Like its sister location on Broadway, the Lakeside outpost of Amethyst is light, airy, and welcoming, bringing its unique style to North Denver. Woman-owned and with a proud policy of tolerance and inclusion, this second location brings the same creative drinks (think matcha lattes and sweet potato marshmallow steamers) with the exception of pour-overs and alcoholic beverages. Pastries come from Rebel Bread.

From Commonwealth Roasters comes Caffe Figurati, which roughly translates to “don’t worry about it.” Roasting beans onsite at the Source, it features both a traditional Italian espresso bar and pour-over coffee drinks made in the Japanese style.

LoHi’s Pinwheel Coffee is operated by the students of two Montessori schools in Denver and Golden. Students learn accounting, marketing, and entrepreneurship while serving coffee by Middle State Roasters. Expect a standard menu of coffee drinks plus tea and hot chocolate with a choice of milks.

The industrial-chic Sapor Coffee & Concepts manages to be both sleek and welcoming, with white walls and lots of light from the garage-door windows that line one side of it. Caleb and Jeannie Sprenger began with a Kickstarter and use local Lakewood roaster Sweet Bloom — which happens to be owned by Caleb’s uncle. See the standard coffee fare plus chai, matcha, golden milk lattes, Upstart kombucha, and a rotating selection of pastries.

One of Sunnyside’s beloved coffee shops landed prime real estate at the Dairy Block in the lobby of the Maven Hotel. Huckleberry Roasters started in 2011 in a garage and now has two locations. The Dairy Block one offers all the coffee drinks plus hummus or avocado toasts, waffles topped in Noosa and fruit or lemon-thyme ricotta, and coffee milkshakes made with Frozen Matter ice cream.

Pablo’s new HQ on Colfax boasts 6,000 square feet and a spacious, airy coffee shop, roastery, training and cupping lab (for classes for both staff and the public), and office space. It’s the only Pablo’s location with Wi-Fi, but like the others, it offers a full menu of coffee drinks and pastries.

Little Lula Rose is just down the street from sister cafe Lula Rose General Store and is really more of a floral shop offering arranging workshops. But it also makes a short, basic menu of mean espresso drinks served out of the front window. Baristas use Middle State Coffee and invite passersby to come check out the plants and floral arrangements.

Neighboring Seedstock brewery on West Colfax (and sharing a patio), Brew Culture Coffee focuses on craft coffee from local roaster Sweet Bloom and has nine rotating kombucha taps. Oatmeal, sandwiches, and pastries provided by The Noshery are also on the menu.

Jubilee Roasting Co. is based on the ideas of emancipation, restoration, and celebration, or as they describe it, “a reset button for society.” The warehouse that houses the coffee shop also hosts ten artists’ studios, retail space, and a roasting facility. The airy warehouse’s remodel was partly funded by the city with an interest in community outreach — which they celebrate monthly at their Day of Jubilee, with live music, free drinks, and grilling.

Denver roaster Middle State just moved to the Santa Fe Arts District and is in the process of building out a fresh new retail shop, which should open by spring. For now, fans of the brand can swing by the roastery Monday through Wednesday “or whenever the front door is open” to buy whole beans to take home with them.

Colorado natives and brothers Scott, Eric, and Luke Byington ran the Elias Fund, a rural community development non-profit focused on education, food aid, and micro-grants in Zimbabwe. They now share a collaborative space with Novel Strand Brewing in the Baker neighborhood, offering a full menu of coffee drinks and retail coffee. The coffee program goes for socially responsible sourcing from farm to cup.

Copper Door opened a second location to expand its roasting operation, but also to educate customers with classes and demos based around the bean. Find a menu of coffee favorites with cheesecake and toaster pastries from Sugar Bakeshop, breakfast burritos, oatmeal, and other morning favorites.