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Atlanta has more than its fair share of great coffee shops — everyone has a favorite. Whether ordering that all-important first cup of the morning, grabbing an afternoon pick-me-up while taking advantage of an hour of free WiFi, or meeting a friend for lattes, coffee shops play a vital role in the daily lives of busy Atlantans. Here are the cafes and shops to grab an espresso, a cappuccino, or a soul-soothing cup of black coffee.

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Grab a cup of drip coffee, a latte, and food, including an everything sausage kolache and pimento cheese and ham wrap from chef Tyler Williams, at this bright and cheery downtown Alpharetta coffee shop and cafe. A second location is now open in Dunwoody.

Located on the first floor of Southbound restaurant in Chamblee, Moonbird is owned and operated by Atlanta barista Kacee Hayes. The menu here includes everything from drip coffee and cappuccino, to cold brew and mocha lattes. Order a scone or breakfast burrito, set up the laptop, and sip coffee while doing a little work at this charming coffee shop or out on the patio. Be aware, the shop is only open from 7:30 to 11 a.m. and is closed Sunday to Tuesday.

Located in Smyrna just outside the perimeter, Rev is known for naming coffee blends after local landmarks like the Silver Comet Trail and taking great pride in being part of a loyal community of java aficionados.

Part book store, part coffee shop, cozy little Read Shop in Vinings Jubilee features plenty of precisely made coffee beverages and titles to peruse. Fun fact: Read is the sister store to in-town market the Merchant at Krog Street Market.

A full-sized version of the Ponce City Market coffee kiosk is located in Toco Hills at the Toco Hill Shopping Center. Like its mini-me, the Toco Hills neighborhood shop offers caffeine fiends fair trade blends from around the world and a light food menu dedicated to a variety of toast combos and local pastries. There are multiple locations around Atlanta.

This Atlanta coffee shop quickly became a favorite among caffeine seekers when it hit the scene in 2017. The bright and airy shop offers plenty of seating, including a patio out front and floor-to-ceiling bleachers just beyond the doors in the lobby of the complex. East Pole also offers public tastings and cuppings and a small food menu. There’s also a location in Poncey-Highland next door to Fishmonger with plenty of inside seating.

Refuge Coffee, located just east of the perimeter in the small city of Clarkston, is community-minded and purpose-driven. While great coffee drinks are always on the menu here, this coffee shop’s mission is to provide a safe space for the city’s large refugee community, along with jobs and job training. Coffee is served from one of the shop’s trucks parked outside a 1960s service station. Owners Kitti and Bill Murray hope to outfit the space with a kitchen soon. Seating can be found inside and outside on the covered patio. Refuge also has locations in Midtown and Norcross.

Charleston-based coffee shop and cafe the Daily opened in 2022 along Trabert Avenue in Berkeley Park, the same street as neighboring Floral Park Market and Monday Night Brewing. And it brings to the neighborhood a cafe serving whipped feta toast drizzled with honey and sprinkles of fresh chives on local sourdough from baker Sarah Dodge, its popular overstuffed breakfast burrito, and hearty salads filled with in-season vegetables. For those looking for creative coffee drinks, the Daily is the spot for that, with a rotating list of caffeinated beverages like the molasses spice latte or black sesame latte or the maple pecan cold brew with maple pecan syrup, Onyx Cold Brew, and a maple pecan cream cold foam. Take a seat at the counter beside the kitchen or grab a table in the airy dining room in back. A second location is open in Inman Park and a third is now open in Buckhead.

Brash works directly with coffee farmers in El Salvador in order to source beans as fairly and ethically as possible. Located in a repurposed shipping container at Westside Provisions District, Brash offers coffee drinkers everything from pour-overs to drip coffee. A second Brash is located inside the Atlanta History Center in Buckhead across from Souper Jenny, a third shop is located at the Works in Underwood Hills, and a fourth is located at the Atlanta History Center in Buckhead.

Pop by for coffee and coffee drinks daily at this Decatur roastery or order beans online for pick up at the shop or have those beans shipped. People can find Radio Roasters beans used and sold by several shops around Atlanta.

