Terra Cafe

Subject: Terra Cafe
Location visited: Morgantown, WV
Rating: 6+ [see key]

Many college towns have a unique feeling, but none like Morgantown. Given the topography, the monorail and the unique city planning, I always manage to find something new in my visits.

The Local

Subject: The Local
Location visited: Irvington, VA
Rating: 5+ [see key]

While most coffee gems reside in cities, the ones that shine the brightest are the ones in the small towns across the land. One morning while heading the scenic route north from Yorktown, I saw the shine of good coffee at a local cafe on the main strip of Irvington.

Tandem Coffee Roasters

Subject: Tandem Coffee Roasters
Location visited: East Bayside, Portland, ME
Rating: 6+ [see key]

There are always a few roasters that seems to defy geography when it comes to wholesale accounts. Tandem Coffee Roasters became known to me over ten years ago (it might even be more) just in me visiting coffee shops nowhere near their home base in Maine. Having had a myriad of positive experiences with their beans, I put them on my list awhile ago to visit one fateful day.

Abracadabra Coffee Company

Subject: Abracadabra Coffee Company

Location: Woodstock, VT
Rating: 6+ [see key]

Just when I think that I've seen most of the many towns of Vermont, I come across a notable gem that somehow evaded me. Heading north to bask amidst the mountain landscapes in their summer glory, I managed to evade (most of) the hordes and found myself at a giant coffee barn in Woodstock.

The Parlour Tabletop and Tome

Subject: The Parlour
Location: Quakerstown, PA
Rating: 5+ [see key]

The old adage that it's important to live like a tourist in your own town is something I try to hearken unto in my travels. Having passed through Quakerstown many a time for work, it was refreshing to just visit so to check out a board game cafe reputed to serve good coffee.