Larry Here are a list of places I have personally visited and can highly recommend; San Fransico (Bay Area), CA- Barefoot Coffee Blue Bottle Portland, OR- Albina Press – Billy Wilson rocks it! Stumptown Seattle, WA- Zoka Vivace Victrola Cafe Vita Chicago, IL- Intelligentsia Metropolis There are quite a few others that are a must, but I’ve never been. They include; Vancouver, BC- Elysian Room Cafe Artigiano New York, NY- Cafe Grumpy Ninth St Espresso Upstate NY- Gimme Coffee Washington, DC- Murky Coffee There are many, many more, but these should be a good start and will be on a different/higher level than most anything found here in AZ, with the exception of a couple of (AZ) places which are operating on the same plane. But the worm is turning here in AZ and yes there is hope! 0 Reply September 25, 2006
Steve Here’s a couple from my native land…… Alterra Coffee Roasters – Milwaukee, WI Anchora Coffee – Madison, WI 0 Reply September 25, 2006
Jeremy Portland, OR: * Dragon Fly Coffee House * Stumptown Folsom, CA: * Karen’s Bakery and Cafe 0 Reply September 26, 2006
Brian Small World Coffee, Princeton, NJ http://www.smallworldcoffee.com Cafe Trieste, San Francisco, CA 0 Reply September 26, 2006
MikeFTrevino There is coffee outside of Oz? Get outta here! I refuse to believe any of it is good. J/K:) 0 Reply September 27, 2006
Cristina LaRoche The best coffee that I have tasted is in St. Gerge UT. It is called “Light house Coffee shop” I found this awsome light house inspired gold mine while in a camping trip. They rock! 0 Reply September 29, 2006
O San Francisco: * Morning Due Cafe (neighborhood: Mission Dolores) – Coffee may not have always been the best, but the owners made you feel like an extended member of their family by your second visit. * Farley’s Cafe (neighborhood: Potrero Hill) – A local institution and my favorite place to play Scrabble on a weekend morning * XO Cafe (neighborhood: Noe Valley) – I liked this place more when it had just opened. At that time, when you ordered a mocha, they’d make it out of real cocoa and then shave chocolate from a European bar on top, just in case you didn’t have enough chocolate. Excellent. * Ritual Coffee (neighborhood: Mission) – Serves Stumptown Coffee. ‘Nuff said. San Diego: * Cafe 976 (Pacific Beach) * The Living Room (La Mesa, near SDSU) * Miracles Cafe (Cardiff-by-the-Sea) Portland: * Stumptown Berkeley: * Cafe Strada Fremont, CA: * Mission Coffee 0 Reply October 14, 2006
Chris Tingom You guys are awesome! Next time I travel, this is going to be my resource. 0 Reply October 15, 2006
