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I\u2019m far from a coffee expert but I have been to my fair share of coffee shops and coffee is an essential part of my life. So, if volume of consumption and an addiction count for anything then they\u2019ve come to the right place.<\/p>\n
Yet I couldn\u2019t pick four or five because I see Baltimore in somewhat of a coffee transition\/revolution. Huh? Patience, grasshopper, patience. I couldn\u2019t pick just four or five shops because, to me, Baltimore has three\u00a0types<\/b>\u00a0of coffee shops: The OG\u2019s (Original Gangstas), Neighborhood Nooks, and New Coffee.<\/p>\n
Just some parameters first. I limited the scope to places close (well, close enough) to work which is right downtown. I didn\u2019t choose any national chains, and my go-to drink is a latte, so when I\u2019m referring to coffee, I\u2019m generally talking about a latte. Alright, let\u2019s do this\u2026<\/p>\n
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I\u2019ve always thought of Baltimore as the biggest little small town in the country. It\u2019s intimate, it seems like everyone knows each other or at least knows someone who knows you and yours, and it\u2019s proud of all things Baltimore. That\u2019s how I view the first set of coffee shops. They\u2019re like the crab cakes of the group. They\u2019re delicious, they\u2019re not overly complicated and they are definitely proudly Baltimore. All these places serve no-frills, unabashed coffee that screams out \u201cHon!\u201d They\u2019ve also been around for a little bit and thus ingrained in the fabric of B\u2019more.<\/p>\n
The king of Old School is\u00a0Cafe Latte\u2019 Da<\/a>\u00a0in Fells Point with a small, narrow storefront a few blocks up from the water away from most of the foot traffic. The decor reminds you of a John Waters movie, and when you walk out with a signature pink cup, people will know where you got your joe.<\/p>\n Down by the water is\u00a0The Daily Grind<\/a>\u00a0which continues to dole out classic coffee despite the gentrifying landscape. When you walk in here, the coffee shop opens up into an whole new cityscape reminiscent of an early 1900\u2019s alleyway. The variety of ways they make coffee here is plentiful, so make sure you know what you want before you walk in.<\/p>\n Hopping over to Federal Hill, you\u2019ll find\u00a0Spoons Cafe & Coffee Roasters<\/a>\u00a0smack dab in the middle of Cross Street. Spoons has been serving morning-after cures for residents for a few years now and is one of the few places that serves matcha in the city. They also offer a pretty decadent menu full of comfort food classics.<\/p>\n Drive down Key Highway for a bit and\u00a0Koba Cafe<\/a>\u00a0is another place that has become a Riverside neighborhood institution. They serve some great breakfast staples along with a super cup of coffee. The inside is eclectic and the vibe would make any Baltimore row house denizen proud.<\/p>\n The most famous of the OG\u2019s may be\u00a0Zeke\u2019s Coffee<\/a>\u00a0which may power half the restaurants in Baltimore and has grown into DC and Pittsburgh. Their first cafe is a little northeast of downtown in a hip community called Lauraville. The baristas all seem to have some B\u2019more kook and style. The coffee is strong and flavorful just as you\u2019d expect from Baltimore, hon. Go early and be patient, the crowd doesn\u2019t let up in this gem.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n (Writing and Photos by Food Nomad; Edited by City Walker<\/a>)<\/p>\n Baltimore has three\u00a0types\u00a0of coffee shops: Editors Note: \u00a0One thing we like to do when launching in new city is to partner with writers local to that market.\u00a0This is a key part to the City Walker experience, we don’t only want our app to have a local prospective. We want our blog to have it too! This gives the\u00a0authentic\u00a0personal prospective that no one other than a local can offer. Since we launched in Baltimore on January 17th, we are honored to have\u00a0Leandro aka FoodNomad<\/a> be a guest writer for City Walker in Baltimore.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I\u2019m far from a coffee expert but I have been to my fair share of coffee shops and coffee is an essential part of my life. 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\nThe OG\u2019s (Original Gangstas)<\/a>,
\nNeighborhood Nooks<\/a>
\nNew Coffee<\/a><\/p>\n
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