Coffee Culture in Springfield, Missouri

When you’re a regular at a coffee shop, it naturally becomes your third place. A third place is a space outside of your work or home where you feel most at ease and are able to connect with your community and share ideas. While churches, bars and gyms can all be third places, coffee shops are among the most common among 417-landers. We’re convinced that the sheer quality and quantity of coffee shops in the area rivals the selection in some of the largest cities in the world. So here’s an ode to these comforting places that have picked us up when we’ve been down and given us the energy to tackle our biggest projects, all in the name of caffeine.