Story and Soil Coffee

We heard about this place via Facebook and some friends. I came in with my family and we were treated to the smell of freshly ground coffee and a very welcoming vibe. My wife had a simple iced coffee and I had the Spanish Latte, which was delicious! There is a community table to sit at and it was nice to enjoy our drinks while starting conversation with strangers. We will definitely be back or perhaps just myself with a laptop ... :)

Amazing little coffee shop. Truly a gem in the Hartford area.

I hail from Los Angeles... where you may receive dirty looks or even death threats if people see you adding cream & sugar to your coffee in public. In other words... people take their coffee very seriously in LA.

I've had really good coffee. And the pour overs I've had at Story & Soil are up there with the best of LA. Good stuff.

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Try out their seasonal drinks! The one I had was like nothing I've tasted before. In a good way :)

Great vibes. Really friendly, helpful, knowledgeable people. Fast wifi. There's at least one outlet. It's a small space... but most of the times I've been there, I've found a seat.

Check it out for yourself!

I'm confident you'll come to love S&S too.

Quaint small space with great coffee and chill vibes.

Phenomenal lattes I ordered 2 Vanilla lattes with macadamia milk for my girlfriend and I they were incredible rich creamy and the vanilla is perfectly sweetened so you don't need added sugar, picture perfect and delicious pastries, customer service is stellar and the coffee maker is friendly and knowledgeable about all menu items this is my favorite gourmet espresso coffeshop located at the corner or capital and broad st I highly recommend going here for the best lattes in CT

Loved to see how many people here are regulars and are close with the baristas, a really great neighborhood vibe

Excellent experience, brilliant interior, friendly service, and top-tier quality! Variety of plant milks available, with some niche specials like Spanish lattes and peppermint mocha drinks. This is my new favourite café in Hartford.

Best breakfast sandwich I’ve ever had- the bacon egg and cheese on brioche with hot sauce. Tight quarters in this little neighborhood gem of a coffeeshop. I loved watching the barista work on each drink with care. The cortado was amazing as well. There’s a reason why they have the good rating on Google reviews...so worth it!
As a bonus there was a lonely fork on the floor and a smashed egg.

What a gem! Killer staff serving badass coffee. Cant say enough good things about this place. Found it on a quick trip to Hartford...and I'd make the trip back from Canada again. Can you dig it?

Went in for a little something to perk me up and brought my Kindle to read. Got a Spanish latte with oatmilk, and it was easily one of the best coffee beverages I've ever had. I savored it for at least an hour, and I'm usually not the type to do that. There were two folks on staff when I went, both incredibly laid back and genuinely nice to the people who came in.
On that note, people WILL talk to you here. Remember how humans used to communicate with vocalizations from their mouths? That actually occurs in this location! The bar facing the street is a little too tall to read comfortably (I did anyway), but I think this is totally intentional - it's very much a community-oriented place, so they want you to interact with your neighbors. In addition to the bar, there are two outdoor tables and one long communal table. When you visit, make sure you're in a good mood you want to share, or a bad mood you want to get out of, or an equanimous mood... whatever mood you're in, just go, and prepare for delicious coffee and good conversation. And try the oatmilk! It's amazing!

I hate leaving bad feedback, but i feel the owners could learn from my experience. My husband and I are making the rounds of CT coffee shops while doing a KETO diet. Went to Story and Soil excited from all the reviews we've seen. I was shocked to see that a place that promotes "community" has barely any seating. There's literally no place to sit inside and a two uncomfortable old school picnic tables outside. I'm not sure how this is promoting "community." They could could take a page from the ice cream shop next door, which has a bunch of smaller, more comfortable tables. The interior and whole vibe is hipster - small menu, focused on excellent coffee. I got an iced coffee. I was shocked to find the "prep" station contained only a shaker of raw sugar...and that's it! Maybe the focus is on coffee but no place should control how people like their drinks! It reminded me so much of a Louis Lunch type deal, no catsup for you! The cream was behind the counter, so you had to ask for it. Maybe it was due to a hot day, I'm not sure, but people like options, and generally don't like to ask for them. That's coffee shop 101. Soy milk, regular milk, half and half - people have different dietary needs and likes, it's not so hard to put a few carafes out. I was shocked to find no sweeteners other than the raw sugar. As i said, i'm on KETO, which is no sugar. I would have taken any other sweetener, monk fruit, splenda, anything. If it's chemicals of artificial sweeteners that's an issue for the shop, i'll take a natural non-sugar, ANYTHING! I like my coffee sweetened, as does a huge percentage of Connecticut! When i asked, i was off-handedly offered simple syrup - which seemed like a bother for the cashier to even mention. Really really frustrating. I ended up drinking half of my almost $4 coffee and throwing the rest away. The coffee itself was not one i cared for, i think it was ethiopian, but it had some flavor notes i wasn't a fan of, hard to describe, sort of wine-like but with a sourish finish. My husband kept saying his coffee tasted like a Porter beer, and he wasn't sure if he liked it or not. Overall, it really makes me sad to leave this review, but i was so incredible frustrated and it actually ruined my afternoon mood, as we drove from another town to try Story and Soil out, and i ended up wasting both money and time.