Great Coffee In Northwest Arkansas

Northwest Arkansas surprised me in a very positive way: it is home to many excellent coffee shops.

Best Coffee In Northwest Arkansas

My first coffee was at a café called Calmo, in Rogers.

CALMO Coffee
3704 West Walnut Street, Suite 107
Rogers, AR 72758
(479) 335-2335
6:30 am – 6:00 pm (Monday – Friday)
7:00 am – 6:00 pm (Saturday, Sunday)

I loved the decor of this coffee bar and the staff was very friendly. There were a lot of people working here…it was a very cold day outside and it made sense to curl up with a good cup of coffee.

I had a cortado, which not only tasted great but was served in a cute cup.

Next, we drove to the Crystal Bridges Museum, where we spent several hours checking out what I would call a national treasure. During our stay there, we stopped for coffee, with beans sourced by a popular nearby roastery called Onyx.

Coffee Bar At Crystal Bridges Museum
600 Museum Way
Bentonville, AR 72712
Open during museum hours

The coffee was excellent again…a cortado for me and an Americano for Heidi…and what a beautiful dining room.

It was fun to sip coffee as we walked through this museum.

In hindsight, I wish I had driven a little further to Onyx Coffee Lab, also in Rogers (not instead, but in addition to Calmo). Even if the same beans were used at both Calmo and at the museum, having read about Onyx I do know that is somewhat like a pilgrimage to Mecca for coffee followers…next time.

As I said in my trip report, at least as a visitor, Northwest Arkansas struck me as a very nice place (and Little Rock did too when I visited there). I look forward to returning to Arkansas, not the least for more great coffee.