Coffee shops, bakeries with seats and the places St. Louis lingers in over a cortado.

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Kaldi's Coffee (DeMun)

Order House-roasted drip and seasonal espresso

The flagship of St. Louis's best-known roaster, Kaldi's DeMun cafe overlooks Concordia Park and pours house-roasted coffee to a steady crowd of regulars.

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Sump Coffee

Order Light-roast filter coffee

Sump built a national reputation roasting light, precise single-origin coffee in South City, served in a spare room that treats the cup seriously.

Comet Coffee

Order Espresso and house-baked pastries

Comet pairs carefully pulled espresso with a serious in-house micro-bakery, so the pastry case is as much the draw as the cup. A small spot near the Garden.

Coffeestamp

Order Honduran single-origin espresso

Brothers Patrick and Spencer Clapp roast ethically sourced beans, many from their native Honduras, at this South City micro-roastery near Cherokee Street.

Shaw's Coffee

Order House-roasted espresso

A privately owned cafe and roastery on The Hill, Shaw's roasts in house using green coffees from the major growing regions, among the Italian groceries.

The Mud House

Order Multi-roaster espresso and lattes

A Cherokee Street fixture, The Mud House pairs a rotating multi-roaster coffee program with hearty brunch plates in a brick room full of antiques.

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Foundation Grounds

Order Coffee and vegetarian-friendly cafe plates

A downtown Maplewood cafe with a strong vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free bent, Foundation Grounds pours coffee and serves a wholesome all-day menu.

Mauhaus Cat Cafe

Order La Cosecha coffee with adoptable cats

Mauhaus pairs La Cosecha coffee and in-house cookies with a lounge of adoptable cats in Maplewood, the metro's cat cafe. The coffee is the side dish.

Half & Half

Order Espresso and made-from-scratch brunch

Mike Randolph's Clayton breakfast room marries a focused coffee programme with made-from-scratch brunch, from blueberry pancakes to the flat-iron hash.

Comet Coffee (Oakland)

Order Espresso and laminated pastries

The second Comet sits on Oakland near The Hill, pulling the same espresso and baking the same micro-bakery pastries. Handy near Forest Park's south edge.

The London Tea Room

Order Loose-leaf tea and English breakfast service

St. Louis's English tea room pours dozens of loose-leaf teas and serves a proper afternoon tea with scones and savouries. A change from the espresso bars.