44 North Coffee - Stonington Café — Restaurant in Stonington

This is one of my new favorite local coffee shops/roasters. My husband and I travel all over the country, so we've been to plenty of places. They had a nice selection of beans to choose from, and you can pick a French press, pour-over, Aeropress, or drip format. I walked in and asked for something roasty, dark, and smoky (aka not third-wave, lol, though they do have those options too!) — and they delivered, with the delicious Royal Tar bean.

There's no espresso here—but I am totally cool with that; I prefer traditional brew methods because they allow the coffee to shine. 44 North also serves cold brew and a variety of teas, so there's something for everyone. There were a bunch of cool local photographs on the walls—like a pop-up exhibition. Next time we're in the area, I...

Is this an art gallery, a hip designer clothing store, or a killer coffee shop?!

For real for reals though, who do you have designing all your seductive merch and overall ambience because they are slaying it and you should probably up their creative budget 👌🏽

After an incredible weekend kayak-camping across beautiful Maine's islands for my buddy's bachelor party, 44 North was beyond lovely for a hit of quality caffeine and a fantastic selection of beautiful mementos to remember our Maine adventure for years to come.

The bachelor, his 2 bros, and I all got matching 44 North leather-patch beanies. Now I'll have to apologize to my girlfriend for not bringing one back for her as well but I'm sure she'll steal mine away anyway.

Juanderful execution in...

We drove 50 minutes to get here and were really expecting something great (especially with the line of people inside). I have been to many coffee shops across the country and I've never seen one that offers a coffee experience like this. I expected that every coffee shop would offer lattes and the option for hot or iced, but that was not the case here. I got an aeropress Ethiopian coffee and added oatmilk and simple syrup. It was surprisingly good. However, the French press was extremely hot and tasted awful once it was cool enough to drink. We ended up dumping it out. I just wish I knew what kind of experience this was before we...