coffee places to try

chowhound:

• lux - winedubar; went here - it's awesome. best coffee we've had in az bar none. went back & bought decaf beans. awesome, awesome, awesome. think it has a rep for being snooty/attitudinal. for us it was 180 degrees the opposite. the barrista, sammy, was as cool as could be. talked to us a good deal. helped us with a drink for marina. even gave us a free back of beans. have been back since & he rememebered everybody even though it was just me. awesome.
• copper star coffee on 7th ave just north of indian school. supposed to have great coffee & be a cool place.
• coffee rush. se corner of dobson & ray. "franchise busting experience"
• coffee talk in downtown mesa. on robson just north of main and west of country club. great atmosphere, top-notch coffee
• drip coffe lounge - 7th street near trent cinque 35 and lisa g's.
• willow house - though winedubar & don giovanni say the coffee isn't that good
• gold bar in tempe - do not recommend espresso - best drip coffee don giovanni's found. liked lux better though.
• mama java. weak - decaf. nice place though.
• la grand orange.
• royal coffee bar downtown. barrista trained at lux. no attitude. 209 W. Jackson; jackson & 2nd ave. going south: 10; roosevelt; van buren; adams; washington; jefferson; madison; jackson; grant; buckeye
• tammie coe cakes. 7th & roosevelt. best bread, muffins, scones, monster cookies in town. coffee is over the top.
• gilbert pizza in chandler/gilbert. owners from italy via ny. real espresso with crema on it.
• gelato dolce vita in strip mall near brown/higley. gelato shop. opened 3 weeks ago. owner from bergamo, italy.
• steve's espresso - se corner of baseline & mcclintock - all french press - great scones
• inza coffee shea and the 101 next to bally's - excellent colombian, costa rican, peruvian and Guatemalan coffee, luscious empanadas, choclos, arepas and pandebonos....and black-and-white cookie
• sagasta coffee house - horchata latte - 2540 east indian school road (little red house on north side of the street) - monday thru friday 7-5pm saturday 8-4pm www.sagastasalon.com

yelp:

• lux
• copper star coffee - 4220 n. 7th ave, phoenix, az 85013 602.266.2136 www.copperstarcoffee.com; m-th, sun 6a 8p f-s 6a 10p; walking distance of the fry bread house

arizona-reviews.com:

• inza coffee shea and the 101 next to bally's
• la grande orange - havanna coffee
• hava java [free wi-fi] 32nd street and camelback, nw corner in the same strip mall as safeway. great coffee.
• The Willow House[read our review][free wi-fi]review: i don't normally have a white chocolate mocha because they're too sweet, however here i ordered a raspberry white chocolate mocha on a whim and was pleasantly surprised. the flavors were there; the syrupy sweetness wasn't. 3rd ave/mcdowell - downtown phx
• mama java's coffee house - free wi-fi, however it appears that chat client ports are disabled somehow so you can only browse the internet and email. they are located on the Southeast corner of 36th st. & indian school at the gaslight square plaza. they just opened about 2 weeks ago.
• the village coffee roastery [read our review]free wi-fi (discovered on 2/5/2004, very few power outlets so bring a charged battery) north/west corner of hayden and via de ventura. phone: (480) 905-0881 this place serves up the best chai latte in phoenix/scottsdale. ask for it with "light" ice and be amazed... on weekends they're only open till 4 pm (6:30 on weekdays).
• jolta java [link][read our review]14418 n. scottsdale rd., scottsdale, az 85254. try the mexican spiced mocha (iced or hot) and enjoy. they have wireless internet but it is not free.
• cave creek Coffee company[link][read our review] free wi-fi; fantastic coffee house! please take a moment to read our review. 6033 e. cave creek rd, cave creek, az 85027
• coffee rush; free wi-fi; south-east corner of ray and dobson in chandler. ask them what their most popular drinks are for the lineup.
• areopagus coffee [link]free wi-fi "we roast our own coffee and you can buy it at our shop or at aj's fine foods. we're one of the few real coffeehouses on the west side of the valley. due to our location, we're one of the best kept secrets on this side of phoenix. just look for the coffeehouse sign." 14021 north 51st ave. #106 glendale, az 85306
• gold bar coffee house (southern & mcclintock); apparently they have free wifi.