1. Kaldi’s Coffee House
8.9
700 DE Mun Ave (West Of South Skinker Blvd.), St Louis, MO
Coffee Shop · 68 tips and reviews
Eric Scott: The Gibraltar is a good intro to espresso--one shot of espresso with an equal volume of steamed milk. Kinda like a mini latte.
Riverfront Times: The DeMun location utilizes the pour-over method, which produces a rich, flavorful cup of joe, & the food menu includes housemade pastries to enjoy alongside your morning coffee. http://bit.ly/19vptry
Gabrielle Lyons: Cozy coffee shop. Not a lot of seating but cool. Don't have meat on the menu, which is awesome. Vegan friendly.
3. Shaw's Coffee
7.5
5147 Shaw Ave (Marconi), St Louis, MO
Coffee Shop · The Hill · 24 tips and reviews
Kiley Miller: 4 shots of espresso? Yes, please. Thank you, Shaw's Coffee for restoring my sanity.
Noah Metzger: Rad little shop. It's in an old bank so you chill in the old vault. Coffee is delicious as well as the espresso. Check out their scones!!!
Riverfront Times: Eats are just coffeehouse nibbles and pastries, but the java -- oh, the java! Co-owners Walt Boyle and Gail Maher bring in beans from Kenya, Zimbabwe, Sumatra and other locales. Read more.
5. Urban Eats
7.9
3301 Meramec St (Virginia Ave), St Louis, MO
Sandwich Spot · Dutchtown South · 17 tips and reviews
Dianne Carty: Rice bowls all come with brown rice which so good for my blood sugar, and I love the Mediterranean and Italian sauce combos!
Riverfront Times: RFT 2012 Best of St. Louis Winner - Best Smoothie- The arm chairs at this place are awesome. Enjoy your liquid breakfast in relaxation. http://bit.ly/QqT23F
Riverfront Times: The space doubles as the Urban Arts Collective, which promotes local artists and offers them a chance to show their work at Urban Eats' free gallery. Read more.
6. MoKaBe's Coffeehouse
8.1
3606 Arsenal St (at Grand Blvd), St Louis, MO
Coffee Shop · Tower Grove South · 75 tips and reviews
Riana: Can't remember the name of it, but get the Chai with 2 shots of espresso. Sounds weird, but delicious and gets you amped! Read more.
Riverfront Times: The menu includes salads and small bites, sandwiches and burgers, and plenty of vegetarian/vegan options to go with good, strong cups of straight-up java and espresso drinks. http://bit.ly/1aV8i0A
Go! Magazine: MoKaBe's Blue Mac wins our veggie burger taste test. It replicates the delicious flavor of a McDonald's Big Mac, but without all the saturated fat. Read more.
7. Atlas
5513 Pershing Ave (Belt Avenue), St Louis, MO
American Restaurant · DeBaliviere Place · 13 tips and reviews
Go! Magazine: Try the braised lamb shank. It's richly flavored and textured and topped with mint, a red-wine reduction, lamb jus and garlic sauce. (Joe Bonwich)
Robert Mc: Not closing. Just under new mgmt.
Bradley Becker: The Chicken Picata was excellent.
Riverfront Times: Patrick Liberto's warm-hued house of joe, where the coffee is prepared a cup at a time, to order, by mixing two shots of espresso with steamed water. Read more.
Colleen Call: Best iced coffees (ever). Also make sure and get a bagel topped generously with garlic pepper. Yum.
T.S. Ferguson: Everyone here smokes pot and hates jesus!
13. Coffee Cartel
2 Maryland Plz (at N Euclid Ave), St Louis, MO
Coffee Shop · Central West End · 116 tips and reviews
Desiree Troy: The red pepper hummus, pesto, curry mayo, and chicken salad are all made in house! Also, the pesto is made without pine nuts, if you have an allergy to them. Yay!
Josh Kocurek: If you don't get the honey vanilla latte, you be crazy! Also, it's okay to sing along to Florence and the Machine with the baristas.
Aaron Kirk: Best Coffee in St. Louis. I could go here every single day and never get sick of it. Plus, the people watching is great on Fri/Sat. nights!