Dutch Monkey Doughnuts is your pick for best coffee in and around Atlanta, but those tasty doughnuts look like a good enough reason to make the trip. Photo: Becky Stein, Special

YOUR PICKS
1. Dutch Monkey Doughnuts
You say, “It is a bit of a trek for those of you inside the perimeter but I assure you, it is entirely worth it! They brew up Counter Culture Coffee which is truly the best coffee I’ve ever had the pleasure of enjoying. Oh, and the doughnuts……nuff said! Get in the car and head on up there, you won’t be disappointed!”

2. Dancing Goats Coffee Bar
3. Dunkin’ Donuts
4. Octane Coffee
5. Aurora Coffee
6. Condesa Coffee Cafe & Espresso Bar

Grab a cup of joe at Steady Hand in Emory Village, our pick for the best place to get a cup of coffee in and around Atlanta. Photo: Gene Lee

OUR PICKS
1. Steady Hand
The AJC dining team’s specialist in International Cuisine Gene Lee says, “This cozy Emory coffee bar puts out a stellar product prepared with intelligence using Intelligentsia brand coffee beans. Each coffee is prepared individually and with devices resembling something from high school chemistry. But fear not, this is one fine cup of robust coffee. And also try the velvety-brown Americano; it rivals anything I had in San Francisco.”

2. Octane, Westside
3. Empire State South Coffee Bar
4. Dancing Goats Coffee Bar
5. Condesa Coffee Cafe & Espresso Bar