Best of Boston

Best Coffee Shop

2011 Best Coffee Shop

Thinking Cup

Boston
Amid the vibeless businesses catering to tourists around the Common, Thinking Cup reminds us of the downtown that Bostonians deserve: grownup, urbane, and a little [...] read more»
2010 Best Coffee Shop

Wired Puppy

Boston
Less than a year old, Wired Puppy's Newbury Street café is smartly taking cues from its sister store in Provincetown. Each cup of tea or [...] read more»
2009 Best Coffee Shop

Crema Cafe

Cambridge
By virtue of its excellence-obsessed baristas and premium roasters (Terroir, Barismo), our city is pouring itself a righteous coffee reputation that gives new meaning to [...] read more»
2008 Best Coffee Shop, Neighborhood, Roslindale

Emack & Bolio’s

Roslindale
The local ice cream chain's flagship serves up plain old joe, plus the requisite mocha-half-caf-foamed-and-dusted folderol we love. read more»
2008 Best Coffee Shop, Neighborhood, Allston

2nd Cup Café

Allston
Pedigreed beans (George Howell) ground and brewed in small batches make for the freshest refueling stop on the block. read more»
2008 Best Coffee Shop, Neighborhood, Central Square

1369 Coffee House

Cambridge
The premium product at this funky storefront is poured by genuine bean-lovers, not fast-food automatons or Stepford baristas. read more»
2008 Best Coffee Shop, Neighborhood, Davis Square

Diesel Café

Somerville
Students, professionals, and assorted journal scribblers all hang at the Diesel, drawn by quality brews and a thoroughly unpretentious atmosphere. read more»
2008 Best Coffee Shop, Neighborhood, Washington Square

Athan’s

Brookline
Marble-topped tables and wrought-iron lighting give Athan's a shot of European flavor. Try the Nescafé frappe, a Greek fave that shames plain iced coffee. read more»
2008 Best Coffee Shop

Diesel Café

Somerville
While the corporate megapercolators spend millions on ads that pit yuppies against average joes, the Diesel buzzes blissfully along, keeping the emphasis on the coffee. [...] read more»
2008 Best Coffee Shop, Neighborhood, North End

Boston Common Coffee Co.

Boston
Rumor has it, the strong java at this American-style café has found fans even among the traditionalists at nearby coffee-roaster Polcari's. read more»