Our guide to nineteen of best and most unique places to enjoy a cup of coffee or tea and a quick bite to eat or sweet treat. For those that prefer to support local, avoid the chains and try something new, unique and full of flavor, this post is for you. Ah, for the love of coffee and tea!!!
Top 3 Favorites
Overall: Black Dog Cafe, Tallahassee
Wendimere’s Pick: CFS Coffee, Orlando
Bill’s Pick: Cuban Coffee Queen, Key West
Central Florida
CFS
Sand Lake Rd, Dr. Phillips
Boston Coffee House
Altamonte Springs. Extensive food menu. Meeting space available for rent.
Infusion Tea
College Park
Le Cafe de Paris
Montrose Street Market
Historic Downtown Clermont
Calypso Coffee
Apopka, down the street from Wekiva Springs State Park
Filagree Coffee
Inside Homestate Brewing, off the 429
Ding Tea
In front of Target, across from Milennia Mall
Melao Bakery
Two locations: near Osceola Siver Spurs arena, Kissimmee and another near the Florida Mall
Florida Keys
Cuban Coffee Queen
Wharf area, Key West
Cafe Moka
Islamorada
Daytona Beach/New Symrna Beach
Third Wave Cafe
New Symrna Beach. Cafe serving food and cocktail as well as your favorite coffee and tea drinks.
Sweet Marley’s
Daytona Beach Historic Downtown area
Ft. Myers
The House of Ride Nature
Retail boutique clothing and gear shop with coffee shop inside.
St. Pete/Sarasota
Cafe de Paris
Indian Rocks Beach
Turtle Coffee
Longboat Key, Sarasota
Tallahassee
Black Dog Cafe
Lake Ella. A Tallahassee icon. Fond memories of Sunday afternoon study sessions. Outside patio is pet friendly. This was a our favorite place to bring our dog Cricket.
Venice/North Port
Black Gold Coffee Roaster
Venice, from Sarasota take I-75 South to exit 193, Jacaranda Blvd (about 1 mile)
Los Dos Cristianos
North Port, traveling 1-75 South from Venice take exit 179- Toledo Blvd, a few minutes off the highway
