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Lalajava LLC

290 W Main St, Northborough, MA 01532
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the latte is a good place to start at lalajava, especially if you're used to the kind of flattened, forgettable versions you get on autopilot elsewhere. lalajava sits on west main street in northborough, which is a quieter stretch of central massachusetts where a place like this can actually settle into its neighborhood rather than compete with foot traffic it doesn't have. what you get here is specialty coffee taken seriously without the attitude that sometimes trails behind it. the local following is real and consistent, which says more than any single visit can. if you're passing through on 290 w main, stop before you get back on the road. the latte, or whatever's pulling well that day, will hold you over properly.

curated by gautam khorana, editor · updated 22 Jun 2026

nri score69
buzz0
local cred72%

phone

(508) 393-7625

website

www.lalajava.com/

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4.5

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