Not in the Tri-cities, but the best.
Elburn Kountry Kettle.

Arcedium Coffee House, by far!!! Everyone is so nice there. The coffee and lates are the best, no comparison! The food is delicious and the atmosphere is so warm and inviting. Truly the neighborhood place that every coffee shop tries to be.

Both Graham's 318 and All Chocolate Kitchen in Geneva are great. I've done Arcedium and the coffee was good, but it didn't jump out for me as much. That said, those three are the best in the Tri-city area.

Grahams 318

The bou at 3rd and south

Graham's in Geneva. Arcedium fails terribly with unattentive, unaware, slow servers.
It's a coffee shop- wake up!

Graham's "318", in Geneva.

Arcedium is my favorite!!! The coffee is GREAT and I've always had good service there. It can be pretty busy, but even when there's a line it moves about as fast as Starbucks I think. They have a nice selection of non-coffee drinks, food, and pastries too! Definitely the best place for coffee in STC.

Caribou Coffee - Batavia

Graham's 318

Limestone needs to make its comeback! Miss them!

Crooked Tree in St. Charles. Great atmosphere, fabulous creeps and wraps, and I love the location, on my way to almost everywhere. They have the best Chicken Caesar Salad I've had, I can't order that any other place now.

Arcedium hands down no question... :) Graham's is good for hot chocolate and caribou is good for mocha while you're walking around Geneva. But I am a purest when it comes to a real latte or cappuccino ... And for that you want Arcedium :) great staff great environment great food and fabulous coffee!!!!

The Crooked Tree in St. Charles Missouri??? Sure is a hell of a long drive for a cup o' joe!!

Thanks for the heads up, Lois! Removed that one.

Arcedium is a great spot to run into people...always seeing someone I haven't seen for awhile. Biggest drawback is all the damn laptop hobos...people hunched over their computers, taking up a table for four, nursing a small cup of tea for hours. Makes it very hard for groups to find a spot. Management has to give these cheapos the boot.

Grahams 318! Best place ever!

Graham's 318. They have a Mirage espresso machine and serve Metropolis Redline. I can walk in there and ask for a Dry Capp and I get a Dry Capp. Most other places I just get a blank stare. How can a chain shop with automatic espresso machines even be nominated. Have we no standards?

I love Arcedium so much. The espresso is so much better there than anywhere else because they roast it themselves. I've tried Grahams 318 and it was passable, but the staff at Arcedium seems to be much more knowledgeable about their product. Plus, the latte art is beautiful. Arcedium is hands down the best for the purist.

If you're in high school, Graham's is okay. But when it comes to better product Arcedium is where it's at. It's cleaner, attracts an adult crowd, and if I need to wind down and enjoy my coffee there isn't any place better. (Sorry Crooked Tree! Still love you!)

Is All Chocolate Kitchen even a coffee shop?

318 coffeehouse has the best atmosphere and the staff are always super friendly! I also think arcedium is a second favorite

Grahams is a great spot to relax outside and enjoy a cup of coffee. However, all chocolate kitchens coffee sticks out in a different way and their atmosphere is perfect for a date. Its like grahams and arcecidem combined with a bolder kick. I do wish they opened earlier tho, would love to have a cup before work.

You know its good when the decaf tastes like its regular. Never thought I would say this but I really believe that All chocolate kitchen beats the rest. The funny thing is they do not even focus in coffee!

Best Coffee!

ALL CHOCOLATE KITCHEN!!!!!