Dayton Coffee Shops

1. Ghostlight Coffee

Established in 2011, Ghostlight Coffee is a favorite neighborhood spot for great coffee, light bites, and friendly meetings where locals and visitors alike come to sip on locally roasted espresso and coffee drinks, hot chocolate, and mouthwatering pastries. Ghostlight Coffee is a multi-roaster shop that serves a variety of ethically-sourced and hand-selected coffee from some of the finest roasters across the country, including Deeper Roots Coffee from Cincinnati, Brandywine Coffee Roasters, and Onyx Coffee Lab.

The café offers a rotating selection of seasonal blends and single-origin coffees and signature house blends such as the Ghostlight dark roast blend and the Gem City light roast blend.

Ghostlight Coffee, 1201 Wayne Ave, Dayton, OH 45410, Phone: 937-985-2633

2. Biggby Coffee, Dayton

Located right behind the largest hospital in Dayton, Biggby Coffee is a regional coffeehouse chain that serves an array of coffee and specialty drinks, healthy smoothies, and a selection of freshly baked goods.

The family-owned and operated coffee shop offers over 100 different specialty beverages, including six different brewed coffees, hot chocolate, 12 different types of tea, hot, iced and frozen lattes, Creme Freeze smoothies, fruit- and juice-based creme freezes, and more. The food menu features bagels with several toppings, donuts, muffins, yogurt parfait, and cookies.

Biggby Coffee , 418 Warren St, Dayton, OH 45402, Phone: 937-938-5155

3. Boston Stoker Coffee Co.

Boston Stoker Coffee Co. is a long-standing coffee shop with cafés around the country that serves specialty brews made with locally roasted beans, a variety of teas, light fare, and a range of coffee-making equipment. Founded as a pipe and tobacco shop by Don and Sally Dean in 1973, Boston Stoker Coffee Co. was born when they started offering free, freshly brewed specialty coffee to customers while they shopped. Growing demand led the company to delve further into the specialty coffee industry, and it began locally roasting beans to sell and brew coffee with at their cafés. Today, Boston Stoker operates six coffee shops in the region and serves light fare, such as breakfast sandwiches throughout the day.

Boston Stoker Coffee Co., 34 W 2nd St, Dayton, OH 45402, Phone: 937-223-1224

4. Central Perc European Cafe

Central Perc European Cafe in Oakwood is a European-inspired café that serves traditional English tea in beautiful English teapots and generously sized, heavy ironstone mugs, along with scones and jam and sandwiches. Owned by British couple Mike and Rose, the café exudes an English pub vibe with an order-at-the-counter system and a full menu of espresso-based drinks, specialty lattes, hot chocolate, and Italian sodas. Central Perc European Cafe. The café serves a traditional English Afternoon tea with finger sandwiches, scones and cream, bite-size pastries and an array of beverages.

Central Perc European Cafe, 2315 Far Hills Ave #1513, Dayton, OH 45419, Phone: 937-299-5282

5. Coffee Hub Dayton Metro Library

Coffee Hub Dayton Metro Library is a small café at the Library’s Third Street entrance that offers a cozy space for enjoying a cup of great coffee and a sandwich while browsing the library. A Xenia-based business that recently expanded to the Library location in Dayton, Coffee Hub, serves a menu of coffee drinks including americanos, espressos, lattes, macchiatos, cappuccinos, and seasonal specialty drinks. Coffee Hub also serves light fare such as sandwiches, freshly baked pastries, and box lunches, as well as juices and sodas, and is open all day Monday through Saturday.

Coffee Hub Dayton Metro Library, 215 E 3rd Street Cafe, Dayton, OH 45402, Phone: 937-347-7972

6. Duck Donuts - University of Dayton

Duck Donuts is a family-owned and operated chain of donut shops that offers a unique build-your-own, made-to-order concept. The cafés allow you to customize your own donuts with icing, sprinkles, and other toppings, which are made fresh when they arrive. Fresh donuts are accompanied by a selection of coffee, including americanos, espressos, lattes, macchiatos, cappuccinos, and seasonal specialty drinks. Duck Donuts is open for breakfast and lunch daily.

Duck Donuts - University of Dayton, 1200 Brown St #115, Dayton, OH 45409, Phone: 937-951-2618

7. EPIC Coffee Shoppe

EPIC Coffee Shoppe has two locations in Ohio, namely Kettering and Dayton, that serve fine artisan coffees along with freshly baked pastries and cakes and handcrafted coffee desserts. The café in Dayton has large windows that bask interiors in natural light, modern décor and plenty of comfortable seating, and offers a range of coffee and boutique roasted specialties. Ideal for a casual gathering with friends or a quick morning coffee, the friendly café has something for everyone and is open for breakfast and lunch daily.

EPIC Coffee Shoppe, 22 W Stroop Rd, Dayton, OH 45429

8. Gem City Catfe

Gem City Catfe is a quiet café that combines fantastic coffee and delicious fare with cute and cuddly cats. The cat café has a room full of cats that can be cuddled, loved, and even adopted, while you enjoy a cup of coffee and a slice of cake. Gem City Catfe also offers a variety of specialty coffee drinks and handmade sodas, along with mouthwatering croissant sandwiches and assorted pastries and cakes, all of which can be enjoyed in the separate cat lounge, or the comfortable café. Gem City Catfe also has an upstairs art gallery with large tables, cozy chairs, plenty of seating for gatherings, and walls adorned with local artworks.

Gem City Catfe, 1513 E 5th St, Dayton, OH 45403, Phone: 937-949-9170