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SLC Coffee Shops – who opens the earliest?

If you ever wondered, which independent coffee shops in Salt Lake City open the earliest – well – we’ve got the scoop for you. The following list is a run down of all of Salt Lake’s best coffee spots ordered by opening time.

The following information was first put together by the fabulous slsees, you should absolutely check out their amazing Instagram account here. The following information was collated as of April 2021:

5.00 a.m.

  • Caffe Espresso – 902 S 1100 E – drive thru
  • Bjorn’s Brew Coffee – 2538 S Foothill Drive – drive thru
  • Bjorn’s Brew Coffee – 2165 S State Street – drive thru

5.30 a.m.

  • Beans And Brews – most locations – drive thru
  • Java Jo’s – 877 S 1300 E – drive thru
  • Java Jo’s – 401 1st Avenue – drive thru

6.00 a.m.

  • Rawbean Coffee – 602 E 2100 S – drive thru
  • Honest Abe’s Coffee – 2320 E Parley’s Way – drive thru
  • Pinned Coffee – 435 S 400 W – drive thru
  • The Coffee Shop, Little America – 500 S Main St
  • Higher Ground Coffee – 2005 E 3300 S
  • Coffee Noir – 1035 E 200 S
  • Rawbean Coffee – 611 S West Temple – drive thru

6.30 a.m

  • Root’s Coffee & Co – 774 S 300 W
  • Jitterbug Coffee – 1855 S 700 E – drive thru
  • Blue Copper 2000 – 401 N 300 W
  • District Coffee – 206 N 200 W
  • Alchemy Coffee – 390 E 1700 S

7.00 a.m.

  • Salt Lake Coffee Break – 430 E 400 S
  • Greenhouse Effect Coffee – 3231 S 900 E
  • Red Moose Coffee Company – 1693 S 900 E – drive thru
  • Coffee Garden – 878 E 900 S
  • La Barba – 155 E 900 S
  • Mestizo Coffeehouse – 631 W North Temple
  • Sugar House Coffee – 2011 S 1100 E – drive thru
  • Millcreek Coffee Roasters – 657 S Main St
  • Kings Peak Coffee Roasters – 412 S 700 W
  • The Rose Establishment – 225 S 400 W
  • Campos Coffee – 228 Edison St
  • Public Coffee Roasters – 502 E 3rd Ave
  • Cafe Juniper – 25 E 400 S

7.30 a.m.

  • Tulie Bakery – 1510 S 1500 E
  • Tulie Bakery – 863 E 700 S
  • Nostalgia Cafe – 248 E 100 S

8.00 a.m.

  • Two Creek Coffee House – 115 S 1460 E
  • Watchtower Coffee + Comics – 1588 S Main St
  • Espresso Coffee – 79 S Main St
  • Rimini Coffee – 532 S 400 W
  • Sugar Bean Coffeehouse – 1240 E 2100 S
  • La Barba – 9 S Rio Grande St
  • The People’s Coffee – 221 E 300 S
  • Cupla Coffee – 175 W 200 S
  • Blue Copper Coffee Room – 179 W 900 S

8.30 a.m.

  • Cafe On 1st – 39 l St
  • Three Pines Coffee – 165 S Main St

9.00 a.m.

  • Myamour Cafe – 602 E 500 S
  • Nordstrom’s Ebar – 55 S W Temple
  • Tinker’s Cat Cafe – 302 E 900 S

9.30 a.m.

10.00 a.m.

  • Tea Zaanti – 1944 S 1100 E
  • Magdalene Religious Goods + Coffee Grotto – 836 E 3300 S
  • cafe d’bolla – 249 E 400 S

Drop a line to contactus@gastronomicslc.com with any companies that you think we should add to this list, or indeed with any corrections if required. Note: please call the companies direct before headed out at the crack of dawn!

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