across 1,399 Google reviews — with a reviewer's own words as proof.

🥐 fresh pastries 4 mentions

“Wonderful Coffee Shop in Bowling Green with variety of flavors, tea, ice cream, nice baked goods, and very neat environment with comics, and bookstore.”

What customers say

When you picture a coffee shop in a college town, this one hits all of the high-points - books to read/purchase, many different tables, people engaged in all kinds of conversations, other gaming, and people playing chess. The walls are covered with years of posters and older pictures.

★★★★★ — Angelo, 2024-03

Wonderful Coffee Shop in Bowling Green with variety of flavors, tea, ice cream, nice baked goods, and very neat environment with comics, and bookstore. Looks like a coffee shop in a library with lively music; nice place to sit and read, study, work on puzzles or play board games.

★★★★★ — Brent, 2023-02

This Cafe is a unique place in the Bowling green area which offers free books to read and many games in the area of the Cafe. I always used to go where I enjoyed my tea or coffee by reading different books and studying. It is also a great place to go with a group of friends and to play games inside.

★★★★★ — Salim, 2022-05

We love Grounds For Thought. I came here often when I started classes in 2017 and went on dates with my girlfriend to get a late coffee and treat. Now that we’re married and have kids, we come here for coffee and treats and kids books! The atmosphere is instantly welcoming and the food and drinks are always amazing.

★★★★★ — Reese, 2025-10

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