CT Coffee Shop Makes Food And Wine’s Best In U.S. List

HARTFORD, CT — After a process that took more than two years, Food & Wine Magazine has rounded up nearly 100 of the best cafes, coffee shops and espresso bars in the United States and one of them is in Connecticut.

Writer David Landsel visited thousands of different coffee shops over the past two years, describing his experience as “a wild, highly-caffeinated road trip across the country.”

The coffee mecca that made the list is Story & Soil located at 387 Capitol Ave in Hartford. Here's what Landsel had to say about the Hartford establishment: "Not much more than two years out of the gate, this diminutive gathering spot for a rotating selection of fine coffees (from near and very far) has become an anchor for a city that could always use more of the type of commitment the shop’s trio of owners have shown."

Landsel compiled the list for Food & Wine Magazine by completing anonymous visits to each shop, with no offers of free samples or “undue influence over the process.” He did, though, consult with a collection of the best and brightest in the coffee industry.

Sey Coffee, in Brooklyn, New York, took home the award for the best coffee shop in the country.

The overall top 10 included locations in seven different states.

1. Sey Coffee, Brooklyn, NY
2. Dayglow, Los Angeles, CA
3. Cat & Cloud, Santa Cruz, CA
4. Orchard Coffee, Waynesville, NC
5. Mom ‘n ‘Em Coffee, Cincinnati, OH
6. Arcade Coffee, Riverside, CA
7. Leslie Coffee Co., Wichita, KS
8. King State Coffee, Tampa, FL
9. Daydream Surf Shop, Newport Beach, CA
10. Purple Llama, Chicago, IL