High Grounds Cafe

high grounds cafe sits on eastern avenue like it's always belonged there, pulling in everyone from construction workers grabbing their morning fuel to laptop warriors settling in for the long haul. the 4.7 rating from 264 google reviews tells you what regulars already know. this place gets coffee right. the baristas here actually taste what they're making before it hits your hands. you can tell in that first sip when someone cares about extraction time, when they've dialed in the grind just so. the espresso shots pull golden and thick, none of that burnt chain-store bitterness that makes you reach for sugar packets. what keeps people coming back isn't just the coffee, though that's reason enough. it's the way the steam wand hisses at exactly the right temperature, how your regular order gets remembered after the third visit. baltimore has plenty of coffee shops, but high grounds understands that good…