Black-Owned Coffee Shops That Are Worth The Road Trip

If you are the type of person who plans a vacation around food, it might be time to start planning one around coffee. Across the country, Black-owned coffee shops are creating spaces where a good cup of coffee comes with culture, community, creativity and a little hometown flavor. Check out the Black-owned coffee shops you should pay a visit to when you take your next road trip. 

Melanin Is Life has spotlighted Black-owned coffee businesses across the country, and we took that inspiration a step further. From Atlanta to Oakland and Brooklyn to New Orleans, these coffee shops are worth adding to your travel itinerary.

Black-Owned Coffee Shops To Visit 

Atlanta, Georgia

1. Black Coffee ATL

Located on Atlanta’s Westside Beltline, Black Coffee ATL is a Black-owned specialty coffee shop serving handcrafted espresso, ceremonial matcha and house-made signature drinks. The shop also doubles as a cultural gathering space for Atlanta’s creative community.

2. Coffee Was Black

This Auburn Avenue coffee collective and gallery celebrates coffee, art and Caribbean American culture. It is a perfect stop for anyone who likes their caffeine with a side of creativity.

3. Grant Park Coffeehouse

Grab organic and fair trade coffee, handcrafted sandwiches, curry and dumplings, ice cream and bakery treats at this neighborhood favorite in Atlanta’s historic Grant Park district.

New York

4. SEED Brklyn

The Greenhouse Café brings together coffee, fashion, art, plants and music in Bedford Stuyvesant. The space serves La Colombe coffee, specialty lattes and vegan Jamaican patties.

5. Same Time Tomorrow

Harlem’s newest coffee bar is more than a caffeine stop. Located on Malcolm X Boulevard near 117th Street, Same Time Tomorrow is a Black woman-owned community space centered on coffee, art,…