Academy Coffee

Knowledgeable baristas and excellent espresso! They share a space with Kinship butcher, who makes excellent breakfast sandwiches too. A huge plus for the neighborhood!!

Great coffee and yet another quality coffee shop addition to the Virginia Highland neighborhood. Love the minimal aesthetic as well!

First time getting coffee. Great place to sit and people watch.

Amazing shop. But what makes it amazing is Connan (the owner.) Not only are his skills behind the bar incredible he is a good person.
Academy is hands down my favorite shop.

Currently, Connan uses coffee from Onyx which you can also purchase in the retail area. I usually ask what he’s serving as far as origin and try to taste the coffee notes. Normally, I wouldn’t do that but because Connan knows exactly how to bring those notes out it makes my cappuccino even more enjoyable.

I would highly recommend going to visit as soon as you can. In addition to espresso based drink you can also find other creations that aren’t coffee based.

I the last time I went in I was also able to snag a pastry. Usually, they are sold out by the time I make it in. The croissant I had was quite good.

The staff were great and the location is nice. I got a plain old coffee and it was okay, I'll bet they are better as espresso than coffee, but the name says coffee, so... My wife got a breakfast sandwich that she liked a lot too.

This place was awesome. If you enjoy coffee, and haven't tried this place yet you're missing out.

The concoctions were delicious and the company was inviting. My wife and I were lucky enough to get the opportunity to sit and chat with the barista for 30 minutes or so after she finished making our drinks. She was nice enough to teach us a few things about making an espresso drink.

Hopefully you'll get lucky enough to have the same opportunity. If nothing else, you'll at least get some good coffee.

The opening of Academy Coffee in Kinship in Virginia Highlands is a super exciting addition to Atlanta's specialty coffee scene. Not only do they serve exceptional espresso-based drinks (espresso, flat white, etc), they have a range of innovative, seasonal drinks that smash together mixology and third wave coffee & tea (flat white with bay leaf & olive oil? iced latte with chamomile and habanero honey?). Delicious. They are also a multi-roaster cafe that is sourcing coffee from some of the best roasters in North America (e.g. Onyx) and some more exotic coffee varieties (e.g. Pink Bourbon, Gesha etc.). If exceptional specialty coffee is your thing, you owe it to yourself to visit!

Oh my goodness is this place great. The Irwin Street Market has a wonderfully quirky interior. Academy Coffee regularly rotates out unusual and interesting latte drinks and they have all been delicious. This place is quiet, the bakery they currently have, Galette is DELICIOUS (those bourbon scotch chocolate chip cookies!) and the baristas are very pleasant and friendly.

One of the best coffee spots in town. This place is one of the best coffee spots in town. The baristas are amazing. Have been here multiple times but yesterday I told the barista to surprise me with a iced coffee drink with maple syrup flavor. That was hands down the best iced coffee I've ever had in my life. The only downside of this place is that it is a little hidden and it doesn't have proper parking. there's a many times that I wanted to come here but I have to go back because I couldn't find parking.

Fancy, but affordable. They change their drinks seasonally, and have really interesting flavors. I didn’t get any food there, but it looked like really good quality.