Fretwell

fretwell roots itself in the roasting side of things, and that distinction matters more than you might expect. most cafes buy their beans from someone else and call it a day. here, the sourcing decisions and the roasting decisions happen under the same roof on fretwell street, which means the coffee in your cup hasn't passed through a chain of middlemen before it reached you. spartanburg doesn't have a sprawling specialty scene, so a roaster operating at this level pulls real weight in the city. regulars here tend to be loyal in the way that only happens when a place is consistently doing the thing it set out to do. come for whatever's on the batch brew that week.