This is not the highest reviewed cafe in St. Augustine on Yelp. That goes to The Kookaburra. Dos is a ~2 year old cafe with a roaster attached to the side operated by another person. Next month, they are taking over roasting themselves and have bought a roaster capable of handling their daily customers but also enough to start doing online sales of whole bean fresh-roasted coffee.
Offerings @ Dos include Pour-Over, Drip, Espresso drinks, Cold brew (via Japanese Siphon setup). They offer blends as well as single-origin coffees.
There is an on-site pastry and dessert chef daily and you can buy their whole bean coffee to go.
Double Espresso: 7/10. Lacked the creamy texture I was expecting but plenty of acidity. Nice fudge like chocolate taste with a little saltiness. (FYI, I was told by owner before giving my criticisms that the roaster next door changed the espresso blend and he hadn’t yet tweaked the espresso pull to compensate. He offered a replacement shot)
Cold-Brew: 7/10 Served via Keg on Nitro (similar to Guinness). Added a really creamy mouthfeel, maybe too much ice as it was already cold and half the glass was ice but overall, not a bad taste.
Pour-Over (Ethiopia). 9/10 Hario V60 + Virtuoso used for preparation. Didn’t check water temp but timing was about what I expected. Really an excellent cup. They make all pour-over in 16oz portions and this was probably the best cup of coffee on my recent trip to North Florida. Would get this daily.
Overall, the staff was really friendly, the owners care deeply about coffee and spent a lot of time answering my questions and showing me their home coffee setup and they seemed really excited about doing their own roasting in the future.
I’d return. overall 8/10. Open daily, 300 San Marco Ave St. Augustine, FL 32084
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