Rowan Coffee is a cafe in Downtown, Asheville.
Rowan Coffee on Battery Park Avenue in Asheville is the specialty espresso bar with a no-laptop policy. Multi-roaster pour-overs, retail beans from Counter.
Tip: No-laptop rule on weekends. The kava and tea selection is the deeper bench than just coffee.
Address: 21 Battery Park Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
Summit Coffee inside the Grove Arcade on Page Avenue pours the Davidson, NC-based roaster's beans in a downtown Asheville cafe. The Foundy Street River Arts.
Signature drink: Single-origin pour-over
Tip: Inside the Grove Arcade arcade; pair with a stop at the makers' market or the second-floor architecture.
Old Europe Pastries on Broadway Street has run since 1994 as a Hungarian-Austrian coffeehouse and pastry shop. Owner Melinda Vetro is the Esztergom-born head.
Signature drink: Hungarian-style espresso
Tip: Open daily until late (Mon-Sat 23:00, Sun 22:00). One of downtown's only late-night cafe options.
The Times Bar and Coffee Shop inside the historic S and W Market on Patton Avenue runs as a daytime third-wave coffee bar and evening craft cocktail room.
Signature drink: Single-origin espresso, classic cocktail
Tip: Coffee mornings give way to cocktails after 16:00. The S and W Market food hall around it handles the food.
Double D's Coffee and Desserts on Biltmore Avenue serves espresso, drip and cakes from a converted 1960 English double-decker bus. A downtown landmark since.
Signature drink: Espresso from a double-decker bus
Tip: Order at the bus window, take a seat upstairs on the open top deck. Cash and card accepted.
Summit Coffee inside the Grove Arcade on Page Avenue pours the Davidson, NC-based roaster's beans in a downtown Asheville cafe. The Foundy Street River Arts.
Signature drink: Single-origin pour-over
Tip: Inside the Grove Arcade arcade; pair with a stop at the makers' market or the second-floor architecture.
Old Europe Pastries on Broadway Street has run since 1994 as a Hungarian-Austrian coffeehouse and pastry shop. Owner Melinda Vetro is the Esztergom-born head.
Signature drink: Hungarian-style espresso
Tip: Open daily until late (Mon-Sat 23:00, Sun 22:00). One of downtown's only late-night cafe options.
The Times Bar and Coffee Shop inside the historic S and W Market on Patton Avenue runs as a daytime third-wave coffee bar and evening craft cocktail room.
Signature drink: Single-origin espresso, classic cocktail
Tip: Coffee mornings give way to cocktails after 16:00. The S and W Market food hall around it handles the food.
Double D's Coffee and Desserts on Biltmore Avenue serves espresso, drip and cakes from a converted 1960 English double-decker bus. A downtown landmark since.
Signature drink: Espresso from a double-decker bus
Tip: Order at the bus window, take a seat upstairs on the open top deck. Cash and card accepted.
Izzy's Coffee on North Lexington Avenue is the small-batch local roaster's downtown cafe. Vegan-friendly menu, longtime work-friendly format with multiple.
Signature drink: Lavender latte
Tip: Open early 07:00 Mon-Fri, 08:00 weekends. Lavender and chai lattes are the local-cult drinks.
BattleCat Coffee Bar on Haywood Road in West Asheville pours specialty espresso and pour-overs with a punk-leaning aesthetic. The Tunnel Road East Asheville.
Signature drink: House espresso, single-origin pour-over
Tip: Open early; the patio takes laptops. Cash and card accepted; vegan milks at no upcharge.
