Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea
Old Fourth Ward • $3
A cozy brick-plaza perch in Kerrytown where the day starts with rich espresso and ends with cocktails, beer, or wine. Grab a seat by the fireplace and soak up the market buzz.
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White Lotus Farms Café
Haisley • $$
House-made bread and farm-fresh ingredients anchor this sunny Zeeb Road cafe, where flaky pastries, hearty sandwiches, and a cozy market nook make it a true local refuge. The kitchen turns out everything from crispy baguettes to an unexpectedly fiery eggplant sandwich.
Q Bakehouse & Market
Wildwood
Asian-American pastries meet Midwestern charm at this Jackson Avenue bakehouse. Think Chili Crisp Focaccia Egg Sandwiches, five-spice apple muffins, and matcha jasmine cakes that blend techniques with real personality.
Shibam Coffee
Old Fourth Ward • $
Yemeni single-origin beans meet playful signature drinks at this bright, welcoming café. The Pistachio Latte and soft milkcakes make it easy to linger well past your last sip.
Eat More Tea
Kerrytown
This whimsical tearoom serves natural gelato, custom French macarons in every flavor imaginable, and specialty teas that might convert even tea skeptics.
Bearclaw Coffee Co.
Burns Park • $
What started as a log cabin in a Michigan cornfield is now your go-to for creative, indulgent coffee. The Iced Black Bear Mocha blends blackberry and vanilla syrups into something dangerously drinkable, while the pumpkin pie latte uses real pumpkin and brown sugar for fall comfort in a cup. The staff treats you like a regular even on your first visit.
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Live music with harpist Laura Palmieri
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Ladies Night Out
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$
Boba Tea House Ann Arbor
Lakewood
$
Bambu Desserts & Drinks
Ann Arbor
$
Ann Arbor District Library: Malletts Creek Branch
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Cahoots Cafe
Old Fourth Ward
$
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Old Fourth Ward
Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea
Cranbrook
$
Jasmine Bubble Tea and Eatery
Ann Arbor
$
RoosRoast Liberty
Old Fourth Ward
$
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Shapiro Design Lab
Burns Park
The Drip House Coffee
Ann Arbor
$$
The Common Cup
Burns Park
$
Maizie's Kitchen & Market
Burns Park
Workantile
Ann Arbor
$35
Rawaq Cafe
Lakewood
$
Tous Les Jours Ann Arbor
Lakewood
$$
Mighty Good Coffee Roasting Company
Ann Arbor
Two Songs Ann Arbor
Burns Park
$
Canterbury House
Old Fourth Ward
Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea
Old Fourth Ward
$
Big City Small World Bakery
Wildwood
Chili's Grill & Bar
Allen
$$
Misfit Society Coffee Club
Burns Park
First Bite
Old Fourth Ward
$$
The Songbird Cafe
Logan
$
Venue by 4M
Burns Park
$$
Sip Boba Tea House
Dicken
$
Socotra Coffee House
Colonial Square Cooperative
$$
Recess Cafe
Old Fourth Ward
Moka & Co
Old Fourth Ward
$
Cahoots Coworking
Ann Arbor
Pierpont Commons
Northside
Comet Coffee
Old Fourth Ward
$
Dozer Coffee
Lakewood
$
Mynt House
Old Fourth Ward
$$
M-36 Coffee Roasters Cafe
Burns Park
Latte Factory
Cranbrook
$
Zingerman's Next Door Café
Old Fourth Ward
$$
University of Michigan Rackham Graduate School
Burns Park
Avalon Cafe and Kitchen
Old Fourth Ward
$$
Lurie Biomedical Engineering Building
Northside
Wesley Foundation
Ann Arbor
CoCo Fresh Tea & Juice North Campus
Northside
$
Shapiro Library
Burns Park
Strider Coffee Stop
Wildwood
Ann Arbor District Library: Westgate Branch
Lakewood
Vertex Coffee Roasters Ann Arbor
Vertex Coffee Roasters Ann Arbor · Burns Park
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