Restaurants -> Coffee Houses And Bakeries

  • 1000 Faces Coffee

    1000facescoffee.com

    Price: $

    Locations

    • 510 N. Thomas St. Athens, GA 30601. 706-534-8860 View Map

    File Under: Coffee Houses. Hours: Open Mon–Fri, 7 a.m.–6 p.m., Sat, 9 a.m.–5 p.m., Sun, 10 a.m.–3 p.m. The Look: Beautifully renovated space in a historic building houses the local micro-roaster's production facilities. Menu: Superlative coffee, either pour-over or pre-made, plus beans, coffee accessories and baked goods by The Comerian, plus a view into the roasting space. Partners with Farm Cart on a monthly biscuits-and-coffee thing that benefits local charities.

  • Athens Bagel Co.

    athensbagel.com

    Price: $

    Locations

    • 268 N. Jackson St. Athens, GA 30601. 706-543-5001 View Map

    File Under: Sandwiches, Coffee Houses and Bakeries, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Catering, delivery, Wi-Fi. Hours: Breakfast and lunch, seven days. The Look: Locally owned bagel bakery with space to eat-in. Menu: Big, good bagels boiled and baked in-house in a wide variety of flavors. Top with hummus, butter (whipped, honey, peanut) or cream cheese (bacon and chive, pimento, snickerdoodle, roasted red pepper). Breakfast and lunch sandwiches on bagels: smoked pork, reuben or roasted chicken salad.

  • Barnes and Noble Café

    barnesandnoble.com

    Price: $

    Locations

    File Under: Coffee Houses and Bakeries. Features: Wi-Fi. Hours: Open 7 Days.

  • Baskin-Robbins/Dunkin' Donuts

    dunkindonuts.com

    Price: $

    Locations

    • 771 Prince Ave. Athens, GA 30606. 706-548-3444 View Map

    • 2081 Hog Mountain Road Watkinsville, GA 30677. 706-769-8363 View Map

    • 1055 Gaines School Road Athens, GA 30605. 706-353-7166 View Map

    • 1880 Epps Bridge Pkwy. Athens, GA 30606. 706-546-1635

    File Under: Ice Cream and Smoothies, Coffee Houses and Bakeries. Features: Drive-thru (Prince Ave., Epps Bridge and Watkinsville). Wi-Fi (Prince Ave. and Watkinsville), counter service. Hours: 5 a.m.–12 a.m. (Prince Ave.), 6 a.m.–10 p.m., seven days (Watkinsville, Epps Bridge and Gaines School Road).

  • Bee's Knees Bakery & Gifts

    beeskneesbakeryandgifts.com

    Price: $

    Locations

    • 1850 Epps Bridge Pkwy. Athens, GA 30606. 706-353-3633 View Map

    File Under: Bakeries, Sandwiches, Delivery. Features: Catering, counter service. Hours: 9:30 a.m.–6:30 p.m., Mon–Sat. The Look: Think fondant if it were a store. Lots of yellow and white. Menu: Custom-order desserts, or pick up something from the display case (cake, iced cookies, cupcakes, brownies, cake pops and more). Box lunches with a sandwich, cheese straws and a cupcake are available without pre-ordering.

  • Big City Bread Cafe

    bigcitybreadcafe.com

    Price: $$

    Locations

    • 393 N. Finley St. Athens, GA 30601. 706-353-0029 View Map

    File Under: Bakeries, Something Different, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Beer and wine, catering, counter service (breakfast and lunch), outside seating, Wi-Fi. Hours: Breakfast, lunch and dinner, six days. Sunday brunch. The Look: Amazing dog-friendly patio with sidewalk chalk for kids; big booths and art inside. Menu: Breakfast, lunch and dinner, plus breads, pastries, cakes and more from the bakery. Really good French toast and burgers, plus quiche and lots of healthy stuff. Dinner brings table service and brasserie-style French standards. Drinks: Small but nice selection of beer; wine by the glass or bottle.

