Altitude Coffee Lab

Altitude Coffee Lab has become known for its roasts, but this cafe is more than that. The low-key interior is homey and relaxed, the perfect spot to spend an afternoon getting work done on the ivy-covered patio. Should you get hungry, Altitude offers full breakfast, lunch, and dinner menus that include dishes from all over […]

Blue Nile Cafe

Forget impressions from heart-rending TV pleas about Ethiopia — Tempe’s Blue Nile shows that food is one of the finest things about the African nation. Vegetables and legumes abound, made luscious with slow simmering into spicy stews. Chicken, beef and shrimp shine, too, wrapped burrito-like in tangy, homemade injera bread.

Carmel’s Coffee & Bakery

This Central Phoenix coffee house – located in a vintage 1940s house on Camelback Road in Arcadia – is a favorite for its warm, cozy interior, interesting artwork, and freshly brewed java (using Lux beans). But what has us returning again and again is the full menu of breakfast and lunch items. Carmel’s Coffee and […]

Cartel Coffee Lab

If you live in Phoenix and haven’t heard of Cartel Coffee Lab, you’ve probably been living under a Starbucks-shaped rock. Or maybe you just don’t drink java. This local coffee roaster is the best known in the caf

Coffee Plantation

This Village at Shea coffee hangout promises many things – pastries, light lunch options, smoothies, and yes, coffee. The small coffee chain that is Coffee Plantation first opened in 1989 in Tempe (though that location has since shuttered), with the Scottsdale and Shea location following later. This Arizona original coffee shop is open at 6 […]

Coffee Rush

The staff at Chandler’s Coffee Rush is relaxed and friendly, so much so that despite the name it’s hard to feel rushed when you stop in. If you’re a regular, the staff will even start your favorite chai or Caramel Nut Latte before you even get to the register. The pretty man-made lake out back […]

The Coffee Shop

This upscale coffee joint is housed inside a re-purposed maintenance garage. It sounds a little random but its really not considering that The Coffee Shop sits on the grounds of Agritopia, the urban farm oasis in Gilbert. Inside the coffee house you’ll find a spacious place with great natural lighting. Order up one of their […]

Cupz N’ Crepes

There’s nothing quite so perfect as the combination of fresh coffee and a perfectly-prepared crepe. And lucky for us, when we’re looking to satisfy the craving we need not look any farther than Cupz N’ Crepes in Ahwatukee. The south Phoenix eatery specializes in made-to-order crepes of both the sweet and savory variety filled with […]

Dark Hall Coffee

Dark Hall Coffee is a vegan and vegetarian coffee shop in the Coronado area, one offering fully vegan coffee and tea drinks, plus pastries. We’re talking about house-made nut milks, oat milks, dairy-free cortados, cappuccinos, and lattes, brown sugar lemonade, signature juice concoctions, cinnamon rolls, and shortbread.