The shop now occupies a spot on gentrifying Main Street. Reclaimed wood from old coffee pallets and poured concrete form the counters; DJs pop in on occasion to spin records during the morning rush; and coffees roasted in their facility down the street are sold in bags with funky letterpressed illustrations. The shop serves three new coffees weekly—no sugar or Read more...

Opened in 1993 as Alterra Coffee Roasters, this Milwaukee company has long been at the vanguard of the U.S. coffee movement, expanding to a network of 12 cafés throughout the city. Read more...

Though it’s located just a mile from the offices of Twitter and Zynga, Four Barrel is a decidedly unplugged coffee shop. There’s no Wi-Fi, no outlets, and Instagramming might earn you some raised eyebrows. Read more...

Iced coffee is courtesy of mad-scientist-style contraptions imported from Kyoto. And even your standard cup of joe takes a minimum of five minutes, as the beans are ground and individually filtered when you order. But all that care has paid off. In January the company scored $25.75 million in funding from techy A-listers like Instagram cofounder Kevin Systrom and Twitter Read more...

Their largely single-origin brews change seasonally depending on what’s coming in from the farms they work with in Asia, Latin America, and Africa. Staff often spend their mornings surfing and mountain biking before rolling into Verve’s flagship café and roastery, an industrial space wrapped in reclaimed wood and aged metals. An in-house designer makes the packaging along with slick skate Read more...

Iced coffee is courtesy of mad-scientist-style contraptions imported from Kyoto. And even your standard cup of joe takes a minimum of five minutes, as the beans are ground and individually filtered when you order. But all that care has paid off. In January the company scored $25.75 million in funding from techy A-listers like Instagram cofounder Kevin Systrom and Twitter Read more...

The appeal (beyond several locations throughout the Bay Area and NYC) comes from the meticulous care taken from bean to cup. Coffee is roasted on vintage gear and served within 48 hours of roasting. Read more...

Red Bay Coffee’s motto is simple: Beautiful coffee to the people. It’s in that vein that they not only offer high-quality coffee, but also seek to be inclusive of those who they serve and hire, including “those who have traditionally been left out of the specialty coffee industry, especially people of color, the formerly incarcerated, women and people with disabilities.” Read more...

When you walk into the original location of this San Francisco coffee shop, you’re greeted by tons of natural light, clean lines, and a super fancy, retro-designed Kees van der Westen espresso machine. Try the Short Strand espresso made to be sweet with notes of toffee and milk chocolate, or the Wind & Sea blend, which was inspired by a Read more...

You may not think of tacos and coffee as going together, but that’s exactly what this Atlanta coffee shop is offering and patrons can’t seem to get enough. Try the Muchacho Style taco (eggs, chorizo, pico, roasted poblano, and cheese) or the Al Pastor taco for a lunchtime kick. Pair it with an Americano or iced coffee for a funky Read more...