☕ Coffee Shops of Martha’s Vineyard
Where to Find the Best Coffee (by town) in 2025 on Martha’s Vineyard
Martha’s Vineyard is home to 30+ coffee spots. Let’s find the best cup for you!
This town-by-town guide includes locations, coffee details, ambiance notes, and whether it’s a coffee-first shop or a bakery with a great brew. We’ve also included island roasters and mobile espresso carts.
MVacay Key:
❄️ = Open nearly year-round (including off-season)
👨🏽💻 = Good for meetings or co-working (ambiance + Wi-Fi)
☕ = Coffee-centric spot (specialty coffee is a primary draw)
🫖 = Drip coffee only (no espresso machine)
🥐 = One of our personal favorite places for baked goods on the island
Edgartown
Espresso Love (17 Church St.): Known for its blueberry muffins and a signature Spanish Latte made with sweet condensed milk. Offers a full café menu (sandwiches, salads, breakfast) with indoor seating and a charming garden patio. ❄️👨🏽💻☕🥐
Rosewater Market (20 S. Summer St.): Serves locally roasted Chilmark Coffee Co. beans in creative espresso drinks. Also offers all-day breakfast and scratch-made baked goods from its kitchen, and is open year-round. ❄️👨🏽💻☕🥐
Behind the Bookstore (46 Main St.): Tucked behind Edgartown Books, famed for its iced lavender latte that balances sweet and floral notes. Features a cozy patio and serves breakfast, plus lunch and dinner in season. Seasonal. ☕👨🏽💻🥐
Toccopuro Coffee (3 S. Water St.): Specializes in siphon-brewed coffee for an exceptionally flavorful cup, and even offers fun bubble tea flavors like taro and matcha. Seasonal. ☕
Edgartown Meat & Fish Market (Upper Main St.): Features an in-store Starbucks counter offering all the popular coffee drinks. A convenient year-round stop for a caffeine fix plus groceries, fresh homemade bagels, seafood, and wine. ❄️
Cozy Corner Café (238 Edgartown–Vineyard Haven Rd.): European-themed café serving a custom single-origin coffee blend roasted by Martha’s Vineyard Coffee Co. Offers seasonal specialty lattes and fresh pastries in a lounge-like space ideal for unwinding or remote work. ❄️👨🏽💻☕
Great Harbor Market 🫖❄️
Morning Glory Farm Food Truck 🫖🥐
Katama General Store 🫖
Oak Bluffs
Mocha Mott’s (10 Circuit Ave. & 15 Main St., VH): A local institution decorated with community art, famed for its iced mocha lattes topped with house-made whipped cream. Serves classic espresso drinks and fresh-baked treats from its own kitchen at both its Oak Bluffs and Vineyard Haven locations (the VH shop is open year-round).
The Good Shoppe (10 Oak Bluffs Ave.): Brews a smooth, low-acidity 100% Arabica coffee blend from a family roaster. Try their signature “Crookie” (a decadent croissant-cookie hybrid) alongside a rich vanilla-caramel cold brew latte. Seasonal. ☕
Aalia’s Coffee (18 Kennebec Ave.): Known for inventive drinks like the purple sweet potato latte and a fragrant cardamom latte. The menu reflects the owners’ Lebanese roots, with unique breakfast dishes accompanying quality espresso offerings. Seasonal. ☕🥐
Black Dog Dockside Café (Oak Bluffs Harbor): A convenient harborfront spot at the docks, serving the Black Dog’s own coffee blends along with pastries and grab-and-go breakfast wraps. Seasonal.
Toccopuro Coffee – Oak Bluffs (45 Circuit Ave.): The OB outpost of Toccopuro brings the same unique siphon-brew coffee and boba tea selection to Circuit Ave. Seasonal. ☕
Aquila Café at the Y (111 Edgartown–West Tisbury Rd.): Tucked inside the YMCA, this new counter offers barista coffees, smoothies, and light snacks—a welcome caffeine boost near the high school and ice arena. (Hours may be limited to YMCA operation times.)
