Sneaky Beans

I am not sure why it took me so long to check out Sneaky Beans but what a fun place. I am glad I stopped in for a coffee. Besides coffee they offer a wide selection of drinks from tea to beer.
The front porch offers a great place to sit and take in all the goings on in Fondren.

Being centrally located Sneaky Beans is a perfect place for meeting up with friends in Fondren. Also if you’re new to town just become a regular here and you’ll have yourself a new set of friends in no time. It’s like the Cheers of Jackson.

Sneaky Beans gets it right. A quaint shop right in the heart of Fondren. Baristas are friendly and knowledgeable. Get up early on Saturdays for their breakfast — sausage biscuits, famous grits, quiche and omelets.

Sneaky beans is a great place in Fondren to hideout and have a up of coffee while planning your bedroom style on Pinterest. That’s what I do at least.
The baristas are helpful and very good at their job. They offer coffee, beer, and snacks but I’ve only had the coffee. There are a couple different rooms to sit in which is nice. Also outdoor seating for the nice days.
What makes sneaky beans special is during events like Fondren’s First Thirsday they have performances on their porch so it’s a cool place to grab a beer in the afternoon as well.

One of my favorite coffee shops other world. Great coffee. Great breakfast. Very chill place to hang out. Staff is very friendly. From time to time there is great local talent on the front porch. Owner is a crazy nice guy. Nothing but good things to say.

Great place to grab a coffee, beer and meet people!
Sneaky Beans is an old house right in the middle everything in Fondren. There are few rooms, so it is easy to find a quiet place for yourself, or to hang out with friends. The front porch is great — since you’re in the middle of everything, it is great to sit out, enjoy the weather and people watch or socialize. A warm coffee on a cool day or a cold beer on a warm day — the front porch is a key feature of Sneaky Beans. They often host a musical on the front porch, which can make a lovely (if crowded!) evening.
The coffee is fine, I may not be a great judge of that. Their food selection is lacking, but it kind of exists. They do carry a good range of beers priced very reasonably. The service is always great though.
This is definitely one of the most social coffee shops I have been to, while at the same time, it is still excellent for buckling down and getting some overcaffeinated studying done. I always run into people I know here, and I often meet new friends here too!

Very good café au lait, friendly baristo, and decent environment.
By virtue of the neighborhood (Fondren) this place seems to be frequented by hipster types of which I distinctly am NOT. Even so, service was friendly and prompt, and it was not busy the cold January night we came by to kill some time before a show at nearby Duling Hall.
Coffee prices were affordable. This place obviously tries to be involved in the local community and support the arts which is totally cool. The bathroom was kind of not great — it was extremely tiny, and the door locked with an old-​fashioned latch-​into-​an-​eyelet thing, but it was functional enough.
Bottom-​line: I would definitely swing back by if I visited Duling Hall/​Fondren again. And if I come back to Jackson, I’m sure I’ll be visiting the Fondren — it’s happening. Oh yeah, it’s probably not «the» Fondren, but that sounds cooler to me, so there, I said it.

Sneaky Beans is the first spot I visit every time I visit MS. Definitely an important cultural fixture for the Fondren neighborhood; they provide perhaps the best source of foot traffic for loads of other small businesses in the area. Pretty much everyone I’ve known to work or hang out there has been an advocate for cool goings-​on in the area. There are a lot of non-​coffee reasons to go to SB, but the coffee is really great, too.

When friends come through Jackson, I always try and bring them to Sneaky Beans to hangout. Whether it’s a morning coffee, midday smoothie or an afternoon beer, Sneaky Beans is the perfect place to chill with a couple friends. During the day, the atmosphere is quiet and productive. The shop is divided into several, separate rooms, each with sofas, tables and chairs to choose from. It’s well lit with plenty of outlets and surfaces, which makes working or studying here a breeze.
The coffee is excellent. We Jacksonians take our local coffee pretty seriously, and Sneaky Beans offers some of the best unique coffee flavors in town. They’re always switching up their roasts and offering a great variety. They don’t usually sell «real» food, but they always have delicious muffins and pastries as well as some really great energy bars.
In the afternoons, the Sneaky Beans front porch is easily one of the best places to sit in the city. Grab a couple friends and a couple of craft beers from inside, sit back and relax. Nestled in the heart of Fondren, you can people watch to your heart’s content before grabbing dinner at some of the neighborhood’s best restaurants, all within walking distance.

