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coffee in Rochester

29 cafes · 5 roasters · avg nri 56

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the best specialty cafes in Rochester are Ugly Duck Coffee, Cafe Sasso, and Glen Edith Coffee Roasters. they lead 29 independent coffee shops here, ranked by the natural ranking index, a 0-100 merit score blending review quality, local credibility, and web presence. no chains.

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every specialty cafe in Rochester, ranked by nri

29 results

Ugly Duck Coffee

Ugly Duck Coffee

featured
Rochester, USA|cafe
4.7(701)
local cred88%
nri score84
Cafe Sasso

Cafe Sasso

featured
Rochester, USA|cafe
4.7(919)
local cred88%
nri score81
Glen Edith Coffee Roasters

Glen Edith Coffee Roasters

featured
Rochester, USA|cafe
4.6(568)
local cred88%
nri score81
New City Cafe & Roastery

New City Cafe & Roastery

featured
Rochester, USA|cafe
4.8(213)
local cred72%
nri score81
Java's Cafe

Java's Cafe

featured
Rochester, USA|cafe
4.6(1,260)
local cred95%
nri score80
Hydra Coffeehouse

Hydra Coffeehouse

featured
Rochester, USA|cafe
4.8(149)
nri score77

Founders Cafe

featured
Rochester, USA|cafe
4.7(427)
local cred72%
nri score71

Boulder Coffee Co Cafe and Lounge

verified
Rochester, USA|cafe
4.5(1,329)
local cred95%
nri score69
Fuego Coffee Roasters

Fuego Coffee Roasters

verified
Rochester, USA|cafe
4.6(782)
local cred88%
nri score69

Winter Swan Coffee

verified
Rochester, USA|cafe
4.9(131)
nri score68

Spot Coffee

verified
Rochester, USA|cafe
4.3(1,198)
local cred78%
nri score67

Canaltown Coffee Roasters

verified
Rochester, USA|cafe
4.7(231)
local cred72%
nri score65

1872 Cafe

verified
Rochester, USA|cafe
4.4(449)
nri score65

Equal Grounds Community Cafe

verified
Rochester, USA|cafe
4.7(890)
local cred88%
nri score64

The Pawsitive Cat Cafe

verified
Rochester, USA|cafe
4.9(89)
nri score64

Bicycle Brothers Coffee

verified
Rochester, USA|cafe
4.8(71)
nri score63

Village Bakery & Cafe

verified
Rochester, USA|cafe
4.3(706)
local cred71%
nri score61

Bookeater

verified
Rochester, USA|cafe
4.9(105)
nri score54

Neutral Ground Coffeehouse -Corn Hill

verified
Rochester, USA|cafe
4.3(35)
nri score52

Finger Lakes Coffee Roasters

claimed
Rochester, USA|cafe
3.9(33)
nri score49

Pandamonium Coffee

claimed
Rochester, USA|cafe
5(6)
nri score47

Montgomery Court

claimed
Rochester, USA|cafe
5(23)
nri score40

El Camino Cafe, an Ibero Enterprise

claimed
Rochester, USA|cafe
5(9)
nri score37

Legendary Beans Coffee

claimed
Rochester, USA|cafe
5(9)
nri score35

faq

what is the best cafe in Rochester?

Ugly Duck Coffee is the top-ranked cafe in Rochester, scoring 84/100 on the natural ranking index. it is ranked on review quality, local credibility, and web presence, with chains excluded.

how many specialty coffee shops are in Rochester?

29 independent specialty coffee shops in Rochester, all ranked by the natural ranking index. chains are excluded by default.

where do locals get coffee in Rochester?

Java's Cafe draws the highest share of local regulars in Rochester, with a local-credibility score of 95/100, the proportion of reviewers who live in town rather than visiting as tourists.

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