Coffee & Tea

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.

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.

Angel's Island Coffee Company is a coffee shop on Memorial Parkway in Huntsville. Its website says the founder opened it in 2007 as a neighborhood spot, and the shop offers both dine-in seating and a drive-thru. The menu lists espresso drinks, cold brew, signature drinks and house-made syrups, plus ice cream drinks, smoothies, teas and seasonal specials. Food includes breakfast sandwiches, sandwiches and wraps, a house salad, snacks and pastries. The shop also sells bagged coffee. Angel's Island offers a mobile espresso bar and full-service catering for weddings, showers, corporate events and community celebrations. The site says the shop also hosts coffee-crafting events and shows work by local artists.

This Piper & Leaf Tea Co. shop is at Lowe Mill Arts & Entertainment on Seminole Drive in Huntsville. According to the company's website, Lowe Mill is home to the first Piper & Leaf shop, a small, cozy space in a building full of working artists. Piper & Leaf is a North Alabama tea company that blends its own loose leaf teas, from black and green teas to herbal and caffeine-free blends. It also sells roasted coffee, tea bags, brewing gear and gift sets. The brand runs other shops, including one downtown and a headquarters shop in Lacey's Spring, and it offers tea bar service for weddings, corporate events and fundraisers. Stop in for a cup of tea and then wander the studios in the Mill. The site lists Lowe Mill hours that differ from the other shops, so check before you go.

Beignets & Brew is a New Orleans-style beignet and coffee cafe at 12120 County Line Road in Madison. It is part of a brand that also runs shops in other cities, and the Madison shop has its own online ordering page. According to the brand's menu, the beignets come traditional (a four-piece order, a dozen, or 24 bites) or with toppings such as Nutella, cinnamon sugar, caramel and pecans, or a rotating seasonal flavor. There are also chicken and beignets, breakfast croissants and a honey butter chicken croissant. The drink menu lists drip coffee, espresso drinks, cold brew, frozen lattes, specialty lattes, chai, matcha, teas, smoothies and fizzy drinks. The brand also offers catering, gift cards and a rewards program.

Flint River Coffee Company is a coffee shop on Winchester Road in northeast Huntsville, set in an old converted farm house. Its website describes a menu of espresso drinks and brewed coffee, homemade baked goods, and fresh deli-style sandwiches and wraps. The shop offers dine-in seating, carryout and a drive-thru window. The site notes that its dining room is open.