Lately I've been going to two Starbucks depending on which area I want to go and what time of day it is. There's a really cute guy at one of them, hahahaha.
There's another coffee shop not too far away that I really love but it's impossible for me to go there without spending like, $20 because the food is so good and I love the atmosphere and end up staying for hours.
I don't like coffee, though I do get hot chocolate quite often from Costalot
If I'm nearby during the summer I get frappucinos from Starbucks every so often too.
But typically I don't bother, drinks from coffee shops usually cost a fortune and I'd rather be home drinking hot drinks sjuggled up in a blanket while I can play games anyway.
The hometown coffee chain here is really good, it's called Mugshots (literally because of the crime/drugs around here and because this is where ex cons come...) it's a really nice place and I know most of the people who work there cause it's all local, they had 3 locations in town but now they're down to 2 locations and another in a town nearby but they had to use a different name because it couldn't have been a "franchise" to open there... They have really good stuff there, a bunch of organic local goodies and stuff too, and I love getting the matcha and chai there.
There's this amazing coffee bar named Baresso at airports and big stations, but they're slowly closing down from lack of costumers. I just don't understand - it's soooo great! Even their hot chocolate was like drinking a piece of heaven *^*
Same here, they're so good. ;v; The mango ones are my favourites!
And I am not sure if it even so much counts as a caf? but there's this place that sells cupcakes near my work and sometimes I wander on by and get a cookies and cream milkshake and it's literally just the best thing ever (but so sickly... xD I should take a picture of it next time). They sell coffees there too so... Idk haha. It's pretty expensive though. My milkshake cost me ?5. ;_;
Caffe Bene is a Korean coffee chain that has really excellent coffee, though it's kind of expensive, so I can't visit very often :/
As far as local good stuff goes, back where I used to live, there was a dark bar-like coffee shop that was very small, on the corner of a super busy street. It didn't seem like much, but their coffee was unbeatable. I miss that place.
There's a Caribou Coffee in the shopping center behind my neighborhood, that's probably my favorite cx I go in there often, my family is loud so I need quiet sometime
My favorite is a place called White Electric near my house. They have awesome coffee and amazing pastries and a really old school pinball machine in the back. Plus they always let people put up all sorts of flyers. It's nice. Unfortunately I can't afford it often so i usually brew at home.
I don't really drink coffee but there were a lot of really cute cafes near where I lived in Korea. Right down the road from my old apartment there was a cafe called Water Street and it was very dog friendly so you could chill with all the neighbourhood dogs. My dog was an a*shole so I couldn't bring her but...anyways lol they had really nice smoothies. Another great cafe by my house was called Drawing Cafe... the drinks and stuff were ok but they also had a section where they sold independent zines and books so that's mainly what I went for. Kinda miss Korea for stuff like that.
I've only gone to Starbucks and Dunkin Donuts for coffee because there's not a lot of cafes where I live. I like Starbucks but I go more often to Dunkin Donuts because it's cheaper.
But out of all the coffee places I've tried I definitely prefer Dunkin' Donuts. I usually like my coffee with nothing in it, just regular black coffee. Starbucks kinda... Adds some flavor to it. I don't really know how to explain it, but it tastes sweet-ish.
I love Starbucks, but I go to school in a very small town that has more locally-owned coffee shops than chains. There's a cute place called Bridge Street Cafe in town that I love, but honestly, most of the time when I buy coffee it's from one of the spots on campus.