  • Buvez

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    Price: $

    Locations

    • 585 Barber St. Athens, GA 30601. 706-850-0172

    File Under: Coffee Houses and Bakeries, Bars, Sandwiches. Features: Beer and wine, counter service, outside seating, Wi-Fi. Hours: Breakfast and lunch, seven days. The bar stays open at night. The Look: Great kids area plus a bar in a cool space where you can watch the trains go by. Menu: Eats are on the lighter side: pastries and soft pretzels by The Comerian, hard-boiled eggs, sandwiches, snoballs and snacks by the scoop. Coffee and tea, too, plus interesting sodas. Drinks: Draft and bottled/canned craft beers, wine, craft cocktails made with beer and wine, boozy snoballs.

  • Cakewalk

    facebook.com/cakewalkathensga

    Price: $

    Locations

    • 688 S. Milledge Ave. Athens, GA 30605. 813-917-5689

    File Under: Coffee Houses and Bakeries. Features: Outside seating, Wi-Fi. Hours: Tue–Sat. The Look: Small sweet shop in a big old house, with lots of gift items for sale. Menu: Whole cakes by Savvy Cakes and Hoosier Girl, if you order ahead, but also cake by the slice, cute cookies, coffee, tea, gooey bars, baklava, Italian chocolates and more. Free samples.

  • Cecilia Villaveces Cakes

    ceciliascakes.com

    Price: $$

    Locations

    • 610 N. Milledge Ave. Athens, GA 30601. 706-543-3308 View Map

    File Under: Bakeries. Features: Catering. Hours: Mon-Sat. The Look: Family-owned cake bakery that supplies many restaurants. Menu: All cakes are made to order; specialty and wedding cakes require more advance notice and can be custom-designed. Popular flavors include lemon, tres leches, Hummingbird, mocha, caramel, coconut and red velvet.

  • Cinnaholic

    cinnaholic.com

    Price: $

    Locations

    • 170 W. Broad St. Athens, GA 30601. 706-608-9100

    File Under: Coffee Houses and Bakeries, Vegan. Features: Counter service, catering, Wi-Fi. Hours: Open seven days.

  • Condor Chocolates

    condorchocolates.com

    Price: $

    Locations

    • 1658 S Lumpkin St. Athens, GA 30606. 706-850-4803

    File Under: Coffee Houses, Something Different. Hours: Open seven days. Features: Outside seating, Wi-Fi. The Look: Cool space with Aztec motifs on the walls. Operations are fully visible. Menu: Artisanal bean-to-bar chocolate shop sells truffles, chocolate bars, drinking chocolate, coffee, gelato, salted caramel brownies, ice cream sandwiches and homemade honeycomb candy. Selection is constantly evolving. A small shelf features fancy chocolate bars from other producers. 

  • Di'lishi Frozen Yogurt Bar

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    Price: $

    Locations

    • 1791 Oconee Connector Athens, GA 30606. 706-208-1170

    File Under: Ice Cream and Smoothies, Coffee Houses. Hours: Seven days, until 9 or 10 p.m. in the summer.

  • Einstein Bros. Bagels

    einsteinbros.com

    Price: $

    Locations

    • 259 E. Broad St. Athens, GA 30601. 706-549-0027 View Map

    File Under: Coffee Houses and Bakeries, Sandwiches, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Catering, counter service, take-out, Wi-Fi. Hours: 6 a.m.–5 p.m., seven days.

  • Em's Kitchen

    emskitchenathawthorne.com

    Price: $

    Locations

    • 975 Hawthorne Ave. Athens, GA 30606. 706-206-9322 View Map

    File Under: American, Bakeries. Features: Catering, counter service, delivery. Hours: Breakfast and lunch, Mon–Fri. Saturday brunch. The Look: Cute eatery inside Hawthorne Drugs, with sweet decorations and children's books to read. Menu: Serious breakfast, with plates, biscuits, omelets, pancakes and baked goods. Brunch adds quiche, Benedict and more. Lunch is mostly classic sandwiches (chicken salad, pimento cheese, egg salad) but also a good Cuban and a pimento-cheese BLT with pepper jelly.

  • Franklin House Cafe

    franklinhousecafe.com

    Price: $

    Locations

    • 480 E. Broad St. Athens, GA 30601. 404-910-9565

    File Under: Coffee Houses. Hours: Open seven days. Features: Live music, Wi-Fi. The Look: Light-filled, open space with lots of seating options, free Wi-Fi, encourages lingering. Menu: Good toasts (avocado, Nutella, the ZK Special Toast with sunflower seeds, goat cheese, honey, cilantro and strawberry), panini (half or whole) and a few salads, plus lots of Batdorf and Bronson coffee options, tea and smoothies.

