Coffee & bakeries.

Cafe · Breakfast · Creemees

Canaan

A family maple producer on Route 114 near Wallace Pond, with a cafe, gift shop and a take-out window. Nearly everything on the all-day breakfast and lunch menu works in maple, from pulled-pork sandwiches to maple creemees and maple ice cream pie.

Cafe · Bakery · Breakfast

Island Pond

An early-morning coffee and bakery cafe on Cross Street with pastries and baked goods made fresh each day, plus quick breakfasts. It is a small, cozy community spot that closes around midday.

Cafe · Bakery · Breakfast

Hardwick

A bright corner coffeehouse at Hardwick's main intersection, roasting-partnered with Carrier Roasting and known for from-scratch syrups (cardamom rose, turmeric), laminated pastries and breakfast burritos. Shelves of local crafts and art for sale and a games shelf make it the town's daytime living room.

Cafe · Bakery · Coffee

St. Johnsbury

A to-go coffee shop on Portland Street (opened 2012) making every drink to order, from drip and espresso to house cocoa and half-gallon 'Road Runner' coffee, with homemade muffins and baked goods. A favorite of commuters heading out Route 2.

Cafe · Cafe · Charcuterie

St. Johnsbury

A small market, espresso bar and natural-wine bar opened in June 2024 by Maggie Gray and Gavin Wynkoop-Fischer in the former Cosmic Cup Cafe space. By day it serves coffee, baguette toasts, breakfast sandwiches and grain bowls; later it pours natural wines alongside charcuterie, tinned fish and a rotating menu of small plates and sandwiches. Pantry shelves stock specialty groceries.

Bakery · Bakery · Coffee

East Burke

A tiny weekend bakery on the Burke Mountain access road turning out croissants, sourdough, scones, cinnamon and cardamom buns, quiche and big homemade specialty sandwiches, plus locally roasted coffee.

Bakery · Bakery · Coffee

St. Johnsbury

A naturally leavened sourdough bakery and espresso bar opened in 2021 by DJ and Katey McLaughlin, now one of downtown's busiest stops. The case holds sourdough croissants (plain, chocolate almond, ham and cheddar), cardamom buns, danishes and cookies, with baguettes after 11am, plus house-made English muffin breakfast sandwiches and a winter tomato bisque.

Cafe · Bagels · Breakfast

Lyndonville

A bagel shop on Broad Street next to The Pizza Man with plenty of seating, baking bagels daily and serving breakfast sandwiches, omelets, burritos and lunch sandwiches with house-made cream cheese.

Cafe · Baked Goods · Breakfast

Peacham

A community-supported cafe in Peacham's restored Union Store building, opened in 2014 and owned by Peacham Community Housing. It serves breakfast sandwiches, baked goods, coffee and simple lunches built on local ingredients, with a Friday-evening BYOB supper, a cozy upstairs loft with board games, and outdoor seating with village views.

Cafe · American · Breakfast

St. Johnsbury

A homey downtown breakfast-and-lunch counter on Railroad Street where everything is cooked to order and pastries are baked on site. Expect egg sandwiches, quiche of the day, cinnamon French toast, burritos and deli-style sandwiches, with local art on the walls and counter seating.

Cafe · Bakery · Coffee

Newport

A year-round downtown cafe that opened in January 2026 in the 150 Main Street building on the waterfront, started by two young local entrepreneurs who also run the Burger Bus and Brew Bus mobile businesses. It serves Vermont-roasted coffee, sandwiches, lunch items and baked goods, with gluten-free treats from a local baker among the best sellers, and sources ingredients locally where it can.

Cafe · Bakery · Breakfast

East Burke

An espresso bar and breakfast-lunch grill in a renovated old building in the heart of East Burke village, the default morning stop for Kingdom Trails riders. Specialty coffee and cold brew, pastries, breakfast sandwiches, omelets, waffles and made-to-order lunch sandwiches and salads.

Cafe · Coffee · Donuts

East Haven

A small coffee stand in a cabin on Route 114 between East Haven and Island Pond, selling coffee to go along this lightly traveled stretch.

Bar · Coffee · Craft Beer

Lyndonville

A tiny trailside shack behind the Rifugio bike shop barn on Darling Hill, run by the Wildflower Inn for Kingdom Trails riders and disc golfers. It pours espresso drinks, Hill Farmstead and rotating Vermont drafts, and sells grab-and-go wraps, sandwiches and snack boxes to eat on the hillside.

Cafe · American · Breakfast

Derby

A family-friendly breakfast and lunch cafe in a small plaza on the Route 5 strip between Newport and Derby. Known for plate-sized pancakes, homemade muffins and breads, home fries, and deli sandwiches like the maple turkey and gourmet grilled cheese.

Cafe · Breakfast · Cafe

Lyndonville

The restored 1870s railroad freight house in the village now holds an organic-farmer-owned cafe, natural foods market and Vermont gift shop. The cafe serves Starbucks espresso drinks, smoothies, house pastries and locally sourced breakfast and lunch sandwiches; Carmen's Ice Cream shares the building.

Cafe · Coffee

Newport

A coffee bus that shares the East Main Street lot with the Burger Bus. Its Google listing is currently marked temporarily closed.

Cafe · Breakfast · Natural Foods

Newport

Downtown Newport's natural foods market and cafe, in the space long occupied by Newport Natural Market (which was rebranded under new management). The cafe counter serves coffee, breakfast, sandwiches and homemade soups, and the store stocks local produce, bulk goods and supplements under a 'Buy Local, Eat Local' banner.

