Coffee Bar
Mugs, canisters, carts and syrups: the corner of the counter where the coffee lives.
10 guides · updated Nov 2026
Coffee BarThe Best Half Caff CoffeeSix half caff coffees from about 75 cents to $1.70 an ounce, dark or mellow, ground or whole bean, with about half the caffeine of your usual cup.Coffee BarThe Best Coffee SyrupsMonin Vanilla for everyday lattes, a four-bottle Torani set, two sugar-free picks, chocolate for mochas, pumpkin spice and salted caramel, from about $6 to $32.Coffee BarThe Best K-CupsCaribou for every morning, a mellow Green Mountain, a dark roast with a jolt, a decaf made with water and a cinnamon roll in a mug: seven K-Cups at about 58 cents to $1.10 a pod.
Coffee BarThe Best Gifts for Coffee LoversDon't know what they own? Buy the $60 Atlas sampler. Seven other gifts from $25 to $180, with a basket, an advent calendar, and picks for a coffee snob or an espresso lover.
Coffee BarThe Best Mushroom CoffeeA few of them taste just like your usual coffee. Others are earthy enough that most people reach for the cream. Here's which is which, and what the mushrooms in a single mug can and can't do.
Coffee BarThe Best Coffee CanistersSix airtight canisters for whole beans, from an $18 vacuum jar to a $70 lid that pumps the air out on its own, sized from one 12 oz bag to a 2-pound sack.
Coffee BarTypes of Coffee BeansAlmost every bag you'll ever buy is arabica, robusta or a mix of the two. Here's how the four species taste, where the other two come from, and a bag to try each one.
Coffee BarThe Best Instant CoffeeEight instant coffees from about 9 cents to $1.50 a cup: an everyday jar, packets worth carrying, a dark one for iced lattes, a decaf and a 300 mg wake-up, with what owners say about each.
Coffee BarThe Best Single-Origin Coffee BeansSeven single-origin bags, from Ethiopia to Hawaii and from about $6 to $33, with what each one tastes like and what owners say about it.
Coffee BarThe Best Coffee BeansWhatever you brew in, one of these eight bags was roasted for it: what each tastes like, what a mug costs, and which ones to skip if you take milk.