The coffee house and live music venue is located just outside of Decatur. Waller’s Coffee Shop, owned by Jason Waller, is part-coffee house and part-events venue for local musicians, spoken word artists, poets, and other entertainers to perform. The family-friendly shop hosts live music three to four times a week as well as wellness events and support groups for those battling mental illness and addiction. Pop in for coffee, biscuits sandwiches, pastries, and wraps and sandwiches.

After relocating from Irwin Street Market to Kinship Butchery and Sundries in Virginia-Highland, Connan Moody and Academy Coffee are back in action again. Look for Moody’s clever coffee and tea drinks here, including the Space Cadet iced butterfly flower tea drink with jasmine and lemon and the Thai Fighter, an iced latte made with Thai coconut and peanut caramel with a chili lime syrup. The Surprise Me on the menu offers an on-the-spot original creation from Moody and his team.

Located on one of Virginia-Highland’s most picturesque corners, Ash Coffee is a welcome addition to a strip that’s already adorable. Founded by Junkman’s Daughter owner Moss Mills and his fiancee, Ashley Saunders, the spot offers plants, gifts, and Asian-inspired beverages and pastries. Ash Coffee also carries items from local vendors including Orchid’s Baked Goods, Witchy Kombvchy, Knead to Savor, and Heaps Pies.

This longtime Marietta Street coffee shop opened in 2007 and has become a gathering spot for neighborhood residents and students of Georgia Tech and Georgia State. In addition to coffee and coffee drinks, Urban Grind also serves paninis, cakes, and pastries. Swing by for open mic nights featuring comedy, music, and poetry. Grab a seat on the patio to read or do a bit of work.

For those who love a great cold brew coffee, head to Banjo in Avondale Estates. The shop started as a cold brew coffee brand selling chilled, caffeinated elixirs at farmers markets. Banjo also sells hot coffee and espresso drinks, made from organic, fair trade beans. Grab a seat indoors or on the patio with a cup of coffee and avocado toast or a bagel sandwich. Banjo often parks its coffee trailer outside of Park Tavern in Midtown.

Located across from Kimball House, and backed by Taproom Coffee owner Jonathan Pascual, Opo Coffee features a coffee bar, roastery, and certified coffee training center all under one roof. Expect drip coffee and espresso drinks, as well as nitro coffee, chai, and latte specials here. Fresh pastries and baked goods are also available. While there’s ample seating inside, the large patio out back offers plenty of sunny and shady spots to work or read.

This in-town coffee bar was the first business to open at Ponce City Market, first as a pop-up in 2012, followed by its present location two years later. The shop includes a screened-in porch overlooking North Avenue with plenty of seating. Dancing Goats includes multiple locations throughout Atlanta.

This indie coffee shop in the heart of Little Five Points displays work from local artists on the walls as guests sip on coffee blends from around the world. For those seeking to cool off with caffeine, try a "bear” or a half-iced coffee, half-flavored milk combo.

Billed as an “industrial-modern espresso bar,” this Old Fourth Ward coffee shop also offer pastries and bagels from Alon’s in the morning, with grilled sandwiches later in the day (try the grilled beet sandwich). The shop makes all of its syrups from scratch, including vanilla, hazelnut, caramel, and chocolate, which can be added to any coffee order for .75 cents.

Part coffee shop, part craft-goods purveyor, Chrome Yellow has found a loyal following among local artists, writers, theater nerds, and tech geeks who swing by daily for Chrome’s Stumptown coffee blends and locally made pastries.

Perc Coffee Roasters opened its first Atlanta-area coffee shop at the Hosea + 2nd development in East Lake in 2020. The Savannah-based shop resides in the second phase of the development, located at the corner of Hosea L. Williams Drive and 2nd Avenue. In addition to coffee, coffee drinks, and non-alcoholic cold brew coffee cocktails, grab sandwiches, biscuits, and pastries here, too. There’s a second location open in Virginia-Highland and a third location now open in the former Full Commission space in Grant Park.

ParkGrounds in Reynoldstown offers up more than just coffee at its shop, it also serves food, adult beverages, and includes a newly opened beer garden and outdoor seating area where its dog park once stood. Don’t worry, dogs on leashes are still welcome outside as long as they are supervised.

