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Best coffee shops in Greater Boston, according to readers
We’ve updated our reader-recommended guide to the best coffee shops across Massachusetts — from Boston favorites like Thinking Cup and George Howell to Dunkin’.
Looking for the best coffee shops in Massachusetts?
Whether it’s your morning ritual or afternoon boost, coffee shops are what makes Boston go round. From cozy neighborhood cafes to classic chains, readers shared their favorite spots to grab a cup across the state.
We’ve updated our guide to the best coffee shops and cafes, and reader favorites remain prominent on our list. George Howell Coffee, with several locations across Greater Boston, praised by David from Arlington for its “excellent” single-origin coffees. “They consistently have new and interesting coffees to try,” he wrote. And of course Boston still runs on Dunkin’ with readers saying the affordable price, fast service, and good vibes continue to make it their go-to spot.
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But the top reader pick for best coffee shop in Greater Boston is Thinking Cup, hailed by Missy L. as having the “best coffee, hands down.”
Still don’t see our favorite cafe? Tell us in the form below or e-mail [email protected], and we’ll add it to the list.
Explore the map and list below to find the best coffee shops and cafes across Massachusetts, according to readers.
The best coffee shops in Greater Boston and beyond, according to readers
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1369 Coffee House, 757 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139
3 Little Figs, 278 Highland Ave, Somerville, MA 02143
Acton Coffee House, 525 Massachusetts Ave, Acton, MA 01720
Aero Coffee Roasters, 318 Main St, Northborough, MA 01532
Atomic Cafe, 268 Cabot St, Beverly, MA 01915
Bakey Babka, 151 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02111
Big Bear Cafe, 3 Eastern Ave, Dedham, MA 02026
Bloc Cafe, 11 Bow St, Somerville, MA 02143
Blooming Hearts Roastery & Cafe, 206 E Main St, Milford, MA 01757
Blue Bottle (Chestnut Hill), 33 Boylston St Ste 3300, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
Blue Bottle (Harvard Square), 40 Bow St, Cambridge, MA 02138
Blue Bottle (Kendall Square), 88 Ames St Suite R120, Cambridge, MA 02142
Blue Bottle (Newbury Street), 163 Newbury St, Boston, MA 02116
Blue Bottle (Seaport), 113 Autumn Lane, Boston, MA 02210
Blue Bottle (The Pru), 800 Boylston Street Suite 25, Boston, MA 02199
Bluestone Lane Harvard Square Cafe, 27 Brattle St, Cambridge, MA 02138
Boston King Coffee, 132 W Emerson St, Melrose, MA 02176
Boston King Coffee, 186 Cambridge Rd, Woburn, MA 01801
Brassica Kitchen + Cafe, 3712 Washington St, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
Breaking Grounds, 67 Main St, Peabody, MA 01960
Broadsheet Coffee Roasters, 100 Kirkland St, Cambridge, MA 02138
Cafe Darq, 38 Beach St, Boston, MA 02111
Cafe Fixe, 1642 Beacon St, Brookline, MA 02445
Cafenation Cafe & Roastery, 380 Washington St, Brighton, MA 02135
Caffè dello Sport, 308 Hanover St, Boston, MA 02113
Caffè Nero (several locations), 368 Congress St, Boston, MA 02210
Cannonball Cafe, 383 Dorchester Ave, Boston, MA 02127
Capitol Coffee House, 122 Bowdoin St, Boston, MA 02108
Clear Flour Coffee Bar, 180 Thorndike St, Brookline, MA 02446
Coffee Break (Milton), 24 Central Ave., Milton, MA
Coffee Break (Quincy Center), 102 Franklin Street, Quincy, MA
Coffee Break (Quincy Point), 479 Washington Street, Quincy, MA 02169
Coffee Break (Wollaston), 12 Old Colony Ave, Quincy, MA 02170
Colette Bakery (Boston), 517 Columbus Ave, Boston, MA 02118
Colette Bakery (Medford), 509 Main Street, Medford, Massachusetts 02155
Colette Bakery (Melrose), 465 Main Street, Melrose, Massachusetts 02176
Comfort Kitchen, 611 Columbia Rd, Dorchester, MA 02125
Copper City Espresso, Beaumont Street & Sherman Street, Canton, MA 02021
Curio Coffee, 441 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA 02141
