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Syracuse is one of the snowiest cities in the country, and it drinks local to get through the winter. Three homegrown roasters, Recess Coffee, Cafe Kubal, and Salt City Coffee, run cafés across the city and supply other counters too, so most cups here were roasted a few miles away.
Downtown is the easiest place to start.
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Salt City Coffee
University Hill
University Hill coffeehouse near Syracuse University, pouring Salt City's own roasts, with decaf made to order as a pour over and plenty of room to study.
Opens 7:00 AM tomorrow


Kairos Cafe
Hawley-Green
Hawley-Green Orthodox Christian bookstore-café pairing espresso drinks like horchata with a shot with vegan and gluten-free pastries and an upstairs chapel.
Opens Tuesday 7:00 AM


Cafe Kubal
Armory Square
Syracuse roaster's Water St café pours its own freshly roasted beans as espresso and drip, with pastries, breakfast and lunch, plus a roast-matching quiz.
Opens 6:30 AM tomorrow


Kelsey's Coffee and Friends
Near Eastside
Near Eastside café on East Genesee Street pairing seasonal lattes like apple pie and iced matcha with handmade pastries and breakfast burritos.
Open until 3:00 PM


The Sweet Praxis
Downtown
Downtown bake lab turning regional farm ingredients into croissants, macarons, quiches, and vegan pastries, with coffee from Peaks Coffee.
Opens Wednesday 8:00 AM


Recess Coffee
Tipperary Hill
Syracuse roaster's Tipperary Hill outpost (opened 2020) pulling espresso on a La Marzocco, with quad shots, seasonal lattes and an open layout.
Open until 6:00 PMPour-Over & Filter Coffee
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Salt City Coffee
University Hill
University Hill coffeehouse near Syracuse University, pouring Salt City's own roasts, with decaf made to order as a pour over and plenty of room to study.
Opens 7:00 AM tomorrow


Kairos Cafe
Hawley-Green
Hawley-Green Orthodox Christian bookstore-café pairing espresso drinks like horchata with a shot with vegan and gluten-free pastries and an upstairs chapel.
Opens Tuesday 7:00 AM


Cafe Kubal
Armory Square
Syracuse roaster's Water St café pours its own freshly roasted beans as espresso and drip, with pastries, breakfast and lunch, plus a roast-matching quiz.
Opens 6:30 AM tomorrow


Salt City Coffee
Salt Springs
Salt City Coffee's café in a converted fire house on the Le Moyne College campus, serving its own Syracuse roasts as espresso drinks and lattes.
Open until 4:00 PM


Recess Coffee
Westcott
Syracuse's house roaster since 2007: organic espresso roasted locally, a Westcott flagship with late-night hours and a well-loved nitro coffee on tap.
Open until 10:00 PM


Recess Coffee
Downtown
Syracuse's homegrown roaster since 2007, with a downtown outpost in the historic Courier Building next to City Hall and rotating specialty lattes.
Open until 3:00 PMEspresso Focused
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Salt City Coffee
University Hill
University Hill coffeehouse near Syracuse University, pouring Salt City's own roasts, with decaf made to order as a pour over and plenty of room to study.
Opens 7:00 AM tomorrow


Kairos Cafe
Hawley-Green
Hawley-Green Orthodox Christian bookstore-café pairing espresso drinks like horchata with a shot with vegan and gluten-free pastries and an upstairs chapel.
Opens Tuesday 7:00 AM


Cafe Kubal
Armory Square
Syracuse roaster's Water St café pours its own freshly roasted beans as espresso and drip, with pastries, breakfast and lunch, plus a roast-matching quiz.
Opens 6:30 AM tomorrow


Salt City Coffee
Salt Springs
Salt City Coffee's café in a converted fire house on the Le Moyne College campus, serving its own Syracuse roasts as espresso drinks and lattes.
Open until 4:00 PM


Kelsey's Coffee and Friends
Near Eastside
Near Eastside café on East Genesee Street pairing seasonal lattes like apple pie and iced matcha with handmade pastries and breakfast burritos.
Open until 3:00 PM


The Sweet Praxis
Downtown
Downtown bake lab turning regional farm ingredients into croissants, macarons, quiches, and vegan pastries, with coffee from Peaks Coffee.
Opens Wednesday 8:00 AMCafés with Food
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Kairos Cafe
Hawley-Green
Hawley-Green Orthodox Christian bookstore-café pairing espresso drinks like horchata with a shot with vegan and gluten-free pastries and an upstairs chapel.
Opens Tuesday 7:00 AM


Cafe Kubal
Armory Square
Syracuse roaster's Water St café pours its own freshly roasted beans as espresso and drip, with pastries, breakfast and lunch, plus a roast-matching quiz.
Opens 6:30 AM tomorrow


Salt City Coffee
Salt Springs
Salt City Coffee's café in a converted fire house on the Le Moyne College campus, serving its own Syracuse roasts as espresso drinks and lattes.
Open until 4:00 PM


Kelsey's Coffee and Friends
Near Eastside
Near Eastside café on East Genesee Street pairing seasonal lattes like apple pie and iced matcha with handmade pastries and breakfast burritos.
Open until 3:00 PM


The Sweet Praxis
Downtown
Downtown bake lab turning regional farm ingredients into croissants, macarons, quiches, and vegan pastries, with coffee from Peaks Coffee.
Opens Wednesday 8:00 AM


Recess Coffee
Tipperary Hill
Syracuse roaster's Tipperary Hill outpost (opened 2020) pulling espresso on a La Marzocco, with quad shots, seasonal lattes and an open layout.
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