Lamplighter Coffee Roasters - Addison St

the thing about lamplighter is how they've figured out what most coffee shops get wrong: consistency without soul-crushing uniformity. walk into their addison street spot and you'll smell beans that were probably roasted yesterday, maybe this morning. the baristas here actually care about your drink, not because corporate training told them to smile, but because they're genuinely invested in what lands in your cup. with over a thousand google reviews averaging 4.6 stars, they're clearly doing something right. regulars know to expect coffee that tastes like coffee, not burnt corporate syrup. the beans have weight to them, substance. you can taste the roaster's decisions in every sip. richmond's coffee scene has grown up around places like this, where the focus stays on the fundamentals: good beans, careful roasting, people who know what they're doing.