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Reviewed cafes in Boston where beans & gear is a real reason to go, not just a minor extra.
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Cambridge, Boston
A Cambridge roaster cafe near Harvard Yard for house-roasted filter coffee, a bright sit-down room, pastries, and beans to take home.
Downtown Crossing / The Godfrey, Boston
George Howell's central Boston flagship at The Godfrey, with house-roasted single-origin coffee, Modbar pour-overs, espresso drinks, retail beans, and brewing gear.
Seaport, Boston, Boston
An Ipswich-born house roaster now in Seaport for bright modern coffee, focused espresso and filter stops, rotating pastries, and beans to take home.
Downtown Boston, Boston
A compact Milk Street cafe from Kyoto roaster Ogawa Coffee, best for precise espresso drinks, matcha and hojicha lattes, latte art, and beans to take home.
West Roxbury, Boston
A family-owned farm-to-cup roaster cafe for Nicaraguan coffee, a calm West Roxbury room, patio seating, and retail beans.
Teele Square, Somerville, Boston
A family-run Somerville roaster cafe for Rwandan coffee, warm service, a calm room, and beans worth taking home.
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