Georgia

Best coffee shops in Athens

Our guide to specialty coffee in Athens: 5 verified shops, including 1000 Faces Coffee, Condor Chocolates Downtown Cafe and Hendershot's Coffee & Cafe. Athens has a small but genuine specialty scene, grounded by a handful of independent shops that roast their own beans in town. You will find a long-running local roaster, a couple of newer craft-minded cafes, and a chocolate maker that started roasting Ecuadorian coffee on the side.

5 verified shops · vetted, never pay-to-play

Verified means checked against our specialty criteria using each shop's own public information, not a visit. Last checked Jun 2026. How we choose

The University of Georgia Arch at the edge of downtown Athens
Photo: Michael Rivera, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped, color-adjusted)

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