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Sophomore Coffee

2223 Maryland Ave, Baltimore, MD 21218
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Sophomore Coffee in Baltimore, specialty coffee cafe

some coffee shops make you feel like you're interrupting their day. sophomore coffee on maryland avenue does the opposite. the baristas here actually care about the temperature of your milk, the extraction time of your shot. not because they have to, but because they want to. with 256 google reviews averaging 4.9 stars, this isn't just baltimore being polite. people return because their cortado tastes the same excellent way every tuesday morning. the regulars know this place gets the fundamentals right without the pretense. you'll smell the beans before you see the door. inside, conversations happen at human volume while the espresso machine hisses its familiar rhythm. no corporate playlist, no rushed transactions. just coffee made by people who understand that your morning matters. the kind of spot where you actually want to linger with your ceramic cup, watching maryland avenue wake up through the windows. sophomore year was always…

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curated by gautam khorana, editor · updated 21 May 2026

nri score75
buzz0
local cred65%

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4.9

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