Giant Coffee is a cafe in Phoenix.
Giant Coffee on 1st Street is an arts-district coffee bar near Roosevelt Row, roasting its coffee locally each week in a bright daytime room.
Tip: Open 7am to 5pm daily; the patio fills with the downtown work crowd at midmorning.
Address: 1437 N 1st St, Phoenix, AZ 85004
Jobot Coffee & Bar on Roosevelt Street is a Roosevelt Row mainstay, pouring artisanal coffee and crepes with live music on Friday and Sunday nights.
Signature drink: Espresso and crepes
Tip: Open late for a cafe; the crepes and the Friday and Sunday live music set it apart.
Royal Coffee Bar on North 16th Street pulls specialty espresso and in-house cold brew from locally roasted Yellow Spruce beans, a tidy daytime cafe.
Signature drink: Espresso and in-house cold brew
Tip: The cold brew is the house pour; a quieter work seat than the downtown rooms.
Fillmore Coffee Co. in downtown Phoenix pours Australian-style espresso from house-roasted beans, with breakfast burritos, acai bowls and house baked goods.
Signature drink: Gourmet espresso and house baked goods
Tip: The Australian-style flat white is the order; quiet enough for a working morning downtown.
Songbird Coffee & Tea House on 3rd Street is a downtown Phoenix coffee-and-tea room, pulling shots from Tempe roaster Infusion in a calm, plant-filled space.
Signature drink: Pour-over coffee and loose-leaf tea
Tip: It is a sit-and-stay room, strong on tea; the bungalow patio works in cool months.
Lola Coffee on 3rd Avenue is a family-run downtown cafe of organic, fair-trade coffee, working with local dairies and bakeries on a full breakfast menu.
Signature drink: Espresso and full breakfast
Tip: The downtown 3rd Avenue room is the community hub; the breakfast menu is fuller than most cafes.
