This cool infographic from Mint.com shows that spending in coffee shops is up of late. Is this a sign of an improving economy? I don’t know. What I do know though is that I was pleased to see Kentucky is in one of the higher categories when it comes to coffee shop spending. Why does this please me? For some reason it just pleases me to have validation of what I have said for years: “Louisville is a coffee town.” The funny thing is that just two days ago I declared “I am on a budget and I’m a cutting back my coffee shop spending considerably. No more coffee shop meetings unless someone else is buying or I have a stack of Highland Coffee or Heine Brothers gift cards to work with.” Yeah, we’ll see how good I am with staying on a limited coffee shop budget. Despite the best of intentions I am weak when it comes to resisting coffee and coffee shops.
So are you fueling Louisville’s coffee economy? I know what my favorite coffee shops are but I’m curious to know which ones you love and why. Got a favorite? Drop it on us in the comments.
May 28th, 2010 at 11:54 am
In my opinion the finest coffee coming out of Louisville is clearly that produced by the boys at Sunergos. I have often been jealous of Matthew and Brian who took the plunge to do what they love and are passionate about and be successful at it. We buy their “Sunergos Blend” as our office coffee. It is so good…
June 1st, 2010 at 11:15 am
I love Java Brewing Co. Sad to say I haven’t tried any others yet! The Frankfort Ave. Java is my favorite with the cozy seating area and fireplace!
June 2nd, 2010 at 5:49 pm
I ADORE Red Hot Roasters at the corner of Payne and Lexington. They have a second location now in the Egan Learning Center at Spalding University. I’m addicted to their iced coffee. mmmmm
July 2nd, 2010 at 4:45 pm
Now that the Westport Road interchange is complete I am able to stop at La Vida Java at Westport Village on the way to work. They roast their coffee in the shop and its always fresh. I get my fix every day!
July 2nd, 2010 at 7:32 pm
Hey…there’s a little know coffee house in a hot new place: La Vida Java Coffee Co. at Westport Village. Locally-owned, they roast all their own coffee on-site and sell their coffee at Whole Foods. The favorite brews are the Afro Cubano (cuban-style) blend and their Mocha Java blend (two of my favorites!). Yum! Gotta try it! (May be Louisville’s best kept coffee secret???)