The Best Coffee Shops in Las Vegas

The editors at the Las Vegas Coffee Culture Magazine took an unscientific poll, not persuaded by anything other than our own sense of fairness, flavor and fraternity. We tasted and compared then came up with a list of which shops in the Las Vegas valley were our favorites.

Anyways, we at the LVCCM did visit many of the shops in Las Vegas and came up with our list of the Best in Las Vegas. Each of these shops was judged on taste, atmosphere, product knowledge and overall Wow factor. If the shop was a major franchise, ala Starbucks or Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf they were not counted in the scoring. The reason being, Espresso bars are more than cookie cutter fast food spots. We believe that the shops that we have chosen are truly representative of great coffee shops, just like you would see in coffee-centric places in Cali, Washington, N.Y. or before they sold out to Burger King, Canada.

Here are the shops in no particular order. We want you to decide for yourself which ones you would put as #1

• Galaxy Cafe- (7 Hills and St. Rose Pkwy) Out of this world atmosphere. 7 Hills area. A diamond worth visiting everyday

• Tiabi- (Maryland Pkwy and Flamingo) Near the College. Mae and Tiff you have something going on and Waffles too.
• Sambalatte- (Alta and Fort Apache) Great espresso, cool vibe. 10, 10, 10 we love Luiz
• Sunrise Cafe- (Sunset and Easter)You can smell the quality roast even before you walk in the door.
• Grouchy John's- (S. Maryland Pkwy and Windmill) JJ and his staff know how to pull out all the stops to make coffee right
• Avery's Coffee- (Sahara and Fort Apache) If I didn't mention Avery's my wife would kill me. Awesome westside cafe.

• StripView Cafe- (Desert Inn and Rainbow) Renata's shop is Mediterranean, inviting, Great pastries and wonderful charm
• Cafe Darak- (Durango and Flamingo) Crystal has taken a bit of Korea, mixed in some Vegas stock and worked her magic. Love this spot.
• Typsy Cafe- (215 and Sunset) Kim's espresso is delicious, pastries done on premises, fresh, delicate, outstanding. 

• The Beat- (Fremont and 6th) Downtown's answer to eclectic energy. It has some truly quirky angles, mocha's to die for and great customers.

When you are out and about. Remember this list of truly exceptional shops. They have fresh coffee, great taste, atmosphere. Drink safely my friends.