Tony’s Market 🫖❄️
Vineyard Haven
Catboat Coffee Co. (79 Beach Rd.): A bright year-round coffee shop that combines specialty espresso drinks brewed with La Colombe Coffee Roasters alongside island-made items. Don’t miss their Lebanese mezze options and cheese counter, which make this a multi-faceted café experience beyond just coffee. ❄️☕
Nat’s Nook (38 Main St.): A cozy year-round café and creperie that roasts its own beans under the East to West Coffee label. Pair a cappuccino with one of their sweet or savory crepes for a delightful anytime treat in this tucked-away spot. ❄️☕
Waterside Market (82 Main St.): A bustling cafe known for quality coffee and matcha lattes, plus hearty breakfast and lunch offerings that earn rave reviews. Plenty of seating and a central Main Street location make it a convenient gathering spot. ❄️👨🏽💻
Black Dog Bakery Café (State Rd.) & Black Dog Water St. Bakery (Vineyard Haven): The iconic Black Dog brand offers two VH spots — a rustic café on State Road for sit-down breakfasts, and a grab-and-go bakery by the ferry on Water Street. Both serve Black Dog’s coffees, hearty breakfast fare, and famous baked goods, and are open year-round ❄️
Sweet Bites (32 Beach St.): A family-owned Brazilian bakery café offering espresso drinks and delectable desserts. Known for treats like brigadeiros (chocolate truffles) and more. ❄️🥐
Quitsa Kitchen (395 State Rd., Vineyard Haven): Bright, modern café offering breakfast, lunch, pastries, and drip coffee. Spacious interior with outdoor seating, a community table, and local art. 🫖👨🏽💻
S+S Kitchenette (22 Beach Rd., Vineyard Haven): Small café with espresso drinks, breakfast, snacks, and cozy seating. Good for working mornings or light lunch meetings. ☕👨🏽💻
First Light Café (Martha’s Vineyard Museum, Vineyard Haven): Located inside the MV Museum but no museum admission required to visit. Operated by Gina Stanley (ArtCliff), it offers rotating lunch specials, salads, sandwiches, baked goods, espresso menu in progress. ❄️👨🏽💻
Scottish Bakehouse 🫖❄️🥐
Delicious MV Bakery ❄️🥐
Up Island
Aquila at the Cliffs (Aquinnah Circle): Native-owned shop with scenic views near the lighthouse, offering espresso drinks, iced coffee, and rotating house-made syrups (like lavender + cinnamon). ☕
Iggy’s Bread (Chilmark) 🫖🥐
Alley’s General Store (West Tisbury) 🫖❄️
North Tisbury Farm & Market (West Tisbury) 🫖
7a Foods (West Tisbury) 🫖🥐
Chilmark General Store (Chilmark) 🫖🥐
Beetlebung Farm (Chilmark) 🫖❄️
MV Roasters & Mobile Espresso Carts
Chilmark Coffee Co. – Specialty small-batch beans roasted in Chilmark. No retail café, but served at Rosewater, Grey Barn, Morning Glory, and available for home brewing.
Martha’s Vineyard Coffee Co. – Locally roasted, sustainably sourced beans with Costa Rican influence. Sold at Cronig’s, EMF, Katama General Store. Operates Joy World trailer and espresso pop-ups at Art Cliff and events.
East to West Coffee – Roasted in small batches by the owners of Nat’s Nook and served exclusively in-house.
☕ Honorable Mention
Kulture Club Kombucha (various locations): Small-batch kombucha brewed on Martha’s Vineyard, available bottled at Morning Glory, Scottish Bakehouse, Rosewater, and more. Also sold on tap at certain events and markets.
☕ TL;DR – Lis’s Coffee Picks
If you’re looking for a bougie, Insta-worthy latte...
Aalia’s Coffee (OB) for purple sweet potato, or Behind the Bookstore (Edg) for an iced lavender latte.If you need a spot to get work done...
First Light Cafe (VH) or S+S Kitchenette (VH). Both have Wi-Fi, outlets, and a full coffee bar.If you’re trying to impress a foodie try...
Rosewater Market (Edg) or Quitsa Kitchen (VH) for thoughtfully sourced drinks and serious snacks.If you need a mid-day pick-me-up with your lunch try...
Waterside Market, or Catboat Coffee — open year-round and great grab-n-go options.If you need something reliable fast try...
Edgartown Meat & Fish (Starbucks) or Tony’s Market (OB) — not fancy, but fast and open early.For a Summer-Only Iced Coffee try...
Toccopuro or Good Shoppe — definitely a solid iced latte choice in season.