  • Gigi's Cupcakes

    gigiscupcakesusa.com

    Price: $

    Locations

    • 296 W. Broad St. Athens, GA 30601. 706-208-7879 View Map

    • 1791 Oconee Connector Athens, GA 30606. 706-208-3727

    File Under: Bakeries. Features: Catering, delivery, gluten-free options. Hours: Open seven days (Epps Bridge), Tue-Sun (W. Broad).

  • Hendershot's Coffee Bar

    hendershotscoffee.com

    Price: $

    Locations

    • 237 Prince Ave. Athens, GA 30601. 706-353-3050 View Map

    File Under: Coffee Houses and Bakeries, Bars, Sandwiches, Burgers and Chicken. Features: Full bar, catering, counter service, live music, art, Wi-Fi, outside seating. Hours: Open seven days. Dinner Mon-Sat. Brunch Sat and Sun. The Look: Coffeehouse/restaurant/bar/music club in the Bottleworks. Menu: Coffee drinks, nitro coffee, teas and juices all day pair with muffins, cookies and savory scones or freshly made hummus, sandwiches and wraps. Dinner brings good burgers, tacos, a mahi mahi sandwich and egg rolls. Biscuits, more tacos, French toast, etc. for brunch. Drinks: Draft and bottled/canned craft beers, wine, craft cocktails (some with coffee).

  • Ideal Bagel

    https://www.facebook.com/Ideal-Bagel-Co-203555719817461/

    Price: $

    Locations

    • 815 W. Broad St. Athens, GA 30601. 706-353-0005 View Map

    File Under: Bakeries, Sandwiches, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Counter service, outside seating, take-out. Hours: Breakfast and lunch, seven days. The Look: Homage to a classic deli. Menu: Breakfast and lunch, with nice, small bagels, excellent house-smoked fish and sandwiches (either on bagels or on Luna bread). Sandwiches involve meats sliced in front of you (capicola, roast beef, etc.) but also hummus, roasted veggies and sauerkraut. Kids meals.

  • Ike and Jane

    ikeandjane.com

    Price: $

    Locations

    • 1307 Prince Ave. Athens, GA 30606. 706-850-1580 View Map

    File Under: Coffee Houses and Bakeries, Sandwiches, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Catering, counter service, outside seating, take-out, Wi-Fi. Hours: Breakfast and lunch, seven days. The Look: Crafts and bright colors under the big doughnut sign. Menu: Doughnuts, of course, topped with cereal, cookies, sprinkles and more and decorated adorably. Also: coffee, many other baked goods, biscuits, soups, salads and sandwiches. Some gluten-free stuff.

  • Independent Baking Co.

    independentbaking.com

    Price: $

    Locations

    • 1625 S. Lumpkin St. Athens, GA 30606. 706-850-3550 View Map

    File Under: Bakeries. Hours: Open Tue–Sun. Features: Outside seating, Wi-Fi. The Look: Small shop with most of its space devoted to baking; a few seats at a counter. Menu: It doesn't really matter what you order here, because it is all superlative: very serious bread (down to the rolls), plus croissants and other feather-light viennoiserie, Counter Culture coffee, a limited selection of cookies and the occasional pizza pop-up. Products available at a few other places around town.

  • Insomnia Cookies

    insomniacookies.com

    Price: $

    Locations

    • 228 E. Clayton St. Athens, GA 30601. 706-623-6277 View Map

    File Under: Bakeries. Features: Catering, delivery. Hours: Seven days until 3 a.m.

  • Iron Works Coffee

    graduateathens.com/dining/graduate-coffee-bar

    Price: $

    Locations

    • 295 E. Dougherty St. Athens, GA 30601. 706-254-6909

    File Under: Coffee Houses. Hours: 7 a.m.–9 p.m., seven days. The Look: You don't have to be a guest at Graduate Athens to stop by the coffee shop in its lobby. Menu: Pastries, muffins, hot chocolate with M&Ms and coffee by La Colombe.

