Best of Boston

Best Coffee Shop

2006 Best Coffee Shop, Neighborhood, Back Bay

L’Aroma Cafe

Boston
The upbeat staffers at this antichain know regulars' daily orders and deliver them with aplomb. read more»
2006 Best Coffee Shop, Neighborhood, Beacon Hill

Panificio

Boston
It now serves both lunch and dinner, but the bakery-café is still the spot for a midmorning espresso. read more»
2002 Best Coffee Shop

Someday Café

Somerville
A Somerville fixture from the days when Davis was still square, this terminally bohemian café is beloved by an increasingly yuppified local populace that prefers [...] read more»
2001 Best Coffee Shop

Panificio

Boston
Warm sun streams into this Charles Street bakery-cum-café's expansive windows, where the clientele kicks back (sometimes for hours) over high-octane lattes, crumbly slices of walnut [...] read more»
2000 Best Coffee Shop

Diesel Cafe

Somerville
Diesel is just what a coffee shop should be: a balanced union of hip and cozy. Helping up the cool quotient in Davis Square, Diesel [...] read more»
1997 Best Coffee Shop

Roasters Coffee & Tea Company

Boston
If you live in fear of the ubiquitous Starbucks turning up on every street corner, head to the recently opened, one-of-a-kind Roasters. It's professional enough [...] read more»
1994 Best Coffee Shop, Java Hangout

Caffe Vittoria

Boston
Terraced seating for people watching, great espresso, and a healthy dose of the old-country feel that makes the North End the North End. read more»
1983 Best Coffee Shop

Café Paradiso

Boston
Where chic Waterfront dwellers mingle with North End old-timers. The best homemade spumoni in town. read more»