Cafe · Desserts · Waffles

Jay

Trailside outpost of the Waffle Cabin franchise on the Tram Haus patio, making Belgian-style sugar waffles to order, plain or drizzled with chocolate.

General Store · Coffee · Groceries

Walden

Walden's only store, at the corner of Route 15 and South Walden Road, run by the same owner for more than three decades. It carries meat, milk and household basics plus local goods such as maple syrup, baked goods and pickles, and neighbors stop in for coffee and conversation.

General Store · Coffee · Deli

East Burke

A village country store name associated with deli sandwiches, coffee and trail provisions in East Burke.

Cafe · Bakery · Coffee

Jay

Coffee bar just off the Hotel Jay lobby named for former mountain operations manager Buddy Loux, pouring espresso drinks and drip alongside croissants, desserts and kid-pleasing pastries.

Cafe · Bakery · Breakfast

Craftsbury Common

Front Seat Coffee's winter outpost inside the lodge at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center, feeding Nordic skiers with espresso drinks, house-made pastries, breakfast sandwiches and empanadas assembled from scratch daily. It grew out of earlier seasons when Front Seat ran a coffee truck at the center.

Cafe · Breakfast · Coffee

Newport

A new breakfast café on Main Street in downtown Newport, built around slow mornings: made-from-scratch breakfasts, coffee and fresh smoothies. Hours and a menu haven't been posted yet.

Cafe · American · Cafe

Jay

Summit cafe at the top of the Aerial Tram with views over Vermont, New York and Quebec, used as a warm-up stop before the Face Chute.

Cafe · Breakfast · Coffee

East Burke

A grab-and-go mountain cafe at the base of the Mid-Burke Express in the Burke Mountain Hotel, serving locally roasted coffee and breakfast sandwiches.

Cafe · Breakfast · Coffee

Jay

Slope-side coffee counter in the Tram Haus Lodge facing the Flyer Quad, known for house-made Danish and breakfast sandwiches.

Fast Food · Breakfast · Coffee

Lyndonville

A Dunkin' counter inside the Mobil station by the I-91 Exit 23 ramp, for coffee and breakfast sandwiches on the go.

Fast Food · Breakfast · Coffee

St. Johnsbury

The downtown Dunkin' on Railroad Street, recently remodeled, serving coffee, cold brew on tap, donuts, bagels and breakfast sandwiches. There is no drive-thru and no seating, and parking is tight.

Fast Food · Breakfast · Coffee

Derby

Drive-thru Dunkin' on the Route 5 commercial strip near I-91 exit 28, serving coffee, donuts and breakfast sandwiches.

Bakery · Bakery · Breakfast

Danville

A small-town bakery and cafe just off Route 2 on Hill Street, easy to spot by the cupcakes in its windows. It covers early breakfast through lunch with house-made bagels, breakfast sandwiches, pastries and a surprisingly modern sandwich board, and it is a go-to for custom celebration cakes. It is a stop on King Arthur Baking's Vermont Bakery Tour.

Deli · Breakfast · Donuts

Newport

A neighborhood market and deli on Newport's west side that punches above its weight for sandwiches. Hot pressed and cold subs with named builds like the Renaissance Reuben and the Sugar Bush, breakfast sandwiches from 6 am, and homemade donuts that have a devoted following.

General Store · Bakery · Deli

Glover

Glover's landmark country store, famous for decades for its taxidermy displays, bought and renovated in 2021 by Ray and Jessica Sweeney (who also own C&C Market in Barton). It carries groceries, a custom meat counter, beer and wine and Vermont gifts; earlier coverage described an in-house deli and bakery turning out pies, rolls, sandwiches and fried lunches.

General Store · Bakery · Deli

Greensboro

A sprawling, family-run general store at the corner of Breezy Avenue and Craftsbury Road, steps from Caspian Lake's town beach, owned by the same family since 1900 and celebrating its 125th anniversary in 2025. Alongside groceries, hardware and a big wine and craft-beer section (Hill Farmstead, Jasper Hill cheeses), it runs a deli counter, coffee bar and bakery whose to-go sandwiches and baked goods sell out fast.

Bakery · Bakery · Italian

St. Johnsbury

A family-run Italian bakery, pizzeria and seafood counter on Route 2 (Portland St) west of downtown, at the former Riley's Fish Shack site. The menu spans Neapolitan-style pizza, big grinders on house-baked rolls, fried clams, haddock and lobster rolls, plus a bakery case of donuts, Italian cookies and desserts. A covered patio and lawn make it a summer favorite, and dogs are welcome outside.

General Store · Bakery · Breakfast

East Burke

A two-story village country store in the center of East Burke with a deli and cafe counter downstairs and antiques, pottery and vintage goods to browse. It serves breakfast, made-to-order sandwiches, pizza by the slice and house baked goods, with picnic tables outside.

Bakery · Bakery · Donuts

Glover

A self-serve market in an old riverside barn in Glover village, best known for hand-cut homemade donuts, plus pastries, cakes, salads, salsas, jams and pickles, with antiques in the back room.

General Store · Bakery · Grab-and-Go

West Danville

The family-run general store at the junction of Routes 2 and 15 on the shore of Joe's Pond, owned by the Hastings family since 1913. It stocks groceries, beer, wine and liquor, fishing supplies and Vermont souvenirs, plus some prepared food and well-liked baked goods for the summer camp crowd.

Bakery · Bakery · Donuts

Waterford

A Northeast Kingdom donut bakery dating to 1956, known for hand-cut donuts that also turn up on local store shelves. The Waterford bakery on Duck Pond Road sells direct on weekdays and ships nationwide.