Located in Smyrna just outside the perimeter, Rev is known for naming coffee blends after local landmarks like the Silver Comet Trail and taking great pride in being part of a loyal community of java addicts.

Located in Vinings look for standard coffee and espresso drinks at Cafe Comma, along with specialty coffee drinks like brown sugar and caramel creme lattes and the espresso tonic. There are several toasts to choose from on the food menu, too, such as smoked salmon and cream cheese and brie and apricot.

Part book store, part coffee shop, cozy little Read Shop in Vinings Jubilee features plenty of precisely made coffee beverages and titles to peruse. Fun fact: Read is the sister store to in-town market the Merchant at Krog Street Market.

Atlanta-based Portrait Coffee recently debuted its new coffee shop in West End, which also features an on-site roastery inside the Lottie Watkins Building on Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard. As a Black-owned coffee company, founders John Onwuchekwa, Marcus Hollinger, Khalid Smith, Shawndra Onwuchekwa, Aaron Fender, and Erin Fender want to bring better and more diverse representation to the city’s specialty coffee scene. People can also find Portrait coffee sold at shops across Atlanta and can subscribe to the coffee bean subscription service.

Located inside the taproom at Wild Heaven-West End, this friendly little coffee shop has become an integral part of the community in the neighborhood, hosting a running club, open-mic nights, and drag bingo. As a queer-owned business, Finca to Filter also prioritizes partnering with LGBTQ+ and BIPOC local and Southern coffee brands as well as food businesses. The shop serves everything from drip coffee, flat whites, and lattes to espresso drinks and even a seasonal espresso spritzer. Grab coffee to go, or take a seat inside or outside on the patio flanking the Westside Beltline trail. The shop now has a location on the Eastside Beltline and is opening a coffee and frozen dessert bar and wine bar Side Saddle Wine Saloon in the coming months on the Southside Beltline trail.

Brash works directly with coffee farmers in El Salvador in order to source beans as fairly and ethically as possible. Located in a repurposed shipping container at Westside Provisions District, Brash offers coffee drinkers everything from pour-overs to drip coffee. A second Brash is located inside the Atlanta History Center in Buckhead across from Souper Jenny and a third shop is located at the Works in Underwood Hills.

Owned by Belli Pizzeria’s Mario Ali, this coffee shop and cafe recently opened in Hapeville serving everything from espresso and cold brew concoctions to Ferrero Rocher, caramel, and matcha lattes. But in the evenings, Cafe Belli transforms into a cocktail bar slinging New York sours, martinis, and negronis, as well as margaritas, sidecars, and old fashioneds. And, yes, there is an espresso martini on the menu.

This longtime Marietta Street coffee shop opened in 2007 and has become a gathering spot for neighborhood residents and students of Georgia Tech and Georgia State. In addition to coffee and coffee drinks, Urban Grind also serves paninis, cakes, and pastries. Swing by for open mic nights featuring comedy, music, and poetry. Grab a seat on the patio to read or do a bit of work.

Located a little over a mile south of the Summerhill dining district on Georgia Avenue, Peoples Town Coffee Bar serves coffee and espresso drinks using beans from Atlanta roastery Portrait Coffee and Methodical Coffee out of Greenville, South Carolina. Expect pastries and toasts in the morning, with grilled cheese sandwiches and other small bites paired with wine, beer, and cocktails in the afternoon and evening. Folks will also find both an espresso tonic and black tea tonic on the menu at this coffee bar.

This Atlanta coffee shop quickly became a favorite among caffeine seekers when it hit the scene in 2017. The bright and airy shop offers plenty of seating, including a patio out front and floor-to-ceiling bleachers just beyond the doors in the lobby of the complex. East Pole also offers public tastings and cuppings and a small food menu. There’s also a location in Poncey-Highland next door to Fishmonger with plenty of inside seating.

Billed as an “industrial-modern espresso bar,” this Old Fourth Ward coffee shop also offer pastries and bagels from Alon’s in the morning, with grilled sandwiches later in the day.

This in-town coffee bar was the first business to open at Ponce City Market, first as a pop-up in 2012, followed by its present location two years later. The shop includes a screened-in porch overlooking North Avenue with plenty of seating. Dancing Goats includes multiple locations throughout Atlanta.

Victory Brands, the group behind popular Atlanta restaurants like LLoyd’s and Victory Sandwich Bar, rebranded its Dekalb Athletic Club coffee shop to Victory Coffee and Calamity in 2020. Located next door to the group’s throwback restaurant LLoyd’s, Victory CC serves coffee and coffee drinks from Avondale Estates-based Radio Roasters along with “gas station” biscuits through the afternoon. There’s plenty of seating indoors and outside on the patio.

