33 replies to this topic

[skeksis]

I'm curious too.

Best cup in town, in my experience: I buy my green beans (usually something African or even Yemeni for my tastes) from Sweet Maria's in Oakland, roast them myself. Use the beans within a week, grind fresh in the morning with a burr grinder and brew in a little french press. Keep hot in a thermos. Totally worth the trouble.

I like strong & black.

Royal Coffee (at the downtown market) is damn good. Cartel & Lux are both way above average. Some of the Fair Trade varieties are quite good (Indonesian sourced, usually).

I'll keep thinking on it.

[Tender Lad]

Circle K super charged puts lead in my pencil.

[Rial]

I usually only get the mocha at LUX, but the other day I had the coffee and was stoked, it was pretty good.
Cartel gives me heart palpitations...so that is a good thing right?
but I am curious to some answers from more coffee wised vets here...unlimited Coffee and Grinders by my house have decent to passable coffee...so i desire answers.

[bunnyeyes]

I go for Lola's on Roosevelt and 3rd ave. Extra bonus is the fresh baked goods from Sweet Pea Bakery : ) We buy our beans from Randy at Xanadu for home brew.

[azwestdevil72]

I'm a Sanka man...

[chalupacabra]

Cartel pretty much fuels our band, for what its worth...stuff is great

[TPStank]

I would consider myself something of an expert on this topic, because a day doesn't go by in my life where I'm not trying to find the best cup of coffee to start my day off. First off, I'm a coffee fanatic. I drink coffee for breakfast, lunch, and sometimes when I'm working long hours at night on the computer. Caffiene has no effect on me, for some reason. I'm hoping that my massive consumption of coffee doesn't end up killing me over the next remaining years, but I digress...

I have found that the best cups of coffee, at least within the Downtown Phoenix area, come from the following spots:



Unlimited Coffee
http://www.unlimitedcoffee.com/
741 East Glendale Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85020

Luci's Healthy Marketplace
1590 East Bethany Home Road
Phoenix, AZ 85014




Other good places would definitely include Coffee Plantation and (yes, I said it) Circle K, but Unlimited Coffee & Luci's are definitely my favs. I haven't gotten into the whole Dutch Brothers thing because in my opinion, their prices are just too fucking outrageous.

Also, you will NEVER catch me in a Starbucks. Worst coffee/coffee house on the planet.

PS. This thread really makes me miss Willow House.

The end.

[Quezo]

beans from Randy at Xanadu for home brew.

This. I am currently out and using some TJ's beans but I am unhappy.

Randy, can you hear me? I need you!

Lola's would be second, lux 3rd, circle k last, Starbucks not considered, Cartel somewhere near Lola's and Lux, Willow House house beans with cinnamon I crave regularly.

Seriously, can we all plan a unison vomit party at Hob Nobs?

[Rial]

Unlimited Coffee</b><br /><a href='http://www.unlimitedcoffee.com/' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='nofollow external'>http://www.unlimitedcoffee.com/741 East Glendale AvenuePhoenix, AZ 85020/><b>Luci's Healthy Marketplace1590 East Bethany Home Road<br />Phoenix, AZ 85014Other good places would definitely include Coffee Plantation and (yes, I said it) Circle K, but Unlimited Coffee &amp; Luci's are definitely my favs.

Lucys Healthy Market place is a great place, I try to support it as much as possible, the omlets are tasty and the PBJ's, but the regular coffee is gross...the fancy drinks are ok. And there is mos def a difference depending on who is working.

Unlimited...I have never had the regular coffee but the lattes are ok and the mochas are above average, the frozen drinks are milk shakes. I have been scared to get the coffee based on these ventures, but they do have .50 cubs of cofee....

Both cool places, but I want them to improve there coffee to some next level shit.

[Jacki O.]

Seriously, can we all plan a unison vomit party at Hob Nobs?

yamobethere
just give me a date and time

[Quezo]

Seriously, can we all plan a unison vomit party at Hob Nobs?

yamobethere
just give me a date and time

Just like the story scene in Stand By Me

LARDASS!!!!!

[Rial]

not the best coffee, but the best coffee in a bike shop that also serves kick ass feta cheese sandwiches

Trailhead Bike Cafe
www.trailheadbikecafe.com
6825 North 16th Street
Phoenix, AZ 85016
(602) 264-2328

[bob]

i second cartel. i'm gonna be drinking iced toddies allllllll weekend!

[jeremy_arp]

I like Royal Coffee (at the Public Market on 1st/Pierce) the best.
A close second is Copper Star Coffee (7th Ave/Campbell). They have a drive-thru.
The best drive-thru and 24-hour-on-the-weekend coffee is Xtreme Bean in Tempe (McClintock/Southern).