3 Favorite Local Coffee Shops Near Benton Harbor, MI

We live in a beautiful place here on the shores of Lake Michigan, and one of the best ways to enjoy the view is with a cup of great coffee in hand. Fall into the perforated leather seats of your 2022 Buick Envision and soak up the comfort while you soak up some caffeine, with a great drink from one of these coffee shops in Benton Harbor, MI.

Rise and Vine

Rise and Vine is a great spot in The Inn At Harbor Shores, over at 800 Whitwam Dr in St. Joseph. You’d expect a resort like this to offer the finest beans around, and they do. By day, they brew up freshly roasted coffee, and by night, they do hand-crafted cocktails and fine wine. If you do come for the evening beverages, though, please drink responsibly and never drink and drive.

Their drip coffee alone is great, but they also do excellent espresso drinks, from a white mocha to a latte, with lots of syrup options. They offer ice and cold brew coffee, too, and chai tea, frappes, smoothies, frosties, and loose leaf teas. Choose from whole, skim, almond, oat, coconut, or soy milks. And if you’ll take our advice, get one of their bacon, egg, and cheese toasted bagel sandwiches to go with it.

The Mason Jar Cafe

This is the place to come for premium coffees. You’ll find them at 210 Water St. in Benton Harbor, inside the Aria Craft Coffee @ Phoenix Coffeeshop space. They serve breakfast all day (though be aware that they close for the day at 3pm). But the coffee here is worth having at any time of day. You’ll love the eclectic but inviting atmosphere, and there’s a cool record store next door you should check out if you have some time. Everything here is organic and locally sourced whenever possible.

Try their superfood latte in your choice of maca cocoa jade, vanilla maple jade, golden chai, golden orange, ruby ginger, or ruby cocoa flavor. They also serve regular espresso drinks and coffee that are all delicious, of course, and an awesome pumpkin cold foam nitro. Get some of their small-batch granola with yogurt and fresh fruit if you’re there for breakfast. If you feel like a splurge, get the gluten-free Apple Dutch, which is a baked pancake with apples in it that have been caramelized in sugar.

Forte Coffee

At 138 Water St. in Benton Harbor, Forte opens up at 7:30 most days (8:30 on Saturday and 9 on Sunday). They have absolutely perfect coffee, including decaf that actually tastes good, and a particularly knowledgable staff who will help you understand the different coffee types and make choice about what you want to order.

Their signature brewed coffee is something you need to try, and they do great espresso and pourover drinks, too. We recommend their London Fog or the chai latte if you want something that isn’t coffee, and there’s hot and ice tea available, too. They do blended frappes in latte, chocolate, or white chocolate, and their smoothies come in many fruity flavors, depending on the season.

We think these three spots are the best ones for coffee in our town. Come see us at Levalley Chevrolet Buick GMC for the best service and selection for Chevy, Buick, and GMC vehicles!

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