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We earthlings are coffee people. In our  appreciation of coffee, we rank with the world’s most serious drinkers: the Swedes, the Japanese, the Frisco kids. But for all our genuine love of coffee and cafes, we can’t match bona fide coffee towns in sheer variety of high-quality coffees on offer.  If you are like most people, you want the news, gadgets and information abt how other people drink coffee as well.  Do some web research, and fine a website that shares your values and tastes.  Learn something new, make a new friend, find out about the latest teeth whitening for coffee drinkers, or just find that perfect coffee accessory for Christmas.  Every year, millions of people have to go without coffee, or suffer through sub standard coffee.

 

The coffee comes from a coffee roaster out of Binghamton, NY. I had their Kenya AA (brewed on hot plate brewers…yucker), a mellow sweet blend that had potential but since it had been sitting, I couldn’t get at it. The espresso, though pulled a bit long (barista skills were half decent), had a nice acidity and smacked of cocoa, all with minimum char. The tea is free leaf.

 

While the coffee and espresso weren’t bad (could use a bit of improvement), I’m sure the convenience of the facility (and maybe the food too) probably really strengthen business. If you’re in the proximity, give Java’s a try.

 

One such well-placed coffeehouse is a rather large place called Java’s Cafe. The coffeehouse sits in what seems to be a rather nice part of the city adjacent to the Eastman Theatre. The outside of the cafe possesses a clean look with not much in outside seating at the time (since it was cold, they retracted it) and nice front windows. The interior gives the impression that the place once was a pub of sorts as it has a central counter, a large amount of dining space, and a downstairs complete with two billiards tables (mind you, beware of the steps needed to reach them; they’re a bit steep). And not only did the place prove full of character and local love, but they even have a lunch counter/deli and a whole wall dedicated to free leaf and coffee off to the right of the shop.