Court Street Coffee on State Street

court street coffee takes independent coffee seriously, and on e. state street in athens, ohio, that counts for something. athens is a university town with enough foot traffic to make mediocrity viable, which means the places that hold a standard are doing it on purpose. you get that sense here. the shop sits at 688 e. state st., far enough along state street that it draws people who are actually looking for it rather than just passing through. that's not a small thing in a town where convenience often wins. the local reputation it's built didn't come from novelty. come for the coffee on a slow weekday morning, and you'll understand why it keeps showing up in conversations about where to go in athens.