The petite Con Leche coffee bar opened on Flat Shoals Avenue in Reynoldstown in 2020. The 400-square-foot, grab-and-go shop serves coffee using Decatur-based Radio Roasters Coffee beans and baked goods and other coffee sundries from Root Baking Co., Georgia Grinders, Honey Next Door, Rockhouse Creamery, Condor Chocolates, and Blackberry Patch, Inc. Grab everything from regular drip and iced coffee to cortados and chai lattes here.

Bellwood Coffee teamed up with friends Cary Smith and Libby Hockenberry of Ponce City Market plant store the Victorian to open Bellwood coffee bar at the Victorian’s second location inside a century-old home near the Flatiron Bar in the heart of East Atlanta Village. Head in for coffee, espresso, mochas, and lattes and pick up some of Bellwood’s locally roasted beans.

Atlanta-based Portrait Coffee debuted its new coffee shop in West End in 2020, which also features an on-site roastery inside the Lottie Watkins Building on Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard. As a Black-owned coffee company, founders John Onwuchekwa, Marcus Hollinger, Khalid Smith, Shawndra Onwuchekwa, Aaron Fender, and Erin Fender want to bring better and more diverse representation to the city’s specialty coffee scene. People can also find Portrait coffee sold at shops across Atlanta and can subscribe to the coffee bean subscription service.

Green Beans coffee shop opened in Grant Park in April this year. In addition to ethically sourced, house-roasted drip coffee, what keeps this hip, new joint exciting is their weekly lineup of pop-up dinners on select Thursday and Saturday evenings called the Neighborhood Supper Club.

Located a little over a mile south of the Summerhill dining district on Georgia Avenue, Peoples Town Coffee Bar serves coffee and espresso drinks using beans from Atlanta roastery Portrait Coffee and Methodical Coffee out of Greenville, South Carolina. Expect pastries and toasts in the morning, with grilled cheese sandwiches and other small bites paired with wine, beer, and cocktails in the afternoon and evening. Folks will also find both an espresso tonic and black tea tonic on the menu at this coffee bar.

Owned by Belli Pizzeria’s Mario Ali, this coffee shop and cafe opened in Hapeville serving everything from espresso and cold brew concoctions to Ferrero Rocher, caramel, and matcha lattes. In the evenings, Cafe Belli transforms into a cocktail bar slinging New York sours, martinis, negronis, margaritas, sidecars, and old fashioneds. And, yes, there is an espresso martini on the menu.

With locations in Stockbridge and College Park, the double-side drive-thru service at Drip-Thru makes grabbing coffee in the morning a quick and easy experience. Order everything from espresso, lattes, and smoothies to frappes, teas, and pastries from this drive-thru coffee shop.

Grab a cup of drip coffee, a latte, and food, including an everything sausage kolache and pimento cheese and ham wrap from chef Tyler Williams, at this bright and cheery downtown Alpharetta coffee shop and cafe. A second location is now open in Dunwoody.

Located on the first floor of Southbound restaurant in Chamblee, Moonbird is owned and operated by Atlanta barista Kacee Hayes. The menu here includes everything from drip coffee and cappuccino, to cold brew and mocha lattes. Order a scone or breakfast burrito, set up the laptop, and sip coffee while doing a little work at this charming coffee shop or out on the patio. Be aware, the shop is only open from 7:30 to 11 a.m. and is closed Sunday to Tuesday.

Located in Smyrna just outside the perimeter, Rev is known for naming coffee blends after local landmarks like the Silver Comet Trail and taking great pride in being part of a loyal community of java aficionados.

Part book store, part coffee shop, cozy little Read Shop in Vinings Jubilee features plenty of precisely made coffee beverages and titles to peruse. Fun fact: Read is the sister store to in-town market the Merchant at Krog Street Market.

A full-sized version of the Ponce City Market coffee kiosk is located in Toco Hills at the Toco Hill Shopping Center. Like its mini-me, the Toco Hills neighborhood shop offers caffeine fiends fair trade blends from around the world and a light food menu dedicated to a variety of toast combos and local pastries. There are multiple locations around Atlanta.