  • Jittery Joe's Coffee

    jitteryjoes.com

    Price: $

    Locations

    • UGA Miller Learning Center Athens, GA 30602. 706-549-2124 View Map

    • 27 Greensboro Hwy. Watkinsville, GA 30677. 706-769-4280 View Map

    • 1860 Barnett Shoals Road Athens, GA 30605. 706-354-8000 View Map

    • 1480 Baxter St. Athens, GA 30606. 706-548-1099 View Map

    • 1230 S. Milledge Ave. Athens, GA 30605. 706-208-1979 View Map

    • 297 E. Broad St. Athens, GA 30601. 706-613-7449 View Map

    • 1880 Epps Bridge Pkwy. Athens, GA 30606. 706-354-8900 View Map

    File Under: Coffee Houses and Bakeries. Features: Drive-thru (Baxter, Greensboro and Epps Bridge), outside seating, art, Wi-Fi. Hours: Vary by location. Open seven days. The Look: Named for a coffee shop on "The Simpsons," Jittery Joe's is instantly identifiable with Athens. The beans are roasted here in town, and each location is different. Menu: Wide range of specialty roasts that benefit different causes. Lots of hot and cold drinks and premium teas. Locally baked goodies like bagels, giant brownies, parfaits, scones and muffins. Heartier fare at some locations.

  • The Tasting Room at Jittery Joe's Roasting Company

    jitteryjoes.com

    Price: $

    Locations

    • 425 Barber St. Athens, GA 30601. 706-227-2161 View Map

    File Under: Coffee Houses and Bakeries. Features: Outside Seating, Wi-Fi. Hours: Seven days. The Look: Look for the shiny Quonset hut. You can check out the roasting equipment inside. Some tables. Menu: Fresh-roasted beans by the pound—whole or ground to your specs—cups of coffee, teas and shots of espresso. Home base for the ubiquitous local brew. Hosts lots of events and occasional food truck pop-ups.

  • Kiki's Bakeshop

    kikisbakeshop.com

    Price: $$

    Locations

    • 20 Greensboro Hwy. Watkinsville, GA 30677. 706-769-6766

    File Under: Coffee Houses and Bakeries. Features: Catering, counter service, take-out. Hours: 7:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Mon–Fri. 8 a.m.–4 p.m., Sat. Menu: Fresh breads (loaf-style, baguettes, bagels), muffins, scones (sweet and savory), cinnamon rolls and sweets from cheesecake to bar desserts, cupcakes, layer cakes and cookies, everything cutely packaged. The deli case holds pimento cheese, chicken salad, tuna salad and hummus. Specialty cakes and pies orderable in advance. Holiday menus.

  • Krispy Kreme Doughnuts

    krispykreme.com

    Price: $

    Locations

    • 3703 Atlanta Hwy. Bogart, GA 30622. 706-208-0628 View Map

    File Under: Coffee Houses and Bakeries. Features: Catering, drive-thru, Wi-Fi. Hours: 5:30 a.m.–10 p.m., Sun–Thu. 5:30 a.m.–11 p.m., Fri–Sat.

  • La Superior

    https://www.facebook.com/lasuperiorbakery/

    Price: $

    Locations

    • 9029 Hwy. 29 S. Hull, GA 30646. 706-521-8244

    File Under: Bakeries. Features: Counter service, take-out. Hours: Wed–Mon, 6 a.m.–9 p.m. The Look: Select your own pastries with tongs or browse the refrigerated cases in this cute bakery in a small strip mall. Menu: Cake by the slice, cookies, Mexican sweet breads, doughnuts, whole cakes, coffee and surprisingly excellent bagels. Sno-cones sometimes. All exceedingly reasonably priced.

  • Nothing Bundt Cakes

    nothingbundtcakes.com

    Price: $

    Locations

    • 1021 Dowdy Road Athens, GA 30606. 706-400-6950

    File Under: Bakeries. Features: Catering, counter service, delivery. Hours: 9 a.m.–6 p.m., Mon–Thu. 9 a.m.–7 p.m., Fri–Sat.

