The coffee shop serves a crucial purpose in the community. Beyond keeping the populace caffeinated, it can be a rendezvous spot, office space for the nomadic, or place to relax and unwind. From the forerunners of coffee roasters in the state like Coffee By Design and Arabica to relative newcomers like Tandem Coffee and 44 North Coffee, Maine has many fine places to go for a cup of joe.
Some are coffee geek wonderlands where it's all about the bean, others are more traditional cafes that happen to pour an excellent latte. Many sell some of the best baked goods in the state, from the eggy crullers at Lil's Cafe to Tandem Coffee's biscuits and pies. From Kittery to Deer Isle, this map of 20 of the best independent coffee shops and roasters in Maine will make sure you're never too far from a quality cup of coffee.
This culinary goods store and coffee roaster is well-known in the area. The owner sources and roasts the beans and serves up espresso drinks in the cafe.
A vital piece of Biddeford's food and drink resurgence, this coffee shop/cafe/beer bar/used bookstore gets its beans from Bard and is a perfect spot to meet with others or unwind solo with a drink and book.
This cafe brings a community gathering spot to the Kittery Foreside, complete with Tandem Coffee Roasters coffee and a fine array of soups, sandwiches, and baked goods. Don't miss their famous glazed crullers.
This inviting space offers Coffee By Design coffee and espresso drinks at the coffee bar to complement fine baked goods made at the attached Sweet Sensations. Soups, sandwiches, beer, wine, and ice cream are also available.
Small batch, fair trade, organic coffee roasted in small batches in an old school house on an island in Penobscot Bay, served pour-over style in Mason jars. What more needs to be said?
This longtime Free Street coffee institution roasts its own beans at its newer sister location on Commercial Street, which was previously known as Crema.
These baristas know what they are doing. Go here for great pourover coffee or a finely crafted latte. Leave the Starbucks across the street to the tourists who don't know any better.
This comfortable and welcoming spot in the Deering Center neighborhood serves Matt's Wood Roasted Coffee, along with snacks from locals places like Holy Donut, Union Bagel and Standard Baking Co.
Munjoy Hill's neighborhood coffee shop, owned by Lolita's Guy and Stella Hernandez, serves CBD coffee and is a great spot for a coffee, latte, or snack.
Serving Matt's Wood Roasted Organic Coffee, this cool, modern space has offerings to please even the biggest coffee geek, but the menu descriptions and informative staff will help out those with less bean knowledge.
This clean, well-lighted coffee shop roasts its beans on site in small batches and fosters a communal atmosphere with its cozy set up and lack of Wi-Fi. It recently spawned a second location on Congress Street, which features a damn fine bakery.
Simple, comfortable, unpretentious, free Wi-Fi—it's easy to see why this is a favorite for folks to set up their "home office." And the Vietnamese coffee is not to be missed.
Newcomer Coffee ME Up serves Coffee By Design beans along with housemade baked goods like apple turnovers and spinach byrek (an Armenian version of spanakopita).
This culinary goods store and coffee roaster is well-known in the area. The owner sources and roasts the beans and serves up espresso drinks in the cafe.
A vital piece of Biddeford's food and drink resurgence, this coffee shop/cafe/beer bar/used bookstore gets its beans from Bard and is a perfect spot to meet with others or unwind solo with a drink and book.
This cafe brings a community gathering spot to the Kittery Foreside, complete with Tandem Coffee Roasters coffee and a fine array of soups, sandwiches, and baked goods. Don't miss their famous glazed crullers.
This inviting space offers Coffee By Design coffee and espresso drinks at the coffee bar to complement fine baked goods made at the attached Sweet Sensations. Soups, sandwiches, beer, wine, and ice cream are also available.
Small batch, fair trade, organic coffee roasted in small batches in an old school house on an island in Penobscot Bay, served pour-over style in Mason jars. What more needs to be said?
This longtime Free Street coffee institution roasts its own beans at its newer sister location on Commercial Street, which was previously known as Crema.
These baristas know what they are doing. Go here for great pourover coffee or a finely crafted latte. Leave the Starbucks across the street to the tourists who don't know any better.
This comfortable and welcoming spot in the Deering Center neighborhood serves Matt's Wood Roasted Coffee, along with snacks from locals places like Holy Donut, Union Bagel and Standard Baking Co.
Munjoy Hill's neighborhood coffee shop, owned by Lolita's Guy and Stella Hernandez, serves CBD coffee and is a great spot for a coffee, latte, or snack.
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