If you want a coffee shop with the same old décor and menu, by all means, visit one of those green-signed dispensaries on every other street corner. But if you want a coffeehouse experience that's distinctly Tucson, you want Epic Café. Pies, pastries, sandwiches and any kind of joe or tea you could possibly want are offered at Epic. Bright walls, local art and laptops as numerous as coffee mugs can be found inside. Critters, conversations and campus cruisers line the outside tables. What else do you expect from a place where the UA meets Fourth Avenue?
Runners up:
2. Raging Sage
2458 N. Campbell Ave.
320-5203; www.ragingsage.com
3. Caffe Luce
943 E. University Blvd., No. 191
207-5504; caffeluce.com