Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Tucker
Subject: Tucker
Location visited: Easton, PA
WiFi?: yes
Rating: 6+ [see key]
I greatly cherish periodically visiting the towns and cities situated on the Delaware River north of Trenton. With lovely whistle-stops like Frenchtown and Stockton as well as fun activities like tubing downriver, it's a scenic region with plenty of attractions.
Thursday, November 07, 2019
Spitfire Coffee
Subject: Spitfire Coffee
Location visited: New Orleans, LA
WiFi?: yes
Rating: 6+ [see key]
The French Quarter remains one of the most unique and iconic urban neighborhoods on the North American continent. For hundreds of years it has thrived, known for its jazz, flooding issues and its unique cuisine. Yet for all of its gastro-attractions, until recently the area stood fairly bereft of quality coffee. One place that helped change that is Spitfire.
Wednesday, October 30, 2019
Kohi Coffee
Location visited: Boston, MA
WiFi?: yes
Rating: 6+ [see key]
Sometimes fortune comes easy. Albeit such occurrences are rare, but when they do happen, even small things like finding a free onion ring in your sundae feel just like randomly bumping into Elijah Wood for a rare selfie with the wife (mine, not his).
Thursday, October 17, 2019
Giant Coffee
Location: Phoenix, AZ
WiFi?: yes
Rating: 6+ [see key]
Some people dabble in coffee, but for most people, coffee is a huge part of their routine. So when I stumbled across a place called Giant Coffee in Phoenix, it resonated with me deeply.
Labels:
Arizona,
AZ,
coffee,
coffee bar,
coffee shop,
coffeehouse,
espresso,
espresso bar,
giant coffee,
Phoenix,
PHX
Thursday, October 10, 2019
Canvas Coffee House
Subject: Canvas Coffee House
Location: Newport News, VA
WiFi?: yes
Rating: 6+ [see key]
For many years I visited the Williamsburg area and never had much luck finding good coffee outside of Norfolk and Virginia Beach. But finally after years of dearth, a quality establishment called Canvas Coffee House opened its doors in Newport News.
Friday, September 27, 2019
Bolt Coffee

Location Visited: Dean Hotel, Providence, RI
WiFi?: yes
Rating: 6+ [see key]
Waking up before the sun comes easy to few people. There's something about starting your day in the dark that makes getting out of bed that much harder. Fortunately, not all early risings are laborious, and sometimes getting up at 3 a.m. means the start of a multi-state road trip, full of good coffee stops.
Friday, September 20, 2019
Berdena's

Location: Scottsdale, AZ
WiFi?: yes
Rating: 5+ [see key]
Of all the Arizona towns I have visited, Scottsdale struck me as one of the prettiest and walkable. I was only there for a day here and there, but each time it seemed like a great place to reside. Then on top of those selling points, add great coffee into the equation and now I'm looking at real estate.
WiFi?: yes
Rating: 5+ [see key]
Of all the Arizona towns I have visited, Scottsdale struck me as one of the prettiest and walkable. I was only there for a day here and there, but each time it seemed like a great place to reside. Then on top of those selling points, add great coffee into the equation and now I'm looking at real estate.
Wednesday, September 11, 2019
King Coffee

Location: Tempe, AZ
WiFi?: yes
Rating: 5+ [see key]
A lot of Arizona days require an indoor sanctuary, cool and shaded from the desert sun. Such was my dilemma one scorching morning in Tempe when I found myself outside the doors of a local coffeehouse near my hotel, a cozy strip mall shop called King Coffee.
Labels:
Arizona,
AZ,
coffee,
coffee bar,
coffee house,
coffee shop,
coffeehouse,
espresso,
espresso bar,
King Coffee,
Tempe
Wednesday, August 28, 2019
Rare Bird Coffee Roasters

Location: Falls Church, VA
WiFi?: yes
Rating: 6+ [see key]
As I recall it, the DC metro area was one of the few places on the east coast to first spawn (or at least feature) good coffee over a decade ago. Since then, excellent roasters and quality espresso havens have continued to thrive despite the horrid traffic and rising rents.
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