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Coffee Shop No. 392
Joan+Joe Coffee Shop
Charles Town, WV
July 26, 2024
Joan + Joe Coffee is absolutely heavenly (I’ve never described a coffee shop like this before). It’s located in a small house off of Charles Town Road. Parking is behind the house. You walk through the front door of the house and right into a waiting area. There are no inside tables, but there are picnic tables and porta potties in the backyard of the house (behind all the parked cars).
Typically I do not order food when I am coffee shop hopping, but the menu had a sandwich called Bacon Jam Turkey Deli Delight with a description that read, “There is no equal.” Any sandwich with bacon jam and a description like that CANNOT be turned down. It was the best sandwich I have devoured in quite a while.
I was pleasantly surprised to see a little chocolate covered coffee bean sitting on the lid of my cup when I was handed my cortado. The unexpected gesture put a big smile on my face. The best part of the experience was the cortado; perfect temperature and ratio.
Walking out of the shop I noticed Joan + Joe Coffee was named the Best Shop in West Virginia for 2023 by the WV Living Magazine. They definitely earned the title Best Coffee House.