What’s worse than a case of the coffee jitters?
The non-coffee jitters.
Especially when you're flying. Maybe that's why the recent announcement that the Starbucks in Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport's domestic terminal will close later this year is making many people unhappy.
No Dark Roast or Flat White while waiting to board a flight or welcome an arriving passenger? What’s next, telling us we have to take off our shoes to go through security?
Oh wait, that's already happened. Meanwhile, the Starbucks, which sits on the side of the main security checkpoint, is one of several businesses that will soon go away so the area where folks line up to go through security can be expanded.
But fear not. There are nearly 30 other places where you can still get good coffee at the airport — and that's not even counting the many sit-down restaurants and shops that will be happy to sell you a cup of Joe. Many of these spots are past security on the concourses, including three other Starbucks (i.e. you'll need a boarding pass to buy an espresso). But not all of them; in fact, the atrium area of the domestic terminal near that doomed Starbucks is grounds zero for at least four other places to get coffee (and even more if you're willing to sit down and order food).
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Here's your Java Junkie's Guide to the Airport (note: while all attempts have been made to compile as complete a list as possible, there may be other kiosks or shops offering coffee and tea as well.):
ATRIUM
Coffee Beanery
Ihop Express
La Madeleine Country French Cafe
Piedmont Park TravelMart (offers an extensive lineup of Dunkin Donuts drinks and pastries)
CONCOURSE A
Atlanta Bread and Bar
Brioche Doree Café Bakery
Caribou Coffee
The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf
Goldbergs Bagel and Deli
CONCOURSE B
Cafe Intermezzo
Cafe Tazza
Coffee Beanery featuring Purple Leaf Café
Dunkin Donuts
CONCOURSE C
Atlanta Bread Company
Two Starbucks (near Gates C16 and C37)
CONCOURSE D
The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf
Einstein Bros. Bagels
Food Network Kitchen
Harvest & Grounds
CONCOURSE E
Caribou Coffee
Goldbergs Bagel Cafe
CONCOURSE F
Starbucks
French meadow cafe
La Madeleine Café kiosk
CONCOURSE T
Argo Tea and Cafe tea and cafe
The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf
Corner Bakery Cafe
Goldbergs Bagel Company and Deli
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