Cream & Amber

Cream & Amber Cream & Amber is an independent bookstore cafe that seeks to share a love of books, beer, and coffee with the Hopkins community and beyond.
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At Cream & Amber, we invite you to co-create a space for learning, connection, and community enrichment. read more books
drink good beer
share in community

Every month, we partner with a local group or organization to fundraise for a good cause. Join us in September to help f...
09/02/2026

Every month, we partner with a local group or organization to fundraise for a good cause. Join us in September to help fundraise for Community Aid Network!

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Community Aid Network (CANMN) is a grassroots volunteer-led organization located in the Bancroft neighborhood of Minneapolis, MN. They work to build solidarity with our neighbors, organize volunteers and redistribute resources to ensure everyone has the means for dignified survival. Learn more at: https://www.canmn.org/

09/02/2026

Sometimes you need to go back to school shopping as an adult not in school 🤫🤷

It’s Minnesotans’ favorite time of the year! Stop in for our take on state fair specials, now until Sept. 7 🎟️🫐🥧Blueberr...
08/28/2026

It’s Minnesotans’ favorite time of the year! Stop in for our take on state fair specials, now until Sept. 7 🎟️
🫐🥧Blueberry Pie Latte
🍋‍🟩🥥Lime Colada Dirty Soda
🍋🌶️Spicy Pickle Lemonade
🍏Caramel Apple Latte
🧀🥒Pickle Grilled Cheese

Satire Summer book club continues on September 16th (WEDNESDAY instead of the usual Thursday!) with Cat Love by Tomás Q....
08/26/2026

Satire Summer book club continues on September 16th (WEDNESDAY instead of the usual Thursday!) with Cat Love by Tomás Q. Morín, facilitated by Lauren.

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𝘼𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠:
A contemporary dystopian elegy narrated by a cat imprisoned in a Schrödinger’s box, by the prizing-winning poet and memoirist whose writing “cuts to the core with electrifying force” (The Free-Lance Star).

Seeking out bookstores while traveling lets you find new reads, explore new towns, and connect with the local community....
08/26/2026

Seeking out bookstores while traveling lets you find new reads, explore new towns, and connect with the local community. Plus, there’s usually a good coffee shop nearby. Here are three new books picked up at three different bookstores in New Jersey this past weekend.
⭐️ Banal Nightmare, Halle Butler Montclair Book Center
🍓The Palm House, Gwendoline Riley Frenchtown Bookshop
🎨 Art Cure: How The Science of Art Saves Lives, Daisy Fancourt The Bookworm

Audiobook listeners, you’re invited to our join our audiobook walking club! Join in community as we listen to good stori...
08/25/2026

Audiobook listeners, you’re invited to our join our audiobook walking club! Join in community as we listen to good stories and discover good walking routes throughout Hopkins. We’ll leave Cream & Amber at 10am for a 45-minute walk - bring your headphones and cue up whatever latest audiobook you’re listening to. Once we arrive back at the shop, we’ll have space reserved for folks who want to chat about audiobook recommendations, or whatever else is on your mind.

🎧 10:00am Thursday 9/10, 9/17, 9/24

🎧 All ages welcome, including kids/strollers. Free event, no registration necessary.

Looking for an audiobook provider? 𝘊𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘣𝘳𝘰.𝘧𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮 & 𝘈𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘥𝘦 𝘚𝘞𝘐𝘛𝘊𝘏 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝟮 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘢𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘰𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘰𝘯𝘦-𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱!

Giving the people what they want! Keep hanging out with Jamie and Peyton on Fridays throughout September 🌞📝
08/24/2026

Giving the people what they want!

Keep hanging out with Jamie and Peyton on Fridays throughout September 🌞📝

08/19/2026

📚🌞 ALL AGES BOOK FAIR 🌞📚

August 23rd from 12-4pm, sip on a beverage and browse books & goodies from:

Cami Andersen
Cream & Amber: books, beer, coffee
Beck's Books
Lauren | MN Beck's BooksssLauren | MN Small Business Owner and ArtistapComma, a bookshop (Minneapolis) tOnce Upon A Crimeuild up that fall TBR 😗

Join us for an evening focused on sports & outdoor recreation! We’re featuring 5 authors with sports and outdoor rec-rel...
08/18/2026

Join us for an evening focused on sports & outdoor recreation! We’re featuring 5 authors with sports and outdoor rec-related books. Drop in anytime to meet authors and get books signed, mingle with other sports fans, and sip on featured drinks. This is an open-house style event- you can stop in for a few minutes or stay and hang out for the evening.

Free to attend; please RSVP. The first 25 people in the door on the day of the event will receive a free drink ticket for future use, and $5 off their book purchase.

Featured Authors:

🛶 Natalie Warren, Hudson Bay Bound
🏃‍♀️ Stacia Kalinoski, Racing Uphill
⚽️ Todd Smith, Relegated
🏒 Alison Sommer, More Than Teammates
🏳️‍⚧️ Ellie Roscher, Fair Game (6-7pm)

Hiring for the fall! Looking for people that are comfortable working in a small cafe setting and excited to talk about b...
08/18/2026

Hiring for the fall! Looking for people that are comfortable working in a small cafe setting and excited to talk about books! Especially interested in candidates with Sunday availability.

Address

1605 Mainstreet
Hopkins, MN
55343

Opening Hours

Monday 7:30am - 5pm
Tuesday 7:30am - 7pm
Wednesday 7:30am - 7pm
Thursday 7:30am - 7pm
Friday 7:30am - 7pm
Saturday 7:30am - 7pm
Sunday 7:30am - 5pm

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