Best Coffee Shops
Five Coconut Grove coffee stops: a local roaster, a bookstore cafe, diner coffee, healthy cafe food, and a quick bakery-style pause.
Panther is the Miami specialty-coffee pick, a small-batch roaster with a Coconut Grove location. Go when you want a serious cup from a local roaster rather than a chain counter.
- Best when: small-batch specialty coffee
- Area: Coconut Grove
- Specific: Miami specialty roaster; small-batch roasting and coffee beverages
Books & Books is the bookstore-cafe stop, part of the locally owned independent bookstore founded in 1982 by Mitchell Kaplan. Go when coffee should come with shelves to browse and a quiet place to sit.
- Best when: coffee with a bookstore to browse
- Area: Coconut Grove
- Specific: cafe inside the independent bookstore founded 1982 by Mitchell Kaplan
Chug's doubles as a Cuban coffee stop, the Ariete-group diner where a cortadito fits the retro counter feel. Go when you want a Cuban coffee with diner energy around you.
- Best when: a Cuban coffee at a diner counter
- Area: Coconut Grove
- Specific: Cuban-American diner from the Ariete group
Pura Vida is the wellness-cafe option, built around smoothies, coffee, and balanced daytime plates. Go when you want a lighter, healthier cup-and-a-bite stop.
- Best when: smoothies, coffee, and a light meal
- Area: Coconut Grove
- Specific: wellness cafe with balanced dishes, smoothies, and coffee
Greenstreet is the sit-and-stay option, a 35-year Grove cafe with an outdoor lounge made for slow coffee and people-watching. Go when coffee is really an excuse to settle in on the sidewalk.
- Best when: slow coffee and people-watching
- Area: Coconut Grove
- Specific: 35-year Grove cafe with an outdoor lounge