Definitely a Jackson gem. This place fits right in with Fondren and is an exceptional location to enjoy coffee, get some studying done, or just hang out.
The porch area is great, although I strongly dislike that customers and workers are able to smoke on the porch. And there’s usually some cigarette butts lying around.
The inside is quite large, which one might not expect looking at it from the street. There is ample room inside for both large and small groups. There’s a great atmosphere inside and out.
The coffee is superb. I usually opt for the lattes, which are not as sweet as some other places (unless you ask for it to be). I like that you can actually taste espresso and not just sugar and cream. The carawhite and peppermint bark are two of my favorites.
The staff is always friendly and helpful.
Overall, excellent place but ⁴⁄₅ due to cigarette butts on the porch and the fact they are passing out free lung cancer to their customers whether you want it or not.

When I go back to a place the very next day — I know I really liked it.
I’ll get to the coffee — but lets talk about the actual place. It used to be a house. Well, I guess it STILL is a house, but now it’s been converted into a business. There’s a couple of different rooms and I love that one day I worked out of the bedroom — the next from the living room. Head down the hall, and peek your head into the various rooms, you might meet some cool folks — or find an empty spot to plop down.
The first day I shared a room with video game programmers planning their game, two gal pals gossipping and a student. The next day another student — and what I figure is a writer or poet, feverishly scribbling down words on paper and then reading them back to himself. Awesome mix of folks — all young, hip and mainly creative types.
Now — the staff. I had the same lovely young lady take care of me both days. She remembered my face — and even remembered I liked half whole half skim milk! SUPER NICE and she might be a manager — totally forgot her name… and I’m usually FAIRLY good with names.
I had the Sneaky B — a frozen, whipped, sweet concoction that was amazing! The second day it was a lot colder so I opted for a Marble Espresso — white chocolate, dark chocolate, espresso! Delicious and gave me the perfect afternoon pick me up!
All around I can’t say enough great things about this place. Come crack a laptop open — or a book — or bring a friend to chat — or interview someone — or whatever. And that’s not to underestimate how SOLID the coffee is. It was exceptional!

Best coffee in town, lovely staff and cool vibe. Love the music and ability to work from there since it’s quiet and has multiple rooms.

Great coffee shop to set up shop for studying, working or just enjoying a cup of coffee. Cozy non-​chain vibe– couches and tables inside or plenty of seating outside. Staff is always friendly and speedy even when its crowded. I recommend the cold brew… or a beer. This is my coffee shop of choice in the area.

This is a must visit place if you’re looking for something to do in Jackson! The coffee is great, but they also offer smoothies, teas, and a variety of bottled bears. With such a cozy atmosphere, this is a great place to get a drink and sit down to read a good book.
If you look behind the front door you’ll see tons of posters advertising anything from marathons to local shows. The décor features many pieces from local artists that are often for sale, and Sneaky beans also has a small selection of CDs and vinyls for sale from local bands as well.
If this place wasn’t awesome enough, they also function as a venue for small shows! I love seeing local bands play while enjoying my favorite Mocha Mint Frappé!

Both the house medium drip and dark drip are great. I will be back frequently.

For this type of coffee shop — excellent.
Old house of several room with comfortable newish but mismatched couches, soft and regular chairs, tables and coffee tables, bookshelves, etc. in each. Local art for sale on the walls, CD for sale somewhere. Sit on the porch in front to watch the street scene. Music sometimes. Friendly, young and not so young crowd doing homework, writing reports, surfing the net, talking and arguing and laughing. Bulletin boards of local events. Wander through the rooms, find a place, drink coffee, eat snacks, talk to someone, pound on the computer.
What a coffee house should be.

everyone loves this jaun. its about the same hipster coffee shop as you’ll find in every college town anywhere. this is the new type of what-​used-​to-​be-​starbucks: where coffee snobs go to get away from every other coffee shop. my palate is not that discernable.
the shop is really big and there are different rooms in the back. good for studying i suppose.

As of some time in August: Just finished a Needle in the Vein and I feel Goood! Wish I could have stayed longer and gotten to know the place. I liked it enough though, that if I ever find myself in Jackson again, you can bet I’ll be gittin me some Sneaky Beans!

This was, at one time, my go to coffee place. They have a good selection of coffee, beer, and a few baked goods. I believe they serve a limited hot breakfast on some days as well, though I could be imagining that. I brew 90% of everything I drink, coffee wise, at home these days, but when I have time and I’m in the mood, I still swing by here. The staff is very, very nice, if not a bit understaffed when it gets busy (though, at a coffee shop, you never really know when it is going to get busy). They have live music here and a lot of hipsters.

I love this place! It is an old house turned into a coffee shop. Somehow it makes you feel like you are in your own living room, studying.
Free wifi. Parking at the back.