The Sentient Bean ★ 4.5
Fully vegetarian coffeehouse on the south end of Forsyth Park, open since 2001. Fair-trade organic coffee and espresso, vegan breakfast, a live-music programm
Signature drink: Fair-trade espresso drinks
Coffee shops, bakeries with seats and the places Savannah lingers in over a cortado.
Where to sit and slow down
The Coffee Fox (Broughton St) ★ 4.5
The Coffee Fox's Broughton Street flagship, serving in-house Foxy Blend espresso and pour-over alongside fresh pastries and craft beer. Wide front windows.
Signature drink: Chemex pour-over with Foxy Blend
Foxy Loxy Cafe ★ 4.4
Foxy Loxy on Bull is a coffee house, bakery and Tex-Mex cantina under one Starland roof, serving Coffee Fox beans alongside breakfast tacos, Friday music.
Signature drink: Mexican mocha
Henny Penny Art Space & Cafe ★ 4.2
A family-friendly hybrid of cafe and Scribble Art Studio on Bull south of Forsyth. Coffee Fox beans, a kid-friendly bakery counter, an art room for kids.
Signature drink: Coffee Fox espresso, kids' chocolate milk
Mirabelle Savannah ★ 4.3
Mirabelle is a small European-style cafe across from Saint John's Cathedral on Lafayette Square, with a boutique inn upstairs. Joe Coffee, waffles, pastries.
Signature drink: Gourmet waffles and espresso
Gallery Espresso ★ 4.4
Gallery Espresso has run on Bull and Perry on Chippewa Square since 1993, Savannah's oldest continuous coffee shop. Local-artist exhibits, fresh pastries.
Signature drink: Espresso and house-baked pastries
PERC Coffee (Roastery Cafe) ★ 4.6
PERC's Savannah roastery cafe in the Starland edge, production floor visible through glass. Espresso, espresso tonics, pour-overs, first-Saturday cupping.
Signature drink: Single-origin espresso, espresso tonic
Brighter Day Natural Foods Market & Deli ★ 4.3
Brighter Day has run on the south edge of Forsyth Park since 1978 as Savannah's only downtown natural-foods market. Juice bar, vegan deli, grocery shelves.
Signature drink: Organic juices and smoothies
The Coffee Fox Roasting Co. ★ 4.4
The Coffee Fox's roastery and coffee lab on Louisville Road, open to the public for cupping events and direct retail. Roasting for the three downtown cafes.
Signature drink: Foxy Blend espresso