Four Twelve

reading's berks county coffee scene has grown quietly but seriously over the past decade, and hamburg sits just far enough outside the main drag to develop its own rhythm. four twelve is on south fourth street, hamburg, a short block that doesn't ask much of you except to slow down. the regulars here are loyal in the way that only comes from a place consistently doing the thing it set out to do, not because there's nowhere else to go, but because they keep coming back when there is. if you're passing through hamburg, or looking for a reason to leave reading proper for an afternoon, it's the kind of stop that sticks. start with whatever's on the espresso menu that morning.