Boon Boona Coffee

One of the best coffee shops - not only because of the quality of the coffee, but also the environment and staff. A diverse community congregates at Boon Boona. They are source of coffee beans at home, serving farmers across Africa with sustainable practices. They do monthly subscriptions of beans which is well worth it, and I also really enjoy their other drinks such as their Hojicha Matcha Latte.

I get a monthly shipment from them - the coffee smells so fresh and fragrant! Makes my daily coffee feel so artisan.

My daughter got me the Boon Boona coffee for Christmas, specifically the collab with Oola, and it’s insanely good. If they make it again you must try it.

I happened to visit on their first anniversary. There was a small coffee class happening, a DJ spinning, the standard folk pretending to study and write novels, the neighborhood and their kids. It was a perfect coffee shop. The roasts are mostly on the light and fruity side— they exclusively roast African coffee. I think of the joy they bring others each time I sip their coffee. Grab a bag of Dur Feres from Ethiopa or Turihamwe from Burundi, both under $20. Or splurge on a subscription series for your single-origin-obsessed loved one.