Looking for great Atlanta Coffee Shop....assistance please

[greenbackcut]

Good Day,

I will be in Atlanta this weekend and am staying near the Atlanta Perimeter Center hotels. I am looking for a great coffee shop that, preferably, roasts their own coffee or uses locally roasted beans. Staff that really know what they are doing when pulling a shot (no superautomatics desired). An independent shop is preferred...no char-bucks. Sorry to be so picky but I am a roaster and would like to find a great shop. Any assistance would be appreciated.

Thank you.

 

[BigRich]

If yuo make it over to Decatur then Java Monkey has good stuff. It's a little ways from Perimeter. I think the closest over there is Cafe Intermezzo. However, they are more known for their dessert than their coffeee.

 

[nealf]

Hm, I guess I'll post this here too..

Cool Beans Coffee Roaster is a local shop in Marietta... it is about 12 miles from where you are going to be. I cannot speak to how they compare to others because I am not a big coffee geek. I can tell you it is where Alton Brown filmed a good portion of his Coffee episode though!

Here is the website:
http://www.coolbeanscoffeeroasters.com

 

[Jasonian]

Octane. Period.

http://www.octanecoffee.com/

On the Westside:

Octane is located in Midtown, Westside — Atlanta, at the corner of Howell Mill Road and Marietta Street NW, between Georgia Tech and the King Plow Arts Center.

Hours of Operation:

Mon -Thu: 7 AM - 12 AM
Fri: 7 AM - 1 AM
Sat: 8 AM - 10 PM
Sun: 8 AM - 10 PM

On the Eastside:

Octane is located next to Everybody's Pizza in Emory Village at the corner of N. Decatur Road and Oxford Road.
Hours of Operation:

Mon - Fri: 6 AM - 8 PM
Sat - Sun: 8 AM - 8 PM
Phone: 404.585.4210