OK, I admit, I really like coffee. And I am always looking for new places to indulge my addiction. While I don’t often turn down a visit to Starbuck’s, I have been on the lookout lately for smaller, independent venues. I’ll post at some point on places like Panther Coffee and Pasion del Cielo and other coffee shops in Miami, but today I want to share three great independent coffee houses in the Fort Lauderdale area.
Switchbox is located in a new culinary area in Oakland Park at 3446 NE 12th Street. It has a nice covered outdoor area and a large, comfortable inside space as well. They characterize themselves as a farmer to consumer enterprise and have a large number of coffee bean options focusing on ‘smaller, single origin lots of seasonal, current drop coffees’. It’s a big comfortable quiet place to relax and enjoy a good cup of coffee.
Warsaw Coffee Company, at 815 NE 13 Street, has a bit more frenetic environment and can be somewhat noisy, perhaps primarily due to the large number of people who always seem to be there. It’s also a large space, perhaps with a bit more of a warehouse feel, but has large number of tables to accommodate the crowds. In addition to great coffee, Warsaw also serves craft beer and wine, which perhaps helps attract larger crowds. It’s a great place to hangout and spend an hour or two with friends enjoying their wide selection drink and food.
Revenant Coffee House and Eatery is the newest of the three and is located at 2301 NE 26th Street. There are a few table inside but the outside area is tremendous right on the water with outdoor booths and tables. The coffee is great rightdown to the coffee ice cubes. The shop is co-located with an antique/furniture store and a hydroponic garden where the plants are for sale. You can even rent a kayak!
All three of these coffee shops are worth a trip or two. They all obviously care about creating a great coffee drinking experience for their customers and have taken coffee drinking to a higher level.
