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    Grit Coffee - Downtown

    4.0 (11 reviews)
    Closed 7:00 am - 5:00 pm

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    Iced Caramel Latte and White Peach Iced Tea with Morning Bun
    Kayla G.

    Spacious, clean, cute coffee spot! They have your basic coffee and tea varieties with a few pastries to choose from. We tried the Morning Bun and it was delish! The staff was very friendly and patient, while we took our time to decide what to order.

    Sarah M.

    My husband dropped me off at Paffles so I could grab us some breakfast due to the parking being difficult downtown. Afterwards, I walked across the street to Grit to get us each a coffee. I got a PSL and got my husband a caramel latte. The wait time was short and the inside was clean and spacious. They had an outdoor seating area as well, so it is definitely a nice place to meetup and hangout with friends. We both felt the coffee had an unusual flavor profile that we weren't used to, but we are from Indianapolis so maybe they make their coffee different in Virginia. I still enjoyed my PSL, but my husband wasn't a huge fan of his caramel latte.

    Teresa L.

    Love this converted space turned into a coffee shop in downtown Charlottesville. There's a cute covered patio where you can enjoy a beverage and snacks with your pup :)

    Chris O.

    Wonderful spot for both a sit in coffee or quick run through to fuel up. Modern and chic style. Quick and personable service. For a random stop in, it couldn't have gone better.

    They sell their own brand of bagged coffee to take home.
    Lisa W.

    Saw the cool entrance and some outside seating so went in to try the coffee. Loved the coffee! The two people working were talking about a book they were reading then included me in the conversation with a smile.

    Hot lavender latte with extra shot espresso

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    Great iced coffee and almond milk latte, quick service, I would definitely recommend.

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    My husband and I stopped in here for our first bakery visit of our trip during our stay in…read moreCharlottesville a few weeks ago. I saw online that they did empanadas and coffee (what could be better?) and we knew we had to visit. We live in Indianapolis and visit Che Chori often for empanadas, so we wanted to try Cumbre's breakfast options. I got the sweet corn + cheese, my husband got the ham + cheese, and we each got a breakfast bacon + eggs. I loved them both equally, but if I really had to choose one over the other, then I would say the sweet corn + cheese was my favorite because I love anything corn. They were the perfect temperature to bite into, we didn't have any trying to ooze out everywhere, and they were so flavorful! I also grabbed us each a Dulce de leche pastry and I thought it was the perfect balance for being a treat while not being overly sweet. My husband said he thought it was very sweet, but I thought that the pastry part was not sweet at all, so the dulce de leche filling in the middle balanced it out nicely. I also ordered a matcha latte and got a caramel latte for my husband. The 2 men on staff were very friendly and the patio was fairly busy when we stopped in. We opted to eat in the car on our way to the park so we could get to our hike faster, but I would love to stop here again and sit outside in the sun should we ever be back in Charlottesville.

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