In the middle of the 90s, at the height of Grunge, there was the coffeehouse. It was the yuppie / grunge movement of it’s time, right?
People stopped hanging out in bars and started sucking down giant lattes at their favorite local spot, and in Richmond there was World Cup and then there was … World Cup.
Fast-forward 10 or 15 years and it looks the coffeehouse movement finally made its way to Richmond. These days you can hardly walk five blocks without stumbling upon a fantastic little coffee place, most of which are not only serving up great coffee, but also baked goods, sandwiches and, yes, even wine and beer.
But which one is the best in Richmond? Well that’s up to you. Vote!
It’s hard to imagine what Richmonders did before Ellwood’s Coffee. On any given day, at any given hour, the place is so packed and bumping it’s as though it’s always been there.
The Museum District’s own little coffee haven. Hard to believe it took so long to get there.
Cafe Caturra – all locations
This place took the coffeehouse to a whole new level.
It’s exactly what Shockoe Bottom needed.
Church’s Hill beloved house-roasted coffee place.
Crossroads Coffee & Ice Cream – Forest Hill Avenue
It’s the crowing jewel of life South of the River.
Lamplighter Cafe & Roasting Company
Can a coffeehouse be an underground favorite? Lamplighter came out of nowhere and now it’s one of the most buzzed about coffee places in town.
What would First Fridays be without it?
We’ll just say it, The Martin Agency might shrivel up and die without Shockoe Espresso.
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