Blue State Coffee

New Haven


This is the flagship store for a small New Haven chain that donates money to charities of your choice with every purchase. Whether Blue State's popularity speaks to Yale's ideological bent or the fact that the coffee is strong and the cafe snacks tasty and affordable is hard to tell.

Check the website for more information and other branch locations (two others in New Haven).


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