Restart America From the “Ground Up”

America, let’s restart our economy from the ground up. That means creating needed jobs, starting new businesses, and restarting closed businesses -- in every community. There’s no better place to start than with the coffee shops and coffee roasters that fuel creative conversations -- with coffee that is “ground up” -- in neighborhoods throughout the nation.

Coffee is the fuel on which America’s entrepreneurship runs. And entrepreneurs are the key to job growth. Coffee symbolizes a warm welcome. It sparks new ideas. It opens the door to collaboration.  It energizes innovation at all hours, day and night. 

At Right to Start, we champion entrepreneurship as a community priority.  Therefore, we’re celebrating local coffee shops and roasters that inspire American creativity -- from the “Ground Up.” We’d like your help in recognizing those that have inspired you. Tell us your favorite cafe or roaster, and why it’s been important to you. We’ll highlight it on a national list we’re compiling, and we may even feature your story in an upcoming Right to Start newsletter.

Share a Cup of Coffee with Right to Start

Tag your favorite coffee roaster or shop to our Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, or LinkedIn account. Be sure to use the hashtags #RestartAmerica #GroundUp 

• Submit the form below to share:

  • Your favorite entrepreneurial story that took place over a cup of coffee

  • One way you think America can advance small businesses

  • A barrier small businesses in your community are facing or a policy change that could clear the way for more entrepreneurs

Which State Has the Best Coffee in America?

We asked and you are answering! Here is the tally of the Best Coffee Shops and Roasters by state.

Does your favorite cup of coffee make the list?

ARIZONA

1. Cartel Coffee Lab - Phx/Tucson/Tempe - Website - 2 Votes

2. Maverick Coffee - Scottsdale - Website - 2 Votes

3. Peixoto Coffee - Chandler - Website - 2 Votes

4. Blue House Coffee - Phoenix - Website - 2 Votes

5. Fair Trade Cafe - Phoenix - Website - 2 Votes

6. Bergie’s Coffee - Gilbert - Website - 2 Votes

7. Press Coffee - Phoenix - Website - 2 Votes

8. Luana’s Coffee & Beer - Phoenix - Website

9. Cultivate Coffee - Phoenix - Website

10. Jobot Coffee & Bar - Phoenix - Website

ARKANSAS

1. Retro Roasts - Russellville - Website 

CALIFORNIA

1. Highnote Coffee - San Jose/NorCal - Website - 2 Votes

2. 1951 Coffee Company - Berkeley - Website

COLORADO

1. First Ascent Coffee Roasters - Crested Butte - Website

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

1. Busboys & Poets - D.C. - Website

FLORIDA

1. Panther Coffee - Miami - Website

GEORGIA

1. Portrait Coffee - Atlanta - Website

ILLINOIS

1. Zion Coffee Co. - Peoria - Website - 5 Votes

2. CxT Roasting Company - Peoria - Website

3. The Spot Coffee - Peoria - Website

KANSAS

1. Black Dog Coffeehouse - Lenexa - Website

2. Homer’s Coffee House - Overland Park - Website

3. The Golden Scoop - Overland Park - Website

4. Hattie’s Fine Coffee - Prairie Village - Website

KENTUCKY

1. Carabello Coffee - Newport - Website

MARYLAND

1. Busboys &1 Poets - Hyattsville - Website

MISSOURI

1. Messenger Coffee Co. - Kansas City - Website - 2 Votes

2. Thou Mayest Coffee Roasters - Kansas City - Website

3. Mildred’s - Kansas City - Website

4. PT’s Coffee Roasting Co. - Kansas City - Website - 2 Votes

5. The Roasterie - Kansas City - Website - 3 Votes

6. Crow’s Coffee - Kansas City - Website

7. 1 Million Cups - Columbia - Website

8. Yani’s Coffee Zone - Jefferson City - Facebook - 2 Votes

NEW JERSEY

1. Endgrain Coffee Roasters - Pitman/Collingswood - Website

NEW MEXICO

1. Cafe Bella Coffee - Rio Rancho - Website

2. 1 Million Cups - Albuquerque - Website

NEW YORK

1. Pause Cafe - New York City - Website

2. Boris and Horton - East Village - Website

3. 787 Coffee Co. - New York City - Website

4. Coffee Project New York - New York City - Website

5. Bluestockings Bookstore - New York City - Website

NORTH CAROLINA

1. Beyu Caffe - Durham - Website

OHIO

1. Coffee Emporium - Cincinnati - Website

OKLAHOMA

1. Roots Java - Tulsa - Website

2. Topeca Coffee Roasters - Tulsa - Website

SOUTH DAKOTA

1. Harriet & Oak - Rapid City - Website

TENNESSEE

1. K Brew - Knoxville - Website

2. Pedal Java - Knoxville - Website

3. Cxffee Black - Memphis - Website - 2 Votes

TEXAS

1. Tout Suite - Houston - Website

VIRGINIA

1. Misha’s Coffee - Alexandria - Website

2. Busboys & Poets - Arlington - Website

3. The By&By - Staunton - Website

WEST VIRGINIA

1. Cherry River Roasting Company - Richwood - Website

2. Tip Top Coffee Shop - Thomas - Facebook

WISCONSIN

1. Colectivo Coffee - Milwaukee - Website