Where to sit, sip and slow down in Atlanta.
Coffee shops, bakeries with seats and the places Atlanta lingers in over a cortado.
Grant Park Coffeehouse on Georgia Avenue in Atlanta runs a neighbourhood cafe with Ethiopian-sourced beans, breakfast plates and a wide work-friendly room.
Signature drink: Ethiopian single-origin drip
Tip: Free WiFi and study rooms. The patio is pet-friendly; opens at 07:00 weekdays, 08:00 Sunday.
Spiller Park Coffee at Ponce City Market in Atlanta opened 2016 from a partnership including chef Hugh Acheson. The honey latte is the cult order.
Signature drink: Honey latte
Tip: Counter ordering. The Toco Hills cafe has more seating; PCM runs the food-hall foot traffic. Try the Toco Hill beans for retail.
Chrome Yellow Trading on Edgewood Avenue in Old Fourth Ward, Atlanta runs a third-wave espresso bar paired with a shortlisted goods shop in a renovated 1923.
Signature drink: Cortado
Tip: Tight space; counter and one communal table. Good for solo work in mornings, less so at peak weekend hours.
Brash Coffee's Buckhead location in Atlanta opened 2018 with a precise espresso programme and house-roasted beans. Order the espresso macchiato.
Signature drink: Espresso macchiato
Tip: Limited seating; built for grab-and-go. The Westside Paper location keeps the same standards with more tables.
Condesa Coffee in Old Fourth Ward, Atlanta runs a third-wave cafe with Counter Culture beans, breakfast burritos and a wide work-friendly room.
Signature drink: Cold brew
Tip: Patio is dog-friendly. Brunch service runs Saturday and Sunday with the cult breakfast burrito.
Muchacho on the Beltline in Reynoldstown, Atlanta runs a Mexican-leaning cafe with breakfast tacos, cafe de olla and a beer programme that switches.
Signature drink: Cafe de olla
Tip: Beltline patio. Breakfast tacos until 14:00; tortilla press visible from the counter.
Dancing Goats Coffee in Atlanta's Old Fourth Ward roasts Batdorf and Bronson beans across a third-wave menu. Order the single-origin pourover.
Signature drink: Single-origin pourover
Tip: Largest seating of any third-wave cafe in O4W; the Decatur and Ponce locations match the bean program.
PERC Coffee opened the Virginia Highland cafe in 2021 with its in-house Savannah-roasted beans, a custom pink espresso machine and a precise pourover bar.
Signature drink: Espresso on the custom pink La Marzocco
Tip: Open 07:00-18:00 daily. Whole bean retail; ask staff about the seasonal single-origins coming off the Probat.
East Pole Coffee in Morningside, Atlanta roasts its own beans and runs a third-wave cafe with espresso, pourover and a small pastry programme since 2017.
Signature drink: Cortado
Tip: Work-friendly mornings before 11:00; weekend service runs busier. Beans sold for retail.
The Reading Room in downtown Decatur, Atlanta opened 2024 as a writer's-nook coffee shop and afternoon wine bar with drip coffee, matcha and an afternoon.
Signature drink: Drip coffee, matcha, afternoon wine
Tip: Free WiFi and a bookish ambiance built for laptop work. Wine service kicks in late afternoon; sandwiches and pastries through the day.
Bellwood Coffee in East Atlanta Village, Atlanta runs a third-wave cafe inside The Victorian plant shop with house-roasted beans, espresso. Family-friendly.
Signature drink: Espresso and seasonal lattes
Tip: Open 07:00 weekdays, 08:00 weekends. Limited counter seating; the shared plant-shop space is the move on weekday mornings.
San Francisco Coffee Roasting in Virginia-Highland, Atlanta has roasted in-house and run a corner cafe since 1990. At 1192 N Highland Ave NE.
Signature drink: Mocha
Tip: Cash and card. Decatur Square sister location has more seating. The VaHi corner gets afternoon shade.