Owners Francois and Fatuma Tuyishime recently opened this cheery little coffee shop in Somerville’s Teele Square with a focus on exclusively Rwandan coffee growers. Francois is from southwestern Rwanda, where his family grows coffee crops, and the couple’s knowledge of the region’s coffee industry comes through in each expertly brewed cup.

You likely recognize this name: Broadsheet is a wholesale coffee roaster that supplies beans to many of the top restaurants and cafes in the Boston area. However, the company also has a great little cafe on the border between Cambridge and Somerville where customers can hang out and try Broadsheet’s latest blends.

Passing through the Lechmere area and craving a waffle and caffeine? Curio’s got you. Keep an eye out for the ever-changing waffle specials.

Vietnamese cafe Cicada (Eater’s best new cafe of 2021), is the place to go to unplug, sip a sea salt-topped coffee sweetened with condensed milk, and eat noodle salad or banh mi, perhaps with a funky glass of wine on the side. Definitely try to grab a seat in the beautiful garden hidden out back.

A newcomer to the collection of small businesses at the Charles River Speedway, this tiny nook of a coffee shop is a welcome addition to Boston’s cafe scene. Come for the expertly prepared drinks — with coffee sourced from Portland-based Speckled Ax — in a cozy, unpretentious space. Be sure to order one of the delicious sweet or savory toasts with your beverage; it’ll make you rethink the possibilities of the humble genre.

Hailing from Provincetown, this specialty coffee shop has expanded into three locations in Brighton, South End, and downtown Boston (near the Greenway). On the bean front, it collaborates with Maine-based coffee roaster Tandem, creating signature blends such as the Kohi Standard using Guatemalan single-origin beans.

George Howell’s swanky location in downtown Boston’s Godfrey Hotel is a European-style espresso bar with quick-serve coffee and a range of espresso beverages; be sure to check out the creative seasonal specials that are almost cocktail-like in their intricacy.

Gracenote’s nook in the Leather District is tiny — don’t expect to open a laptop and park it here for hours — but it is friendly and warm and customers can reliably count on a great cup of coffee every morning. Find a second location in downtown Boston food hall High Street Place.

Around since 2011, the popular cafe Render roasts its own coffee, offering pour-over cups, espresso drinks, and pots of tea. There’s food available, too, like scones, muffins, salads, and sandwiches.

A bit hidden from the bustling Washington Street in Brookline Village, Brothers & Sisters Co. is home to not only coffee drinks and tasty sandwiches, but also Jamie’s Ice Cream Co., the newest addition to owner Jamie Siracusa’s business ventures. The space is cozy and inviting, emanating a quintessential neighborhood cafe vibe with exposed brick walls, cushiony seating, and wooden tables and chairs.

This cafe attached to a renowned motorcycle restoration shop is absolutely as cool as it sounds. Settle in with a cup of coffee (they stock Broadsheet), a square of flaky, sweet baklava, and watch the experts at work through a gigantic back window overlooking the shop.