ParkGrounds in Reynoldstown offers up more than just coffee at its shop, it also serves food, adult beverages, and includes a newly opened beer garden and outdoor seating area where its dog park once stood. Don’t worry, dogs on leashes are still welcome outside as long as they are supervised.

After relocating from Irwin Street Market to Kinship Butchery and Sundries in Virginia-Highland, Connan Moody and Academy Coffee are back in action again. Look for Moody’s clever coffee and tea drinks here, including the Space Cadet iced butterfly flower tea drink with jasmine and lemon and the Thai Fighter, an iced latte made with Thai coconut and peanut caramel with a chili lime syrup. The Surprise Me on the menu offers an on-the-spot original creation from Moody and his team.

The petite Con Leche coffee bar opened on Flat Shoals Avenue in Reynoldstown in 2020. The 400-square-foot, grab-and-go shop serves coffee using Decatur-based Radio Roasters Coffee beans and baked goods and other coffee sundries from Root Baking Co., Georgia Grinders, Honey Next Door, Rockhouse Creamery, Condor Chocolates, and Blackberry Patch, Inc. Grab everything from regular drip and iced coffee to cortados and chai lattes here.

Hodgepodge in East Atlanta concocts specialty drinks with ingredients such as Ghirardelli chocolate and caramel. If that’s not enough of a pick-me-up, try the “kick in the pants,” a drip coffee with two shots of espresso. The shop brews Batdorf and Bronson beans and features an impressive ’zine library. Hodgepodge is sadly closing December 31, 2023 after 12 years due to a significant rent hike on the property, so be sure to visit soon if you’re a fan of this coffee shop.

Bellwood Coffee teamed up with friends Cary Smith and Libby Hockenberry of Ponce City Market plant store the Victorian to open Bellwood coffee bar at the Victorian’s second location inside a century-old home near the Flatiron Bar in the heart of East Atlanta Village. Head in for coffee, espresso, mochas, and lattes and pick up some of Bellwood’s locally roasted beans. The flagship location, however, is its brand new coffee bar back where it all began on Bolton Road on Atlanta’s westside.

A full-sized version of the Ponce City Market coffee kiosk is located in Toco Hills at the Toco Hill Shopping Center. Like its mini me, the Toco Hills neighborhood shop offers caffeine fiends fair trade blends from around the world as well as a light food menu dedicated to a variety of toast combos and local pastries. A third location resides at the Publix-anchored Moores Mill Center in northwest Atlanta, with a fourth location headed to historic Hotel Row in downtown Atlanta in 2023.

Located on the first floor of Southbound restaurant in Chamblee, Moonbird is owned and operated by Atlanta barista Kacee Hayes. The menu here includes everything from drip coffee and cappuccino, to cold brew and mocha lattes. Order a scone or breakfast burrito, set up the laptop, and sip coffee while doing a little work at this charming coffee shop or out on the patio.

Grab a cup of drip coffee, a latte, and food, including an everything sausage kolache and pimento cheese and ham wrap from chef Tyler Williams, at this bright and cheery downtown Alpharetta coffee shop and cafe. A second location is now open in Dunwoody.

Located across from Kimball House, and backed by Taproom Coffee owner Jonathan Pascual, Opo Coffee features a coffee bar, roastery, and certified coffee training center all under one roof. Expect drip coffee and espresso drinks, as well as nitro coffee, chai, and latte specials here. Fresh pastries and baked goods are also available. While there’s ample seating inside, the large patio out back offers plenty of sunny and shady spots to work or read.

Pop by for coffee and coffee drinks daily at this Decatur roastery or order beans online for pick up at the shop or have those beans shipped. People can find Radio Roasters beans used and sold by several shops around Atlanta.

For those who love a great cold brew coffee, head to Banjo in Avondale Estates. The shop started as a cold brew coffee brand selling chilled, caffeinated elixirs at farmers markets. Banjo also sells hot coffee and espresso drinks, made from organic, fair trade beans. Grab a seat indoors or on the patio with a cup of coffee and avocado toast or a bagel sandwich. Banjo often parks its coffee trailer outside of Park Tavern in Midtown.

Refuge Coffee, located just east of the perimeter in the small city of Clarkston, is community-minded and purpose-driven. While great coffee drinks are always on the menu here, this coffee shop’s mission is to provide a safe space for the city’s large refugee community, along with jobs and job training. Coffee is served from one of the shop’s trucks parked outside a 1960s service station. Owners Kitti and Bill Murray hope to outfit the space with a kitchen soon. Seating can be found inside and outside on the covered patio. Refuge also has a location in Midtown and a location in Norcross.