D&M Coffee

Some towns have a coffee shop. Ellensburg has D&M Coffee, and there is a difference. Since 1990 this local roastery has run its small batch roaster right here in the Kittitas Valley, filling downtown mornings with the smell of beans turned that same day.

The house blends and single origins, from the mellow Lion's Rock to a bright Kenya AA and a deep Sumatra, carry Fair Trade Certified sourcing, so the cup in your hand does a little good on the way to waking you up. Fresh pastries fill the case every morning, from scones and croissants to cruffins and breakfast calzones. Settle into the Pearl Street cafe in the heart of downtown, where the taps run to house roasted coffee alongside local beer, wine, and kombucha, and you feel the pulse of a college town that has made this roaster its own.

Look for the D&M logo far beyond the valley too, from cafes across Washington to Oregon, Montana, Wyoming, and Alaska, but the source, and the soul, stay in Ellensburg.