Union Coffee

Subject: Union Coffee

Location: Lambertville, NJ
Rating: 6+ [see key]

The two towns of Lambertville, NJ and New Hope, PA are inexorably tied and yet have two very different dynamics. New Hope is far more the tourist-centered borough, with its cute main street and attractions, but a few visits expose its congested footprint and surprising lack of public (or private) bathrooms. Whereas Lambertville first appears far more of a sleepy village, but repeat exposure shows this is the town with far more quality, hidden gems.

De Fer Coffee & Tea

Subject: De Fer Coffee & Tea
Location visited: Strip District, Pittsburgh, PA
Rating: 6+ [see key]

Pittsburgh in summer remains a favorite destination, especially if I have business/destinations to visit in the city that give the necessary motivation to seek out good coffee. 

Pleasant Valley Dairy

Subject: Pleasant Valley Dairy

Location: Middletown, DE
Rating: 5+ [see key]

I love Amish markets, especially in (seemingly) random spots scattered across the land. In traveling south for a little recent Christmas cheer in Delaware, I happened upon such a market in Middletown, poised for a morning cup of coffee in the early afternoon. Usually I would have stopped at a shop in the Wilmington area prior to heading down, but I found myself outside the (archaic) early afternoon cutoff for many shops and my last hope for a possible cup of something other than convenience coffee stood this market before they closed their doors at 4 PM that Saturday.

Faire Cafe

Subject: Faire Cafe
Location: Wilmington, DE
Rating: 6+ [see key]

Wilmington is an odd area. For a city that seems to have a lot of different types of neighborhoods, the land has a quite a decent amount of good coffee relative to its size. 

Culture Coffee

Subject: Culture Coffee
Location: Lewisburg, PA
Rating: 6+ [see key]

Lewisburg was an unknown place to my young mind when I was looking for university jobs twenty years ago. I applied to work at Bucknell, got rejected and then Lewisburg faded from my thoughts for over a decade. When the city next resurfaced, I was passing through on a local trip and I had need of a good cup of coffee.