Higher Ground Coffee Shop

We visited Pine Ridge today, and stopped here first for a coffee. Both my Caramel Macchiato and my husband's Mayan Mocha were excellent and full of flavor. I can't have dairy, but they had oat milk and subbed a dairy free caramel flavoring. It is a comfortable atmosphere, and we enjoyed relaxing and reading the Lakota Times. In fact, before we left town we stopped in again for a couple of smoothies (Mango Pineapple, yum) and Sunrise Surprise. My husband got a muffin and said it was one of the best he'd ever had.

Stopped in for some frappes and iced chai, after grabbing breakfast burritos from local vendors. Cute coffee shop nestled away on the main st drive. The have a nice selection of coffee and tea to choose from, and must stop and shop! Quick and friendly service and awesome fresh baked tasties!!! A must stop, if you're on a long road trip. Thank you!

Love this place and frequent it often for my coffee fix. The most amazing vibes inside and out with its seating and music. 10/10 ⭐️

Great coffee, smoothies, and breakfast options.

I’m new to Pine Ridge. I know I’m an outsider. But this was the most home feeling place I’ve visited yet. The drinks are delicious the food is good & they are so nice.

Great coffee and beautiful interior! It would make amazing Instagram posts – are you sharing them?

Cute, cozy, better lunch choices than other local places, and, of course a wide selection of drinks: coffees, teas, smoothies!

Phenomenal coffee shop owned by local families. The atmosphere is welcoming and exceptional. The owner is incredibly sweet and earnest in her dream of changing the community for the better.

Cutest coffee spot in town! I was so grateful to find this place! They offer a variety of coffee, tea, smoothies and food. I'm a Starbucks fiend, but the closest one to Pine Ridge is 66 miles! I must say this coffee is much better than Starbucks and worth every penny. There's a huge variety of syrup flavors and many sugar free options. The seating is cozy and the vibe is chill. My drink was out in less than 3 minutes and the staff is pleasant. Definitely check them out if you're in the area. Support small businesses!!

In the area for some photography, this place has excellent coffee and delicious food, both lunch and dinner. Highly recommend.

Had a great chocolate with espresso ahota stop here have coffee the staf friendly amd place clean will defenitly go again

Such great coffee and treats available! I tried my favorite drink which is a breve, it was delicious. My husband had the mayan mocha, which was very very good!! Their raspberry muffin was amazing and huge! Haha. I will definitely be stopping here again before I leave this beautiful place.

Higher Ground is a gem! The Matthews family has owned and operated this local coffee shop and cafe for 11 years come May 2015. Nestled in a cozy converted house with wrap-around deck, the food is delicious, the coffee is fresh, the frappes are nourishing, and the staff are gracious. You're sure to enjoy stopping by for a bite. (And if you have time to visit, it's just a short drive to the Heritage Center at the Red Cloud Indian School at 100 Mission Drive (http://www.redcloudschool.org/museum). This marvelous museum adjoins a beautiful gift shop selling artwork all made locally.)

The best place to grab a sandwich on the reservation. Everything is homemade and can be made to order. It's a very small place so it's better to go during off hours. And don't leave without getting a cookie or muffin.

An cozy shop with average coffee and big, delicious home-made muffins. I'm glad this place exists, only because I love my coffee, and this place is better than Big Bat's gas station down the road. However, their coffee is usefully fairly bitter and inconsistent in temperature, flavor, and strength. On the upside they have a selection of breakfast sandwich, lunch items including an asian noodle dish, and home-made cookies and brownies. The shop is very quaint and cozy, with a number of seating options and deck outside. NOTE: If you want a specialty breakfast sandwich, call the afternoon before (ie, without meat, or w/ extra items), and know that they often do run out of sandwiches by mid-late morning. The same goes with lunch items.

Yeah!! so glad to find you guys are here and doing well. Higher powered, or oops I meant 'higher ground.' Anyway, I have been here twice and both times I liked it alot. Good people, and I like what they are doing in town. The coffee is great and so are the snacks and baked things. I am not a fan of Rapid City and much prefer the open plains and down through this area. A very fine community with good people. Ahehee' from Arizona ! Update: 12/8/17, I don't ever use the word 'reservation,' as I believe that it comes from a time in our history that was negative towards Native people. Instead I say, 'Nation,' or 'community.' The Navajo Nation, the Blackfeet community. If you listen carefully, most major news outlets are also slowly shifting to this usage as well, and to me it shows great respect.

Nice local place to get coffee and something to eat. This was a nice little surprise to find while on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.

Wonderful coffee and huge delicious muffins! Very friendly and accommodating staff. What a great spot to relax and enjoy the morning.

Delicious coffee, tasty, fresh breakfast burrito and pumpkin bread that hit the spot on this cold fall day.

Spent 3 weeks in pine ridge shooting a documentary. This was the place to go for good coffee good food and the wonderful people of pine ridge.

Awesome coffee the best in pine ridge defiantly my favorite coffeeshop in south Dakota and pine ridge

I was in Pine Ridge last September visiting Red Cloud school. I stopped at Higher Ground as I was leaving. Had a great coffee and took some amazing ground coffee with me. It was an amazing chocolate Hazel Nut blend. One of my friends--a coffee "expert"--said it was probably the best he had ever tasted...and I agree.

We were so happy to find this cozy, beautify coffee shop in Pine Ridge. The coffee is excellent, the food is wonderful, and the service is friendly and efficient. We have been back several times and found that the coffee was consistently excellent, hot and really enjoyable. The breakfast items are great, and the selection of both drinks and food is amazing for such a small place. We love all the flowers outside and the tables on the porch. The inside is quaint and beautifully decorated. We are really thankful to have such a place to get our coffee fix!

The price range is a little high for a hard working man/fulltime student. I am sure that the local people who do not work for the federal government, and whom do not earn a 145$ a day working for the feds, will enjoy an affordable bronco which does not cost just under 5$, or a delicious sandwich which also does not cost just under 5 George's. But its good business selling out over priced coffees and muffins to the fortunate people with the highest paying jobs on the Pine Ridge Reservation. I mean how else are they going to find the energy to get to their 70,000$ a year jobs. But lets face it, it is good business, the rich get richer, its been going on for years. but lets face other facts, Higher Ground is definitely no Big Bats Texaco were its overpriced, and every thing is deep fried and wreaks of loiters and stench. The only thing I observed that both establishes have in common is the price range. Between a 3.75$ breakfast burrito from Big Bats and a 4.67$ or so bronco burrito from Higher Ground; I highly recommend choosing Higher Ground because with high prices also comes high quality ingredients and just because Higher Ground is expensive; it does have the freshest home made product on the reservation. If not for the high prices and constant flow off rich people that keep buying out all the good food and broncos. I would issue a better rating.

A great place to enjoy the special of the day, a delicious smoothie or gourmet coffee drink, and best of all...engaging conversation. An oasis on the "res"

Fantastic food and baked goods in addition to excellent specialty coffees and blended drinks! Very friendly staff & cozy environment - a gem!

A group of women from my church visit the Higher Ground twice a year when we come to the reservation. It is, by far, our favorite place to go. I always order the breakfast sandwich. It is the best available anywhere, and I am from the Minneapolis area. They are so generous with ingredients, and the service is outstanding.