Odd Meter Coffee Co

the name tells you everything. odd meter coffee co doesn't follow standard time signatures, and neither does their approach to specialty coffee on washington street in salem. 343 google reviewers giving them a 4.8 rating aren't wrong about what happens here. this isn't chain coffee. you taste the difference immediately, beans roasted with actual intention, milk steamed to the right temperature, not the corporate handbook temperature. regulars know the barista remembers how they take their cortado. that's rare. salem's coffee scene needed a place where the espresso doesn't taste like burnt disappointment. odd meter delivers that, pulling shots that actually showcase what good coffee beans can do when someone cares about the process. the kind of independent spot where you bring your laptop and stay for three hours because the coffee keeps getting better, not worse.