Best of Boston
Best Coffee Shop
A duck noodle soup occasionally available at Cicada. / Photo by Rachel Leah Blumenthal
Madhouse Café
Boston
This hip Roxbury coffee shop attached to a custom motorcycle garage is the place where mocha lattes and motors come together. Sip on a sweet [...] read more»
2023 Best Coffee Shop
Cicada
Cambridge
Snuggled in Central Square, this caffeinated community hub beckons with perfect pick-me-ups to savor in the chill back garden or the artsy, greenery-filled interior. Coffee [...] read more»
2022 Best Coffee Shop
Cicada Coffee Bar
Cambridge
At a time when sleek, international coffee chains seem to be touching down on every corner, Cicada is a throwback to indie coffee houses of [...] read more»
2021 Best Coffee Shop
Monumental Market
Jamaica Plain
Where can you score a bold yet balanced cup of coffee, mouthwatering pastries, and the perfect background tunes for sipping your java back at home? [...] read more»
2020 Best Coffee Shop
Recreo Coffee & Roasterie
West Roxbury
Any java can wake us up in the morning—but Recreo’s also help us sleep at night. Though much coffee production is notorious for labor exploitation, [...] read more»
2019 Best Coffee Shop
George Howell Coffee at the Godfrey Hotel
Boston
Before he sold it to Starbucks in the 1990s, George Howell’s local-born Coffee Connection chain helped pioneer the gourmet-coffee movement. Two decades later, the java [...] read more»
2018 Best Coffee Shop
Render
Boston
We’ve been juggling hot, steamy (occasionally cold-brewed) flings with a veritable bevy of eligible coffee small-batch-elors, each with its own heart-palpitating charms. There’s George (Howell) [...] read more»
2017 Best Coffee Shop
Gracenote
Boston
The most discerning coffee enthusiasts frequent this 240-square-foot caffeine den, where espressos and cortados are pumped from a Modbar espresso machine by co-owner San Bellino [...] read more»
2016 Best Coffee Shop
Gracenote
Boston
Warning: This is not the type of corner café you can turn into a makeshift office. Instead, the dual-use space, shared with Downtown Crossing’s Graffito [...] read more»
2015 Best Coffee Shop
Dwelltime
Cambridge
What's one way to maintain control over your coffee and espresso? Own a supply chain—which is how this Cambridge shop, from local roaster Barismo, became [...] read more»
2014 Best Coffee Shop
Render
Boston
For many, "grabbing a cup of coffee" means getting your buzz on fast. Render will encourage you to slow down and enjoy the process: All [...] read more»