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Vote in LOUtoday’s coffee shop bracket
A bracket with blanks, to be filled in by LOUtoday readers.
What’s your favorite coffee shop in Louisville? | Graphic by 6AM City
With the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments just around the corner, we’re joining the fun of bracket competitions with a faceoff of our own.

Last year, you helped us name the best pizza: Danny Mac’s Pizza. This year, we asked you to share your favorite coffee shop in Louisville. Now — thanks to you and the help of a random generator — we have the official lineup for our bracket.

Who’s in the running

Going head-to-head in the first round are:
  • Safai and Fante’s | Two family-owned shops go head-to-head here, both have been in business for decades.
  • Heine Brothers and Bean | It’s battle between on-the-go and slowing your roll. Heine Brothers has 17 locations dedicated to drive-thru service, while Bean is a Germantown neighborhood favorite for grabbing a cup of coffee and catching up with a friend.
  • Quills and The Well | Quills boasts seven locations throughout Louisville, and goes up against The Well from Louisville’s South End.
  • Sunergos and Please & Thank You | Coffee might be bitter, but Please & Thank You is known for its award-winning chocolate chip cookies. Sunergos serves the LOU coffee community as a wholesaler.
How it works

Beginning today, we will host several voting rounds within our newsletters and social channels to determine Louisville’s best coffee. Who moves on is up to you. Vote for your favorites, and the shop with more votes moves on. Simple as that. We’ll go until we have a champion, which will be announced in our Monday, March 25 newsletter. You will be able to vote once per round.

How to participate

Vote for the shop you’d like to see advance to round two using this poll. You can vote for all four spots or as little as one. Once we count all the votes, we’ll share an updated bracket and new poll in an upcoming newsletter.

Ready to cheer your “team” to victory? Vote at the button below.
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Monday, March 4
  • Signature Parlor Concert | Monday, March 4 | 6:30-7:30 p.m. | Oxmoor Farm, 720 Oxmoor Ave., Louisville | $60-$300 | Hear classical works from composers like Strauss, Copland, and Mendelssohn, performed by the NouLou Chamber Players.
Tuesday, March 5
Wednesday, March 6
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Thursday, March 7
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  • Federal officials are considering new long-distance Amtrak routes, with one that would make a stop in Louisville. The Detroit-to-New Orleans route would connect Louisville to Cincinnati and Nashville + eight other cities. The proposal comes after Louisville secured a grant to study passenger rail in December. (Cincinnati Business Courier)
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    From the editor
    Louisville has a ton of great coffee shops, and it’s been great to see how many people have engaged with us with our bracket. We received 475 nominations + ~270 comments on our Instagram post. It’ll be a blast to see it unfold over the next month.
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