Coffee/Tea Archives - Atlanta Magazine

Aurora Coffee

404-523-6856

Opened in 1992 by a Seattle transplant, this fiercely independent operation has weathered many changes—including a sale to the owner of Criminal Records—but it has never deviated from its basic mission as a serious espresso bar.

Website: http://auroracoffee.com/

Neighborhood: Atlanta, Little Five Points

Category: Coffee/Tea, Restaurants

Condesa Coffee

480 John Wesley Dobbs Avenue, Atlanta, GA, 30312

404-524-5054

Perched at the corner of Boulevard and Freedom Parkway in the base of the Tribute Lofts, Condesa attracts a diverse clientele all day long.

Website: http://condesacoffee.com/

Neighborhood: Atlanta, Old Fourth Ward

Category: Coffee/Tea, Restaurants

Dancing Goats Coffee Bar

419 West Ponce de Leon Avenue, Decatur, GA, 30030

404-687-1100

The original sleek, welcoming spot in Decatur is an outreach of the much smaller Batdorf & Bronson, a Washington State high-quality roaster whose nearly twenty-year presence in Atlanta helped spur our healthy espresso culture.

Website: http://www.batdorfcoffee.com/

Category: Coffee/Tea, Restaurants

Java Jive

790 Ponce de Leon Avenue, Atlanta, GA, 30306

404-876-6161

Steven Horwitz and Shira Levetan keep the neighborhood awake with strong coffee, fluffy biscuits, stacked pancakes, and fried matzo. We’ll brave long waits for the weekend-only gingerbread waffles with lemon curd.

Neighborhood: Atlanta, Poncey-Highland

Category: Breakfast/Brunch, Coffee/Tea, Restaurants

Kung Fu Tea

5280 Buford Highway, Doraville, GA, 30340

770-455-8585

This outpost of a growing New York–based chain looks like a cross between a slick coffee shop and (with planters of wheatgrass displayed on its counter) one of the many juice bars sprouting up across Atlanta.

Website: http://kfteausa.com/

Category: Coffee/Tea, Juice/Smoothie, Restaurants

Rattletrap

1593 North Decatur Road*, Atlanta, GA, 30307

As the name implies, the orange-brown van looks a bit creaky. But the crackerjack baristas from Steady Hand Pour House deliver sterling cups of coffee as well as specials like herbed lemonade.

Website: http://steadyhandcoffee.com/

Neighborhood: Atlanta, Druid Hills/Emory

Category: Coffee/Tea, Food Truck, Restaurants

The Little Tart Bakeshop + Octane

437 Memorial Drive, Atlanta, GA, 30312

404-348-4797

At this always-packed hangout in Grant Park’s Jane building, baking whiz Sarah O’Brien displays the Little Tart’s ethereal pastries next to Octane’s gleaming coffee bar.

Website: http://www.littletartatl.com/

Neighborhood: Atlanta, Grant Park

Category: Bakeries, Bakery/Bagel/Donut, Best of Atlanta 2013, Coffee/Tea, Restaurants, Shopping