Vint Coffee (Frankfort Avenue) is a cafe in Louisville.
Vint Coffee on Frankfort Avenue in Louisville pours espresso and pastries from a Crescent Hill storefront, a long-running Louisville cafe with rotating local-bean partnerships.
Tip: Walk-in counter. Patio fills up first on Saturday mornings.
Address: 2309 Frankfort Avenue, Louisville, KY 40206
Sunergos Coffee in Old Louisville pours the local roastery's house beans from a worker-friendly cafe corner, the chain's second oldest location with deep neighborhood roots.
Signature drink: Vanilla latte, drip coffee
Tip: Walk-in cafe with a big wraparound bar. Easier seats than the Preston roastery.
Quills Coffee's NuLu location on East Market in Louisville pulls espresso and pour-overs in a slim downtown corner, the cafe arm of the in-house roastery's specialty program.
Signature drink: Espresso, pour-over
Tip: Walk-in counter with bar seating only. Best for a quick break, not a workday.
Day's Espresso on Bardstown Road in Louisville has poured espresso, drip and pastries from an independent Highlands corner since 1994, the neighborhood's longest-running coffee bar.
Signature drink: Espresso, drip coffee
Tip: Walk-in. Open every day 06:30 to 18:00 with paninis and snacks at lunch.
Please and Thank You on East Market in Louisville pulls espresso and slings warm chocolate chip cookies from a NuLu cafe, the city's most-photographed cookie counter since 2011.
Signature drink: Latte, chocolate chip cookie
Tip: Walk-in. The patio is dog-friendly. Vinyl playing in-store.
Please and Thank You on Frankfort Avenue in Louisville pours espresso and warm cookies from a Clifton storefront, the Frank outpost of the small-batch Southern bakery and cafe.
Signature drink: Latte, chocolate chip cookie
Tip: Walk-in. Smaller patio than Mark; easier to grab a table.
Heine Brothers Coffee on Bardstown Road in Louisville pours espresso from a Highlands drive-thru and cafe corner, the local roastery's busiest neighborhood location.
Signature drink: Espresso, cold brew
Tip: Walk-in cafe or drive-thru. Open daily from 05:00 with the full menu.
