Rowan Coffee

Subject: Rowan Coffee
Location visited: Asheville, NC
Rating: 6+ [see key]

Living in South Jersey, the name Rowan gets thrown around a lot. But oddly enough, it is not in NJ but all the way south in North Carolina that I found a coffee shop doing great things with the Rowan name.  

Homeroom

Subject: Homeroom
Location visited: Gladwyne, PA
Rating: 6+ [see key]

While Philadelphia has many great shops within the city limits, many of my favorites reside in the suburbs. One particular shop sits in a town I rarely get an opportunity to visit, a pleasant village called Gladwyne. 

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.