Best Coffee Shops in Cleveland (5 Verified)

Best coffee shops in Cleveland

Our guide to specialty coffee in Cleveland: 5 verified shops, including Duck-Rabbit Coffee, Phoenix Coffee and Ready Set! Coffee. Cleveland's specialty scene clusters on the near west side, with roasteries you can watch at work in Ohio City, Gordon Square, and along Lorain Avenue, plus a long-running outpost up in the Waterloo arts district. Most of the shops here roast their own beans and lean toward single origins.

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

Listed A to ZHow we rank

Ohio City / Lorain Ave$$
Duck-Rabbit Coffee
A craft roaster on Lorain Avenue with a small cafe and a separate roastery on the east side.
- espresso
- pour-over
See the shop Last checked Jun 2026
Ohio City$$
Phoenix Coffee
A longtime Cleveland roaster with several cafes around town, including this Ohio City corner spot.
- espresso
- pour-over
- drip
See the shop Last checked Jun 2026
Gordon Square$$
Ready Set! Coffee
A Gordon Square roastery and cafe pouring an array of single origins it roasts on site.
- espresso
- pour-over
- aeropress
See the shop Last checked Jun 2026
Hingetown (Ohio City)$$
Rising Star Coffee Roasters
A neighborhood roaster with a handful of Cleveland cafes, set inside the old Ohio City firehouse.
- espresso
- pour-over
- drip
See the shop Last checked Jun 2026
Waterloo Arts District$$
Six Shooter Coffee
A Waterloo arts district cafe that grew out of a one-pound basement roaster into a brick-and-mortar shop.
- espresso
- pour-over
- cold-brew
See the shop Last checked Jun 2026

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Best coffee shops in Cleveland

Duck-Rabbit Coffee

Phoenix Coffee

Ready Set! Coffee

Rising Star Coffee Roasters

Six Shooter Coffee