This Atlanta coffee shop quickly became a favorite among caffeine seekers when it hit the scene in 2017. The bright and airy shop offers plenty of seating, including a patio out front and floor-to-ceiling bleachers just beyond the doors in the lobby of the complex. East Pole also offers public tastings and cuppings and a small food menu. There’s also a location in Poncey-Highland next door to Fishmonger with plenty of inside seating.

Refuge Coffee, located just east of the perimeter in the small city of Clarkston, is community-minded and purpose-driven. While great coffee drinks are always on the menu here, this coffee shop’s mission is to provide a safe space for the city’s large refugee community, along with jobs and job training. Coffee is served from one of the shop’s trucks parked outside a 1960s service station. Owners Kitti and Bill Murray hope to outfit the space with a kitchen soon. Seating can be found inside and outside on the covered patio. Refuge also has locations in Midtown and Norcross.

Charleston-based coffee shop and cafe the Daily opened in 2022 along Trabert Avenue in Berkeley Park, the same street as neighboring Floral Park Market and Monday Night Brewing. And it brings to the neighborhood a cafe serving whipped feta toast drizzled with honey and sprinkles of fresh chives on local sourdough from baker Sarah Dodge, its popular overstuffed breakfast burrito, and hearty salads filled with in-season vegetables. For those looking for creative coffee drinks, the Daily is the spot for that, with a rotating list of caffeinated beverages like the molasses spice latte or black sesame latte or the maple pecan cold brew with maple pecan syrup, Onyx Cold Brew, and a maple pecan cream cold foam. Take a seat at the counter beside the kitchen or grab a table in the airy dining room in back. A second location is open in Inman Park and a third is now open in Buckhead.

Brash works directly with coffee farmers in El Salvador in order to source beans as fairly and ethically as possible. Located in a repurposed shipping container at Westside Provisions District, Brash offers coffee drinkers everything from pour-overs to drip coffee. A second Brash is located inside the Atlanta History Center in Buckhead across from Souper Jenny, a third shop is located at the Works in Underwood Hills, and a fourth is located at the Atlanta History Center in Buckhead.

Pop by for coffee and coffee drinks daily at this Decatur roastery or order beans online for pick up at the shop or have those beans shipped. People can find Radio Roasters beans used and sold by several shops around Atlanta.

The coffee house and live music venue is located just outside of Decatur. Waller’s Coffee Shop, owned by Jason Waller, is part-coffee house and part-events venue for local musicians, spoken word artists, poets, and other entertainers to perform. The family-friendly shop hosts live music three to four times a week as well as wellness events and support groups for those battling mental illness and addiction. Pop in for coffee, biscuits sandwiches, pastries, and wraps and sandwiches.

After relocating from Irwin Street Market to Kinship Butchery and Sundries in Virginia-Highland, Connan Moody and Academy Coffee are back in action again. Look for Moody’s clever coffee and tea drinks here, including the Space Cadet iced butterfly flower tea drink with jasmine and lemon and the Thai Fighter, an iced latte made with Thai coconut and peanut caramel with a chili lime syrup. The Surprise Me on the menu offers an on-the-spot original creation from Moody and his team.

Located on one of Virginia-Highland’s most picturesque corners, Ash Coffee is a welcome addition to a strip that’s already adorable. Founded by Junkman’s Daughter owner Moss Mills and his fiancee, Ashley Saunders, the spot offers plants, gifts, and Asian-inspired beverages and pastries. Ash Coffee also carries items from local vendors including Orchid’s Baked Goods, Witchy Kombvchy, Knead to Savor, and Heaps Pies.

This longtime Marietta Street coffee shop opened in 2007 and has become a gathering spot for neighborhood residents and students of Georgia Tech and Georgia State. In addition to coffee and coffee drinks, Urban Grind also serves paninis, cakes, and pastries. Swing by for open mic nights featuring comedy, music, and poetry. Grab a seat on the patio to read or do a bit of work.

For those who love a great cold brew coffee, head to Banjo in Avondale Estates. The shop started as a cold brew coffee brand selling chilled, caffeinated elixirs at farmers markets. Banjo also sells hot coffee and espresso drinks, made from organic, fair trade beans. Grab a seat indoors or on the patio with a cup of coffee and avocado toast or a bagel sandwich. Banjo often parks its coffee trailer outside of Park Tavern in Midtown.

