Life in Arvada CO - The Merchants - Novo Coffee & the Arvada Coffee Bar

My small town of Arvada, Colorado is home to the famous Novo Coffee's shop, The Arvada Coffee Bar, and I didn't even know it!

I first heard of Novo Coffee just the other day when I read this blog post: "Novo Coffee is a Heartbreaker". The story starts with an east coast band, called Akron/Family, in Denver to play the Bluebird Theater recently. They have a favorite espresso blend, called Heartbreaker, which they buy at Grumpy's in New York city.

Grumpy's is the only place the blend is served, but "the band was on a mission to find the perfect cup of Colorado joe" and - lo and behold - Heartbreaker is a proprietary blend of Novo Coffee, headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

Now, I loooove coffee, and my obsession goes all the way back to fond memories of buying Starbucks from a cart on the streets of Seattle back in the early 1980s. So here I am reading about this great and famous coffee roaster, and discover that their own shop, The Arvada Coffee Bar, is within walking distance of my house in Arvada. Uh-oh, looks like I got caught not paying attention!

So of course I had to try Novo Coffee. My daughter and I dropped in yesterday afternoon, shortly before closing time. The shop is in a little walk-up area that includes Vitamin Cottage and Great Harvest Bread Company. (These are seriously popular places - when I'm showing houses anywhere in the vicinity, clients often remark, "Wonderful - I'll be so close to Vitamin Cottage and Great Harvest." I haven't experienced that with any other similar businesses.)

The store was clean, the barista was very friendly and helpful, and the aroma was heavenly. Amanda and I each had a latte, and they definitely lived up to their reputation.

Now, I'm not going to bore you by re-writing everything that's been written about Novo Coffee. Here's a few articles you can read for yourself:

Westword award for best coffee beans.

Digital City's 21 Best Cups of Coffee in America

Novo Coffee's local stand, the Arvada Coffee Bar is at 7745 Wadsworth Blvd # B, Arvada, CO 80003
(303) 424-1313
Monday - Thursday 6:30am - 6:00pm
Friday 6:30am - 7:30pm
Saturday & Sunday 7:00am - 6:00pm

Arvada is a historic town about midway between Denver and Boulder in Jefferson County, Colorado. There are many different neighborhood and shopping area styles. Novo Coffee is near the intersection of Wadsworth and 80th Ave., the main north-south and east-west routes through Arvada, near neighborhoods built mostly in the 1970s with wide streets and sidewalks, mature tree canopies, and nice-sized yards.

Check out my posts on an Arvada butcher, a baker, candlestick maker, and Knit Knack.

I write posts focused on local businesses as a public service, and am not endorsing any business, nor do I have any sort of 'relationship' with them, other than as a raving consumer. My hope is to give people an idea of the 'flavor' of the community of Arvada, in case they're new here or considering a move here.

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