Demet’s Donuts, 199 Mystic Ave, Medford, MA 02155
Diesel Cafe, 257 Elm St, Somerville, MA 02144
Dunkin’ Donuts (several locations), 235 Washington St, Boston, MA 02108
Eagle Hill Cafe, 65 Meridian St, East Boston, MA 02128
Elephantine Bakery, 332 Congress St, Boston, MA 02210
Farmers Horse Coffee, 374 Massachusetts Ave, Boston, MA 02115
Flat Black Coffee, 1170 Washington St, Dorchester Center, MA 02124
Forge Baking Co, 626 Somerville Ave, Somerville, MA 02143
French Press Bakery & Cafe, 74 Chapel St, Needham, MA 02492
Frobie’s Cafe, 101 Broadway Rd, Dracut, MA 01826
Fuel America (Boston), 805 Columbus Ave, Boston, MA 02120
Fuel America (Brighton), 152 Chestnut Hill Ave, Brighton, MA 02135
Fuel America (Weymouth), 143 Washington St #1, Weymouth, MA 02188
George Howell Coffee (Boston Public Market), 100 Hanover St, Boston, MA 02108
George Howell Coffee (Godfrey/DTX), 311 Walnut St, Newton, MA 02460
George Howell Coffee (Godfrey/DTX), 505 Washington St, Boston, MA 02111
George Howell Coffee (Lovestruck Books and Cafe), 44 Brattle St, Cambridge, MA 02138
George Howell Coffee (Lyrik), 400 Newbury St, Boston, MA 02215
Glasser Coffee Co., 589 Washington St, Brighton, MA 02135
Gracenote Coffee Boston, 108 Lincoln St, Boston, MA 02111
Greystone Cafe, 123 Appleton St, Boston, MA 02116
Haute Coffee, 12 Walden St, Concord, MA 01742
home.stead bakery & cafe, 1448 Dorchester Ave, Boston, MA 02122
Honeycomb Cafe, 107 Savin Hill Ave, Dorchester, MA 02125
Pavement Coffeehouse, 415 Western Ave., Brighton, MA 02135
InHouse Coffee (Boston), 132 Chestnut Hill Ave Unit 309, Boston, MA 02135
InHouse Coffee (Worcester), 225 Shrewsbury St, Worcester, MA 01604
Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea, Inc., 225 Franklin St, Boston, MA 02110
Jaho Coffee Roaster & Wine Bar (Back Bay/Huntington), 116 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02116
Jaho Coffee Roaster & Wine Bar (Canal Street), 130 Canal St, Salem, MA 01970
Jaho Coffee Roaster & Wine Bar (Chinatown/DTX), 665 Washington St, Boston, MA 02111
Jaho Coffee Roaster & Wine Bar (Derby/Pickering Wharf), 197 Derby St, Salem, MA 01970
Jaho Coffee Roaster & Wine Bar (Loring/Salem State), 57 Loring Ave, Salem, MA 01970
Jaho Coffee Roaster & Wine Bar (Market Central/Central Square), 425 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139
Jaho Coffee Roaster & Wine Bar (South End), 1651 Washington St, Boston, MA 02118
Jejes Coffeehouse & Roastery, 259 Washington St, Wellesley, MA 02481
Joppa Fine Foods, 50 Water St, Newburyport, MA 01950
Karma Coffee, 100 Boston Post Rd, Sudbury, MA 01776
Kicco Italian Coffee, 1 Nashua St, Boston, MA 02114
Kohi Coffee Company, 125 Summer Street Lobby, Boston, MA 02110
La Qchara, 506 Franklin St, Melrose, MA 02176
Lost Shoe Brewing and Roasting Company, 19 Weed St, Marlborough, MA 01752
Lucky Finn Cafe (Driftway), 52 New Driftway, Scituate, MA 02066
Lucky Finn Cafe (Hanover), 2053 Washington St, Hanover, MA 02339
Lucky Finn Cafe (Scituate), 206 Front St, Scituate, MA 02066
Mike’s Donuts, 308 Willard St, Quincy, MA 02169
Mike’s Donuts, 1524 Tremont St A, Boston, MA 02120
Mister Q. Cafe, 283 Main St, Charlestown, MA 02129
Muffin House Cafe (Hopkinton), 43 Main St, Hopkinton, MA 01748
Muffin House Cafe (Medway), 116 Main St, Medway, MA 02053
Muffin House Cafe (Mendon), 32 Hastings St, Mendon, MA 01756
Muffin House Cafe (Natick), 325 N Main St, Natick, MA 01760
Muffin House Cafe (Walpole), 907 Main St., Walpole, MA 02081
Muffin House Cafe (Westwood), 296 Washington St., Westwood, MA 02090
Odd Meter Coffee Co, 60 Washington St, Salem, MA 01970
Ogawa Coffee, 10 Milk St, Boston, MA 02108
Olga’s Kafe, 206 W Broadway, Boston, MA 02127
Ovenbird Cafe, 105 Trapelo Rd, Belmont, MA 02478
Pavement Coffeehouse (Allston), 1243 Commonwealth Ave., Allston, MA 02134
Pavement Coffeehouse (Berklee), 1096 Boylston Street, Boston, Ma 02215
Pavement Coffeehouse (Boston University), 736 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, MA 02215
Pavement Coffeehouse (Brighton), 1334 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02215
