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The Best Coffee Shops in the Valley

Blake Hunter

Posted on November 4, 2022 | Updated on June 26

Listen all the way through the episode and you'll get to hear Emma, Evelyn, and I work through the trauma of Evelyn's admission that she likes coffee that "tastes like burnt cigarettes." (@city_cast_boise / Instagram)

Earlier this week, City Cast Boise podcast producer Evelyn Avitia and I hopped on the mic with host Emma Arnold to talk about Boise’s — and the Treasure Valley’s — coffee scene. Here are our picks.

Best Flavor
Jack Henry’s
Broadcast Coffee
Push & Pour

Favorite Workspace
Flying M - Nampa
Neckar Coffee
Java - Hyde Park

Coziest Hang
Flying M - Caldwell
Flying M - Boise

Most Overrated
Slow by Slow
The District Coffeehouse
Dutch Bros.

Purest Community Vibes
Flying M
Neckar Coffee
Java - Hyde Park
Bond & Bevel
Push & Pour - Garden City

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