The region's coffee is more local than you'd guess: beans roasted on Genesee Street, a multi-roaster bar in North Utica, and cafes in historic mills and village greens. All of these are independents.
Roasting downtown since 2005 and now a regional brand — the original downtown cafe is the obvious first stop.
Multi-roaster pour-overs anchored by Onyx Coffee Lab, newly reopened on Trenton Road with more room than the old downtown shop.
The artisan bakery's pain au chocolat drew national notice from Food & Wine; several locations across the city.
Utica Coffee's Clinton outpost, on the green at 1 W Park Row.
Coffee, baked goods and ice cream on the ground floor of an 1839 mill in Little Falls, with a takeout window facing the park.
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