10 coffee shops you should know in the Dayton region

Third Perk Coffeehouse & Wine Bar, located at 146 E. Third St. in downtown Dayton’s Fire Blocks District. TOM GILLIAM / CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER

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Third Perk Coffeehouse & Wine Bar, located at 146 E. Third St. in downtown Dayton’s Fire Blocks District. TOM GILLIAM / CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER
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Oct 21, 2022
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Ahead of releasing our Best of Dayton winners on Friday, Oct. 28, we’re going into the archives for past winners and finalists in some of our most popular categories.

An alphabetical list of area coffee shops that have done well over the years in our annual Best of Dayton contests.

Boston Stoker

Boston Stoker is having an awesome coffee sale for one day only the month of September 2017. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

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Best of Dayton second place 2017, 2018. Third place 2019.

Multiple Locations | 937-890-6401 | Website | Facebook

Cafe 19

Cafe 19, located at 19 W. National Road in Englewood, is offering coffee flights for customers to try their different flavor combinations.

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Best of Dayton finalist 2022.

19 W National Rd, Englewood | 937-540-9654 | Website | Facebook

EPIC Coffee Shoppe

The locally owned, independent EPIC Coffee Shoppe is located at 22 W. Stroop Road in the Castle Hills retail center across from Town & Country Shopping Center. MARK FISHER / STAFF PHOTO

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Best of Dayton finalist 2019.

22 W Stroop Rd, Kettering | 937-938-1997 | Website | Facebook

Ghostlight Coffee

Ghostlight Coffee, with locations on Wayne Avenue and S. Patterson Boulevard in Dayton, has launched their “Autumn at Ghostlight” menu with the Lumberjack latte and backed goods.

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Best of Dayton first place 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021

Multiple Locations | 937-985-2633 | Website | Facebook

Lefty’s Eats & Espresso

Lefty’s Eats & Espresso gearing up to open in Fairborn

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Best of Dayton finalist 2019

2 W Main St, Fairborn | 937-874-5097 | Website | Facebook

Press Coffee Bar

Current location of Press at 257 Wayne Ave. in Dayton. CORNELIUS FROLIK / STAFF

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Best of Dayton finalist 2018. Third place 2017. Fourth place 2021.

Multiple Locations | Website | Facebook

Reza’s

Reza's, a coffee shop located at 1474 N. Fairfield Road in Beavercreek, has launched their autumn menu which incudes the pumpkin latte and campfire mocha.

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Best of Dayton finalist 2019. Third place 2021.

1474 N Fairfield Rd, Beavercreek | 937-912-5023 | Website | Facebook

Third Perk Coffeehouse & Wine Bar

Juanita Darden, founder and owner of Third Perk Coffeehouse & Wine Bar. STAFF

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Best of Dayton finalist 2018, 2019, Second place 2021.

146 E 3rd St, Dayton | 937-985-7375 | Website | Facebook

Warehouse 4

Warehouse 4 Café & Bake Shop, TOM GILLIAM / CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER

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Best of Dayton finalist 2018, 2019.

Multiple Area Locations | 937-387-6640 | Website | Facebook

Winans Chocolates + Coffees

Kylee Bernhardt steams milk for a coffee drink in the Winans Chocolates and Coffees in downtown Springfield. BILL LACKEY/STAFF

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Best of Dayton second place 2019. Third place 2018.

Multiple Area Locations | 937-773-1981 | Website | Facebook

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