Cartel Coffee Lab

Break free from the chain at Cartel Coffee Lab. Cartel is a coffee bar/ hipster hangout complete with indie music, low-lit seating areas with convenient electrical outlets for your mobile creativity devices and a friendly staff. What sets Cartel apart from the other caffeinated options in the vicinity is its unusual devotion to the art of roasting coffee in small, carefully selected batches. Daily brews are described on a chalkboard in a way usually reserved for fine wine. Head in after 12:30 p.m. for pastry happy hour, when each of the pastries is 50 percent off. Limited night and weekend hours.