Coffee history goes way back......

First coffee house? in Istanbul, Turkey (1475)

First to "soften" coffee with cream and sugar?
a Europeon, of course, in Vienna (1529)

First coffee shop in New York City?

the Tontine Coffee House, (1792) it became the New York Stock Exchange because of all the business conducted there.

Where Starbucks got its start? in Seattle, (1971) with 8000 locations. all over the world.

reference: coffeetea.about.com/od/history1/a/shophistory.htm

Your favorite coffee shop!

With gourmet coffee shops around every corner it's hard to choose a favorite.

Selection of different kinds of coffee and coffee flavors are abundant at every shop.

The place I purchase coffee at the most, of course, is the one that's most convenient.

Immediately inside the lobby of the hospital I work at is a wonderful coffee stand. It is conveniently placed in a spot for me to purchase a cup on my way up to my office.

Interestingly enough, they've named it "Java Joe's," (St. Joseph Hospital thought this out well didn't they) and their coffee's is just as good as any other in the area that I've tried.
Convenience triumphs over all.

Any way you look at it your still saving money....

I noticed brand name coffee costs anywhere from $5.49 - $11.99 for a 12oz bag while in the supermarket the other day.

Even paying $12/ounce for the very best bag of coffee is less expensive than buying it at a gourmet coffee shop by the cup.

Just doing a little math shows one ounce of coffee from the grocery store at $1 an ounce makes two cups of coffee, which just doesn't compare to $1.50 for one cup of coffee at the gourmet coffee shop.