Food & Dining

Dragon's Forge Cafe is a fantasy-themed coffee shop on Seminole Drive in Huntsville. According to its website, it opened in 2021 and builds its look around illustrated dragons that stand for the different drinks. The menu features creative lattes, coffee-based milkshakes, flavored lemonades and a monthly seasonal drink. The cafe says its lattes and house roast use a custom bean blend made with Kaffeeklatsch, a Huntsville roaster, and that it is on the Downtown Huntsville Craft Coffee Trail. The site also says the food is based on family recipes inspired by southern and Czech cooking. Merchandise is sold through the cafe's website and shop.

Leafly Boba Bar is a boba tea shop on University Drive in Huntsville. The brand also has a shop in Birmingham. Its menu is Asian-inspired and built around tea drinks, and it says it was founded to bring a better boba experience to the community. According to its website, the teas are made from loose-leaf tea steeped daily in small batches. Syrups are made in-house from cane sugar and honey, and the fruit drinks use fruit purees instead of powders or artificial flavors. The website also has a menu page and a link for online ordering, so you can look over the drinks before you go.

Mudslingers Coffee is a drive-thru coffee stop on US Highway 431 South in Owens Cross Roads, serving the Huntsville area. Its website lists the business as Mudslingers Drive Thru. The site has pages for a menu, a secret menu, flavor offerings and gift cards, so check those for what the shop currently serves. It also posts its hours and a phone number and email address for questions.

Moonpie John's Mercantile is a country general store at the 1910 Gin historic venue in New Market, in the small community locals call "Hump." According to its website, the store building dates to around 1899 and was restored after the owners bought it in 2014. The site says the store carries unique gifts and local crafts, vintage candy and treats, fresh coffee, ice cream and bottled sodas. There is also a lunch spot inside called the "Full of Baloney Cafe." The 1910 Gin site lists store hours on weekends, so check before you go. The venue also hosts a MoonPie Market Day event and offers its buildings for weddings and other events.

The Kaffeeklatsch is a coffee roaster and tea shop in downtown Huntsville on Jefferson Street North. Its website says it first opened in May 1976, patterned after San Francisco coffee houses the founders had visited, and that it has roasted coffee on site since November 1977. Beans are roasted in a vintage 1929 Jabez Burns roaster that the shop says is still used daily. The shop sells whole bean coffee by origin, dark roasts, decaf, flavored coffee and special blends, along with loose-leaf black, green, herbal, oolong and decaffeinated teas. Coffee and tea samplers are available, and orders can be placed through the website for shipping as well as in the retail store.

Little Dipper Bakery and Cafe is a scratch-style bakery and cafe on Whitesburg Dr in Huntsville. It was started by two pastry-trained bakers, according to its website. The menu covers breakfast items like burritos, quiche and breakfast sandwiches, and pastries such as muffins, scones, cinnamon rolls and bagels. Lunch includes salads, sandwiches, sliders and paninis, and there is a kids menu. Cookies, bars, pies, cheesecakes, cupcakes and several kinds of fresh bread round out the case. Some cakes are preorder only. For orders and questions, the site says to call the shop.