Coffee stops on roadtrip CA->AZ->NM->TX->OK->KS->MO->IA->MN

[polizei78]

Hey guys,

I'm leaving LA for the Twin Cities. I'm driving through Flagstaff, Albuquerque, Oklahoma City, and Kansas City. I'm a bit of a coffee snob and can't do the major chains. I would appreciate any recommendations for good coffee for my trip as I'm sure I'll need as much caffeine as gas to make it to Minnesota.

Thanks.

[marelyisdead]

The best coffee I had in New Mexico was at the Coffee House in Los Alamos (https://www.thecoffeebooth.com/Home_P...) I literally could not get a good espresso in Santa Fe. If you go thru Durango there is a place called Bread that is not to be missed:
Bread
[phone]
Durango
42 County Rd 250 Ste 100
Durango, CO 81301

[GuinnessGuy]

So my hopes of finding a local NM roaster who does great espresso, single origin and/or microlots is futile?

[Davydd]

I made a suggestion about the Southwest in my home Twin Cities board. Here it is again but you will have to alter your route more northerly into Southern Utah.

http://www.kivakoffeehouse.com/

[lemons]

When are you going? I may have a report from Flag (staff) in a few weeks.

[DebitNM]

We really like this local shop, good coffee and great pastries:
http://napolicoffee.com/
Map;
http://www.bing.com/maps/default.aspx...

A short hop from I 40.

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Napoli Coffee
2839 Carlisle Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110

[finlero]

ABQ - the Grove, full stop. Intelligentsia coffee, the drip is good, and they even seem to know how to pull a half-decent espresso. Before I started roasting my own beans at home, this was my go-to for whole bean in the city. The food is generally excellent as well, although ironically, I wouldn't recommend the NM-style stuff (overpriced and bland).