Stella Java

Paco Cantu, left, a barrista at Stella Java, 100 S Avenida del Convento #180, chats with a customer inside the Mercado District in downtown Tucson. The coffee shop, restaurants and retail stores are at one of the modern streetcar stops. Photo taken: Friday July 25, 2014.

With hundreds of coffee shops scattered across Tucson, it's amazing that users of the popular mobile app Foursquare were able to narrow down the list of their favorites to only 13.

And with so many locally-owned choices, it's also surprising that two Starbucks locations made their way onto the list-- taking the top two spots, at that!

Some local hits include Stella Java, Laverna's Coffee Shop, Black Crown Coffee Co., Raging Sage Coffee Roasters and both Cartel Coffee Lab locations.

The Nov. 13 post also provides tips about what to order and reasons as to why that coffee shop is the best in town.

Check out the rest of their picks here and tell us in the comments where they missed.


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