Coffee and waffles from the Great Northern and Zero Gravity
It takes a lot of caffeine to keep up with Vermont s ever-evolving coffee industry. The pandemic might have disrupted the routine of stopping for a daily cuppa on the way to the office or an afternoon pick-me-up with coworkers, but it hasn t prevented new cafés from opening.
Vivid Coffee took over the New Moon Café space on Burlington s Cherry Street in November 2020; Uncommon Coffee opened for curbside pickup in the Essex Experience a couple of months before that. PK Coffee reopened in a new Stowe location this winter; 802 Coffee launched a café and roastery in Barre in March; and the owners of Vittles Espresso & Eatery are in the process of taking over the Local Buzz in downtown Bradford, adding a brick-and-mortar spot to their existing coffee-truck business.