Pavement Coffeehouse (Harvard Square), 1350 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge MA 02138
Pavement Coffeehouse (Lesley University), 1663 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA, 02138
Pavement Coffeehouse (Newbury), 286 Newbury St, Boston, MA 02115
Pavement Coffeehouse (Symphony), 44 Gainsborough Street, Boston Ma 02115
Peet’s Coffee (Cambridge), 100 Mt Auburn St, Cambridge, MA 02138
Peet’s Coffee (Lexington), 1749 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA 02420
Peet’s Coffee (UMass Amherst), 650 N Pleasant St, Amherst, MA 01003
Phin Coffeehouse, 10 High St, Downtown, MA 02110
Quebrada Baking Company (Arlington), 208 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington, MA 02474
Quebrada Baking Company (Belmont), 19 Leonard Street, Belmont, MA 02478
Quebrada Baking Company (Watertown), 281 Orchard St, Watertown, MA 02472
Quebrada Baking Company (Wellesley), 272 Washington Street, Wellesley Hills, MA 02481
Recreo Coffee & Roasterie, 1 City Hall Square, Boston, MA 02201
Redeye Coffee Roasters, 3 Otis St, Hingham, MA 02043
Reign Drink Lab, 54 Old Colony Ave, Boston, MA 02127
Revival Cafe + Kitchen (Alewife), 125 CambridgePark Drive, Cambridge, MA
Revival Cafe + Kitchen (Davis), 197 Elm Street, Somerville, MA
Revival Cafe + Kitchen (Lexington), 1729 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA
Revival Cafe + Kitchen (Milk Street), 121 Devonshire Street, Boston, MA
Revival Cafe + Kitchen (Necco), 15 Necco Street, Boston, MA
Revival Cafe + Kitchen (Watertown), 99 Coolidge Avenue, Watertown, MA
Ripple Cafe, 1906 Dorchester Ave, Boston, MA 02124
Salt & Light, 159 Main St, Groton, MA 01450
Shoreside Cafe, 530 Shirley St, Winthrop, MA 02152
Sidewalk Cafe, 764 E 4th St, South Boston, MA 02127
Simon’s Coffee Shop, 1736 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138
Sip of Joy Cafe & Bakery, 661 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02118
SlackTide Coffee Roasters (Hanover), 283 Columbia Rd, Hanover, MA
SlackTide Coffee Roasters (Kingston), 269 Pembroke Street, Kingston, MA
SlackTide Coffee Roasters (Marshfield), 1871 Ocean St, Marshfield, MA 02050
Solid Ground Cafe, 742 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115
Starbucks (several locations), 12 Winter St., Boston, MA
Sugar Bowl Ice Cream & Coffee, 857 Dorchester Ave, Dorchester, MA 02125
Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea, 19 S Main St, Natick, MA 01760
Tamper Cafe, 340 Boston Ave, Medford, MA 02155
Tatte (several locations), 70 Charles St, Boston, MA 02114
Temptations Cafe, 1350 Beacon St, Brookline, MA 02446
The Bagel Bar (Burlington), 282 Cambridge St, Burlington, MA 01803
The Bagel Bar (Winchester), 11 Thompson St, Winchester, MA 01890
The Bittersweet Shoppe on Newbury, 257 Newbury St, Boston, MA 02116
The Java Room, 14 Littleton Rd, Chelmsford, MA 01824
The Nook, 58 Washington St, Fairhaven, MA 02719
The Roasted Granola Café, 1346 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington, MA 02476
The Square Root, 2 Corinth St, Boston, MA 02131
The Studio Cafe, 327 Main St, Woburn, MA 01801
Thinking Cup (Back Bay), 85 Newbury St, Boston, MA 02116
Thinking Cup (Boston Common), 165 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02111
Thinking Cup (North End), 236 Hanover St, Boston, MA 02113
Three Sweet Peas Bakery Cafe, 164 Main St, Rowley, MA 01969
Tradesman 100 Federal St, 100 Federal St, Boston, MA 02110
Tradesman Brighton, 60 Guest St. Brighton, MA 02135
Tradesman Coffee Shop & Pizza Bar, 50 Hood Park Dr, Boston, MA 02129
Tradesman Coffee Shop and Lounge, 58 Batterymarch St, Boston, MA 02110
Twisted Tree Cafe, 145 Lincoln Rd, Lincoln, MA 01773
Ula Café, 284 Amory St, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
Walk Up Coffee, 2 Stillman Street, Boston, MA 02113
Woodstar Coffee, 60 Masonic St B, Northampton, MA 01060
Yego Coffee, 1212 Broadway, Somerville, MA 02144
Frances Klemm contributed to this story.
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