We tried out a new coffee bar down in the Kansas City River Market this morning...Quay Coffee (pronounced "key").
Quality - Forget your “triple non-fat caramel macchiato”, our espresso and single
brewed coffee packs more flavor than any sugar filled drink you can buy.
Love that.
Quay Coffee - While we passed on the pastries (which looked delicious), they did brew the best tasting cup of coffee I think I've ever had. You could actually taste the coffee...and it was an incredible flavor. We tried the Sumatra, and while I navigated the City Market...Mr. Tellulah drank almost the entire thing! I'm also happy that they use A&E cream...even though it's not organic, it doesn't have gums like carrageenan in it. Next week, I'm going in with a vial of my raw cream to add in...the ultimate!
While I have my favorite coffee places that I will continue to
frequent...this one is definitely another keeper for it's own, unique
reasons. These are the other coffee venues I frequent...
The Filling Station is our neighborhood coffee shop within walking distance. Most of the baristas know you by name (unless they're new ;) and it's a fun, happenin' place to be. This is where I discovered Toddy cold brew...it was the "pot of gold" at the end of my rainbow when moving from the country to the city. As I was working during the day in this house, peeling wallpaper, removing trash, and trying to figure out how in the world I was going to live here...I would go daily to the Filling Station and get iced lattes and sandwiches. I will always have a fond place in my heart for this spot.
Broadway Cafe was the first place I ever had an espresso...let me tell you how surprised I was to be handed this tiny orange cup of black liquid and to learn that I wasn't supposed to sip it?! What a buzz. This was my pre-KCAI hangout spot back in the late 90's.
All of the photos on this post are from the venues themselves, namely...other folks, not me! My hands are too full of baby gear to properly carry my camera anymore. :)
