Phoenix Coffee

phoenix coffee takes independent coffee seriously, and west st clair ave in cleveland is better for it. the stretch around 826 west street isn't a destination neighborhood in the tourist-brochure sense, which probably suits the place just fine. regulars here aren't drifting in because there's nowhere else to go. they're returning because something about phoenix keeps pulling them back, and that kind of loyalty doesn't build on accident in a city with real options. if you're somewhere on cleveland's near west side and need a place that treats your cup as the point rather than a byproduct of a bigger aesthetic project, this is a sound call. weekday mornings on west st clair.