About

The last decade has seen many changes in the coffee market in North America. In particular, Americans have changed their perception of what coffee can and should be. While this change has been driven by large, national retail coffee chains, we believe there is also a place for the one-of-a-kind coffee shops that maintain their independence and charm.

Momandpopcoffee.com was created by Karl Etzel, a coffee lover and frequent traveler. He seemed to be forever compromising between finding reliably good coffee, and enjoying the unique attractions of the places he visited. This desire to find high quality coffee in the small "mom and pop" coffee shops all across the globe led to the creation of this website.

Over the next few months we plan to expand our services, but for now the site is pretty simple - a growing database of independent coffee shops, with reviews and comments from your fellow coffee enthusiasts. We also have a forum for you to share information in a more interactive way with other coffee lovers.

Thanks for stopping by, and if you have comments, suggestions, or feedack, don't hesitate to let us hear it. Just hit the Contact button at the bottom of the page, and type us an email over a good cup of coffee.