This indie coffee shop in the heart of Little Five Points displays work from local artists on the walls as guests sip on coffee blends from around the world. For those seeking to cool off with caffeine, try a "bear” or a half-iced coffee, half-flavored milk combo.

Billed as an “industrial-modern espresso bar,” this Old Fourth Ward coffee shop also offer pastries and bagels from Alon’s in the morning, with grilled sandwiches later in the day (try the grilled beet sandwich). The shop makes all of its syrups from scratch, including vanilla, hazelnut, caramel, and chocolate, which can be added to any coffee order for .75 cents.

Part coffee shop, part craft-goods purveyor, Chrome Yellow has found a loyal following among local artists, writers, theater nerds, and tech geeks who swing by daily for Chrome’s Stumptown coffee blends and locally made pastries.

Perc Coffee Roasters opened its first Atlanta-area coffee shop at the Hosea + 2nd development in East Lake in 2020. The Savannah-based shop resides in the second phase of the development, located at the corner of Hosea L. Williams Drive and 2nd Avenue. In addition to coffee, coffee drinks, and non-alcoholic cold brew coffee cocktails, grab sandwiches, biscuits, and pastries here, too. There’s a second location open in Virginia-Highland and a third location now open in the former Full Commission space in Grant Park.

ParkGrounds in Reynoldstown offers up more than just coffee at its shop, it also serves food, adult beverages, and includes a newly opened beer garden and outdoor seating area where its dog park once stood. Don’t worry, dogs on leashes are still welcome outside as long as they are supervised.

The petite Con Leche coffee bar opened on Flat Shoals Avenue in Reynoldstown in 2020. The 400-square-foot, grab-and-go shop serves coffee using Decatur-based Radio Roasters Coffee beans and baked goods and other coffee sundries from Root Baking Co., Georgia Grinders, Honey Next Door, Rockhouse Creamery, Condor Chocolates, and Blackberry Patch, Inc. Grab everything from regular drip and iced coffee to cortados and chai lattes here.

Bellwood Coffee teamed up with friends Cary Smith and Libby Hockenberry of Ponce City Market plant store the Victorian to open Bellwood coffee bar at the Victorian’s second location inside a century-old home near the Flatiron Bar in the heart of East Atlanta Village. Head in for coffee, espresso, mochas, and lattes and pick up some of Bellwood’s locally roasted beans.

Atlanta-based Portrait Coffee debuted its new coffee shop in West End in 2020, which also features an on-site roastery inside the Lottie Watkins Building on Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard. As a Black-owned coffee company, founders John Onwuchekwa, Marcus Hollinger, Khalid Smith, Shawndra Onwuchekwa, Aaron Fender, and Erin Fender want to bring better and more diverse representation to the city’s specialty coffee scene. People can also find Portrait coffee sold at shops across Atlanta and can subscribe to the coffee bean subscription service.

Green Beans coffee shop opened in Grant Park in April this year. In addition to ethically sourced, house-roasted drip coffee, what keeps this hip, new joint exciting is their weekly lineup of pop-up dinners on select Thursday and Saturday evenings called the Neighborhood Supper Club.

Located a little over a mile south of the Summerhill dining district on Georgia Avenue, Peoples Town Coffee Bar serves coffee and espresso drinks using beans from Atlanta roastery Portrait Coffee and Methodical Coffee out of Greenville, South Carolina. Expect pastries and toasts in the morning, with grilled cheese sandwiches and other small bites paired with wine, beer, and cocktails in the afternoon and evening. Folks will also find both an espresso tonic and black tea tonic on the menu at this coffee bar.

Owned by Belli Pizzeria’s Mario Ali, this coffee shop and cafe opened in Hapeville serving everything from espresso and cold brew concoctions to Ferrero Rocher, caramel, and matcha lattes. In the evenings, Cafe Belli transforms into a cocktail bar slinging New York sours, martinis, negronis, margaritas, sidecars, and old fashioneds. And, yes, there is an espresso martini on the menu.

With locations in Stockbridge and College Park, the double-side drive-thru service at Drip-Thru makes grabbing coffee in the morning a quick and easy experience. Order everything from espresso, lattes, and smoothies to frappes, teas, and pastries from this drive-thru coffee shop.