- Where can you find great coffee in Baltimore?
- Baltimore is packed with some fantastic spots to enjoy good coffee and freshly baked pastries.
- Is coffee a lasting trend in Baltimore?
- Food trends come and go, but good coffee never goes out of style, and new places for sipping java are popping up everywhere.
- What kinds of coffee experiences can you find in Baltimore?
- Whether you’re searching for a quick caffeine fix, or a fancy French press to start your day, here are Charm City’s top java joints that offer everything from a quick cuppa to pretty pour-overs.
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1. 3 Bean Coffee
3 Bean Coffee is a cozy, brick-walled counter-serve café in the Federal Hill neighborhood in South Baltimore that serves craft coffee drinks and freshly baked pastries, homemade quiches, and other sweet treats. Overlooking the Inner Harbor, the craft coffee shop focuses on the three beans that are in their drinks – namely coffee, cacao, and vanilla – and serves a variety of coffee, loose-leaf teas, and seasonal-based specialty drinks, along with sweet pastries, pies, cakes, and cookies. 3 Bean Coffee is open for breakfast and lunch daily.
209 Key Hwy, Baltimore, MD 21230, Phone: 410-575-4032
2. Artifact Coffee
Artifact Coffee is a rustic coffeehouse based in a reclaimed factory building that serves locally sourced and seasonal light bites for breakfast, lunch, and early dinner. Located in the restored Union Mills complex across the Light Rail tracks from Woodberry, the new seven-day a week casual stop-in for breakfast, lunch, and early dinner serve a variety of creative and innovative menus. The Morning Kitchen menu features a smorgasbord of breakfast options such as egg sandwiches, oatmeal, grilled cornbread, dried fruit, and cream and Pullman toast, toasted English muffins, and split biscuits with Five Seeds honey and homemade jam. Orders are taken at the counter and service is quick and friendly. Artifact Coffee is open Monday through Saturday for breakfast, lunch, and early dinner.
1500 Union Ave, Baltimore, MD 21211, Phone: 410-235-1881
3. Baby's on Fire
Baby's on Fire is a bustling neighborhood spot that serves freshly brewed coffee, gourmet paninis in an inviting ambiance. Based in a beautifully restored Mount Vernon carriage house, the vibey record-shop café is owned by musicians David and Shirlé Koslowski, who bring their passion for music to the table by selling rare and vintage vinyl. The casual restaurant has a bright dining space with red accents, and album covers adorning the walls, black tables and bins of new and used vinyl records for sale dotted around. Breakfast and lunch menus feature a variety of pressed sandwiches and gourmet paninis, fresh salads, and pasta dishes, along with pastries from Belgium and bagels from New York, all of which are served in disposable containers. Freshly brewed coffee from Stumptown Coffee Roasters is always on the go, along with espresso drinks like Americano, macchiato and cafe au lait, and handcrafted soda. Baby's on Fire is open for breakfast and lunch daily.
1010 Morton St, Baltimore, MD 21201, Phone: 443-885-9892
4. Bird in Hand
Located in Baltimore’s Charles Village, Bird in Hand is a casual café-bookshop that is a popular go-to gathering spot for neighborhood locals and students from Johns Hopkins University. The café-shop is a collaborative project from Woodberry Kitchen and The Ivy Bookshop and serves craft coffees and teas, delicious home-baked pastries, sandwiches, and sweet treats, and features over 2,500 books to browse and to buy. Bird in Hand exudes a laid-back, relaxed vibe and is open for breakfast, lunch, and afternoon tea daily.
11 E 33rd St, Baltimore, MD 21218, Phone: 410-814-0373
5. Ceremony Coffee Roasters - Mt. Vernon
Ceremony Coffee Roasters - Mt. Vernon is a trendy coffee shop chain with several locations in and around the city that serves creative coffee concoctions, seasonal coffee specialty drinks, and a small selection of sweet treats. Located around the corner from Baltimore’s Washington Monument and the Walters Art Museum, Ceremony Coffee Roasters – Mount Vernon is a bright and airy neighborhood spot that draws a creative and arty crowd who come to sip top-quality coffee made with beans from around the world. Globally-inspired coffee is made with beans from Ethiopia to Guatemala and can be enjoyed with sweet pastries and other light snacks. Ceremony Coffee Roasters – Mount Vernon is open for breakfast, lunch, and early dinner daily.
520 Park Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21201, Phone: 443-835-1659
6. Daily Grind
Located on the waterfront of Baltimore’s Fells Point neighborhood, the Daily Grind is casual coffee shop that serves freshly brewed, house-roasted coffee and a selection of light fare. Inspired by the surrounding historic colonial port neighborhood and boasting beautiful harbor views, the community café has indoor and outdoor seating and showcases artworks by local artists the walls. In addition to serving award-winning coffee, the restaurant also offers freshly baked pastries, gourmet bagels and sandwiches, homemade soups, and mouthwatering desserts. The Daily Grind is open for breakfast, lunch, daily.
1720 Thames St, Baltimore, MD 21231, Phone: 410-558-0399
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