Google map of quality cafes

#1: Post by **jeremybb** » July 3rd, 2017, 3:38 pm

HI all,

Just wanted to let folks know of a map I curate in my spare time of quality cafes. Most of these I've been to, although I will also add places that are recommended by knowledgeable friends or get a good write-up in e.g. Sprudge. Hopefully useful if you find yourself in a new part of the world.

https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?hl ... 243589&z=9

Heavy on:

SF Bay Area
NYC
London
Portland

Comments, criticisms, and additions welcome!

#2: Post by **Chert** » July 3rd, 2017, 3:59 pm

It would be really cool if one could hover over the cup and see the name of the café pop up.

in Portland I recommend Case Study and Water Ave be added.

#3: Post by **yakster** » July 3rd, 2017, 4:07 pm

Nice, you can remove the San Jose Red Berry location, they moved to Los Altos, and the Barefoot Coffee Rollup Bar hasn't been open in years.

#4: Post by **maigre** » July 3rd, 2017, 11:36 pm

Voyager Craft Coffee on Stevens Creek in Santa Clara
Vero's Coffee Bar on S. 1st in San Jose
Chromatic just opened a second shop on N. 2nd in San Jose
Never, on Belmont (iirc) in Portland
Barista, a few locations in Portland
Since you have some in SoCal, Coffee Commissary, Burbank makes great coffee, including some of the most consistently good pourovers anywhere. They have a couple of other LA locations, too, but I haven't been to those.

#5: Post by **brianl** » July 5th, 2017, 11:35 am

I can help you populate

I would love for this to blow up for when I travel

Chicago:
Gaslight Coffee Roasters
Ipsento
Dark Matter
Wormhole

Boston:
Dwelltime (Barismo)
Simon
Render
George Howell

DC:
ChinaTown Coffee Roasters
Peregrine Espresso

Austin:
Houndstooth
Figure 8

San Antonio:
Brown Coffee Co.

Buenos aires:
Coffee time (at market in San Telmo)

Lima:
Arábica

Sydney:
Single origin coffee roasters

July 5th, 2017, 12:12 pm

+1 on Peregrine in D.C.

Some other favorites of mine include:

Perq in Sarasota, FL
Nossa Familia in Portland, OR
Sweet Bloom in Denver, CO
4121 Main in Pittsburgh, PA

#7: Post by **ecuew** » July 5th, 2017, 1:30 pm

This is a really neat idea! So are you accepting submissions from forum members? I would have a few to add in Toronto (and one in Ottawa).

#8: Post by **Calcreole** » July 5th, 2017, 10:53 pm

LA

Verve Coffee
8820 Washington Blvd #107, Culver City, CA 90232
8051 W 3rd St, Los Angeles, CA 90048
8925 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood, CA 90069

Intelligentsia
1331 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice, CA 90291
3922 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90029

Blue Bottle Coffee (8 locations total)
1103 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice, CA 90291
8830 Washington Blvd #103, Culver City, CA 90232
132 S Beverly Dr, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
300 S Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90013

Lodge Bread [Serving Four Barrel/De La Paz]
11918 Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90066

Venice Grind [Serving Stumptown]
12224 Venice Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90066

Menotti's Coffee Stop
56 Windward Ave, Venice, CA 90291

Deus Ex Machina
1001 Venice Blvd, Venice, CA 90291

Paper or Plastik Cafe
5772 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90019

#9: Post by **Headala** » July 7th, 2017, 10:19 pm

I would love to see this expand. I travel quite a bit, and it's sometimes maddening to find a decent cup. What is the most efficient way for us to submit additions? I have quite a few, and want to make it as easy as possible for OP to import.

#10: Post by **bluesman** » July 10th, 2017, 2:10 pm

Please put Philly on the map! We have several world class shops, including (but not limited to...)

-Menagerie (18 S 3rd St, Phila, PA 19106)
-Elixr (207 S. Sydenham St, Phila, PA 19102)
-Square One (249 S 13th St Phila, PA 19107 and 1811 JFK Blvd, 19103)
-Ultimo (1900 S 15th St, Phila, PA 19145 & 2149 Catharine St, 19146) - owned & operated by Aaron Ultimo, a WBC judge, & his wife
-Reanimator (310 W Master St, Phila, PA 19122)
-Rival Brothers (2400 Lombard St, Phila, PA 19146)
-Shot Tower (542 Christian St, Phila, PA 19147)

Give a special shout out to The Monkey and the Elephant (2831 W Girard Ave, Phila, PA 19130). M&E is the vision of Lisa Miccolis, who's devoted years of her life to kids who age out of the foster care system. It turns out (at least here in PA) that once you turn 18, you're on your own - and many kids find themselves truly alone, with no guidance or mentor and no knowledge, skill or experience with which to be self sufficient. Lisa is a long time coffee nut, a highly skilled barista, and an all around great person who decided years ago to create a program that would teach these kids coffee as a business in order to give them a framework on which to build a life as an adult. M&E is it, and it's both a great little shop and a truly valuable place for all of us to support.