"There are a lot of reasons we like Barrett’s Coffee in the Highland neighborhood. For one, it’s small and cozy, but filled with enough tables to make it a great place to work. It always smells great, thanks largely to the roasting that takes place behind not-so-closed doors. But most importantly, Barrett’s makes some of our favorite specialty coffees in town, including a nitro root beer float that somehow manages to pack all the flavor and creaminess of its namesake beverage into something vaguely resembling a cup of cold brew." - nicolai mccrary, matthew jacobs