Oct 1st 2008 2:22AM
The weather is definitely changing for the colder in parts of the United States and it's a good time to talk about coffee. A brilliant cup of coffee can be your best friend on chilly days.We've looked all over the country for these best friends and came up with the 21 best cups of coffee in America.Twenty-one is an arbitrary number, but the picks are not. We did stay clear of big coffee chains like Starbucks, Seattle's Best and Dunkin' Donuts. It's not that we think we're too cool to be caught in these cookie cutter coffeeterias, but everyone knows what they're getting with a chain cup of coffee.The cups on this list are special and unique in their own way and most focus on hand-crafted processes and socially aware practices.
The 21 Best Cups of Coffee in America
21. Novo Coffee - Denver
20. Mugshots - Philadelphia
19. Copper Star - Phoenix
18. Lucky's Cafe - Cleveland
17. Urth Caffe - Los Angeles
16. El Diablo - Seattle
15. MoKaBe's - St. Louis
14. Coffee to the People - San Francisco
13. Coffee Slingers - Oklahoma City
12. Lamill Coffee Boutique - Los Angeles
11. Gimme! Coffee - Brooklyn
10. Octane Coffee Bar & Lounge - Atlanta
9. Caffe Trieste - San Francisco
8. Busboys & Poets - Washington, D.C.
7. 7-Eleven - National
6. Espresso Vivace - Seattle
5. Cafe du Monde - New Orleans
4. Cafe Brazil - Dallas
3. Stumptown Coffee Roasters - Portland
2. Intelligentsia - Chicago
1. Jack's Stir Brew - New York City
