Arizona Coffee

Tomas sent me this link to some really outstanding coffee art. I have to admit, some of them are really good. I’d imagine by the time they are done with some of those, the drink is cold.
Also, there is a huge difference between coffee art and latte art. The biggest is that with […]

It’s sometimes difficult to find good, real live music events at local coffee shops. I was happy to hear about a monthly music event at Drip Coffee Lounge in the newspaper recently.
Every last Saturday of the month, for the last 3 months and ongoing they have events. There are 3-5 artists each month.

Last Saturdays is […]

A Human Bean coffee shop has recently opened in Fountain Hills. It is at Shea Boulevard and Arizona 87 (the Beeline Highway). The Arizona Republic has the rest of the story:
The coffee chain has four Valley franchises with plans to expand by 25 stores in the next several years. A Scottsdale store will open in […]

A new coffee brand is coming to Tucson, and they’ve just opened their first location in Arizona, a drive-through.

Waverly’s Premium Coffee Roasters is located at 5775 E Broadway Blvd. Donna Hammond emailed me to let me know that they are planning a grand opening in May. I believe they are now open for a soft […]

* Daily Buzz Coffeehouse is now closed *
A few weeks ago I drove down to Queen Creek to check out the new Daily Buzz Coffeehouse. For people who live or work in that part of town, you are lucky.
Their are two things you need to know: First, the coffee is exceptional. They import all of […]

Brandon from Coffee Plantation posted a comment in a recent thread and confirmed the upcoming location on Camelback Rd. & 20th St. at Town & Country shopping center.
It will be opening in May, 2008.
In addition, it looks like they have finally updated their web site with revised location information. Here are all of the current […]

Who has the best monthly “subscription” style coffee service? Thinking of a setup where you get coffee from a different roast in your mailbox every month.

I was invited to visit SOLO Cafe by the owners. Two gentlemen by the name of AndrewLiam Kelsey and Chad Bare. SOLO Cafe is brand new. Having only opened at the beginning of this year. They have a considerably nice shop and I was very impressed by the quality of the product. Take a look […]

Check out this womans reaction after tasting a macchiato she didn’t enjoy.

Next on the Tempe Coffee Shop Circuit was Bunna Coffee.

Bunna has been open just shy of 2 years now and I’m afraid to say this is my first visit. The coffee shop is in a cozy little strip mall on the NW corner of Elliot & Rural. Bunna serves an almost exclusive organic menu. […]

I recently made a circuit of a few coffee shops in Tempe and Steve’s Espresso was my first stop of the day. I visited Steve’s Espresso on a Saturday in February before the weather had warmed up. One of the neat things about Steve’s Espresso is that they use a French Press for plain coffee. […]

As I mentioned, I made a trip out to Next Coffee Company on Saturday and took some photos and tried some of the food. The place is huge. Over 3,200 sq ft according to Josh Morris (an Arizona Coffee reader and one of the people who work at Next Coffee Company).

I had a latte. Unfortunately […]

Yesterday I visited a new coffee shop in Glendale called Next Coffee Company (I don’t think they have a web site). They’re having a grand opening celebration on April 17th. There were at least 40 people there when I visited yesterday (they opened two weeks ago).

Next Coffee Company
19420 N. 59th Ave.
Building J
Glendale, AZ 85308
Phone: (623) […]

Ran across this graphic over on the Brotherhood of the Bean blog. Thought I’d share since they have a location here in Arizona, with another opening in Scottsdale this year.

The Bad Ass Coffee Company of Surprise
15643 N. Reems Road
Suite 100
Surprise AZ 85374
(One block north of Greenway Road on Reems Road)
Owners: Christopher & Pauline Morrison

Dave Smith writes:
Chris,
Fantastic site. Jay Thompson put me onto your site.
I’ve written a series of reviews for coffee shops in Oro Valley. I indicate free WIFI where available.
Here is the link to the Oro Valley Coffee category. Feel free to use any information in these posts to get the word out on […]

Over the weekend I received a bunch of emails from people enjoying coffee. One of them was from Sam DeVore who told me about a coffee shop in Tucson I didn’t know about. It’s called Le Buzz Caffe (cool name!).

Here’s what Sam writes:
One of my favorite coffee haunts in Tucson seems to be missing from […]

Reports are that The Coffee Plantation has closed. FourBux reports that the location on Camelback Rd. and 24th St. was closed this morning with a sign on the door saying “go to Borders or Hagen Daaz for coffee.”
I quickly called the phone number for that location and received a number not in service. The same […]

Just got these all purpose stickers (put it on your car bumper, or anywhere). Send me a message if you would like one. They’re free!

Max wrote in to let us know about Coffee Beanery in Flagstaff. They already have a few other locations in Arizona (including one in Chandler). Max says they have free wifi and great coffee/espresso.

More info is available at their web site, which is www.coffeebeanery.com.
Coffee Beanery
7133 N. Hwy 89 (old route “66″)
Flagstaff, AZ 86004
Phone: (928) 526-0911

I was watching The Tonight Show and Jay Leno featured some $1 store items. Check this out. Deepresso — for when you are really depressed and need coffee.

By the way, I have some reviews in the works. I’m just not done with them! Coming soon!