  • Panadería Tacuari

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    Price: $

    Locations

    • 2131 Hog Mountain Road Watkinsville, GA 30677. 706-705-6333

    File Under: Mexican and South American, Bakeries. Features: Counter and table service, full bar, take-out. Hours: Daily, 8 a.m.–9 p.m.. The Look: Sweet bakery/restaurant in a Watkinsville strip mall, across from Publix, with a nice kids area. Menu: Uruguayan steaks and choripan, chicken milanesa torta, breakfast all day, milanesa, chivito, churrosco del sur and more, with a much expanded menu at dinner. Great baked goods, especially Latin American sweet breads, and tasty empanadas, both sweet and savory. Some gluten-free items.

  • Purpose Snackery

    purposesnackery.com

    Price: $

    Locations

    • 130 Hickory St. Athens GA 30601. No # specified

    File Under: Coffee Houses, Something Different. The Look: Grab-and-go in The Mark. Menu: Healthful snacks, frozen treats, flatbreads, artisan toasts, craft sodas, coffee and more.

  • Sips Espresso Café

    https://www.facebook.com/SIPS-Espresso-Cafe-262561447192151/

    Price: $

    Locations

    • 1390 Prince Ave. Athens, GA 30606. 706-363-7211 View Map

    File Under: Coffee Houses and Bakeries. Features: Outside seating, art, Wi-Fi. Hours: Open until 9 p.m. seven days. The Look: Small, independent coffee shop in the heart of Normaltown with a covered year-round porch. Menu: Pastries and treats from local bakeries, plus lattes, cappuccinos and espresso drinks brewed with Jittery Joe's and 1000 Faces coffee. Some Latin-inspired options and specialty drinks (Vietnamese iced coffee in the summer). Many loose tea options as well.

  • Sweetie Pie by Savie

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    Price: $

    Locations

    • 150 E. Whitehall Road Athens, GA 30605. 706-850-9255 View Map

    File Under: Coffee Houses and Bakeries. Features: Catering, take-out. Hours: 7:30 a.m.–3 p.m., Tue–Sat. The Look: Historic grocery renovated into cute bakery. Menu: European, American and Asian sweets, including fancy custom cakes, taro croissants, cupcakes, mini pies, bar cookies and anything you can imagine with fondant. Savory things, too, including scones and tiny pies. Espresso and drip coffee in the a.m. Custom orders of all kinds.

  • Veronica's Sweet Spot

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    Price: $

    Locations

    • 159 Oneta St. Athens, GA 30601. 706-247-0421

    File Under: Coffee Houses and Bakeries. Hours: Mid-morning to mid-afternoon, Mon–Sat. The Look: Sweet space in the Tracy Street warehouses packed with art, books and more. Menu: Coffee from Jittery Joe's, tea, pastries from Independent Baking Co. and others, plus packaged snacks (yogurt, cheese sticks, pretzels, etc.) and some ready-made sandwiches. Comedy nights.

  • Walker's Coffee & Pub

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    Price: $

    Locations

    • 128 College Ave. Athens, GA 30601. 706-543-1433 View Map

    File Under: Coffee Houses and Bakeries, Bars, Sandwiches, Burgers and Chicken. Features: Full bar, outside seating, counter service, art, Wi-Fi. Hours: Open seven days. The Look: Large bar, tons of wooden booths; a good place for meetings or late-night hanging out. Menu: From locally roasted coffees, pastries, bagels, breakfast burritos and drunken waffles (Guinness and chocolate chips) to sandwiches, quesadillas and nice small burgers. Drinks: Six beers on draft and over 70 in bottles, including many microbrews.

  • Zombie Coffee and Donuts

    zombiecoffeeanddonuts.com

    Price: $

    Locations

    • 350 E. Broad St. Athens, GA 30601. 706-850-2526

    File Under: Coffee Houses and Bakeries, Late Night. Features: Outside seating, Wi-Fi. Hours: Seven days. Late night, Thu–Sat. The Look: Wooden tables, doughnuts made before your eyes behind the counter. Menu: Coffee, espresso and the main attraction: doughnuts customizable with toppings from shredded coconut to bacon, pecans, Fruity Pebbles and the traditional sprinkles. Vegan, paleo and gluten-free options. Some ready-to-go sandwiches.