Songbird Coffee & Tea House

Songbird Coffee & Tea House has been a Roosevelt Row staple since 2012 and it is not hard to see why. The shop lives inside a restored 1904 bungalow on N. 3rd St in the arts district and has a beautiful front porch for when the Phoenix weather cooperates.

Inside it feels like being welcomed into a well loved home. Art on the walls, cozy corners and the kind of calm that downtown Phoenix does not always make easy to find. It is a good work or study spot and the neighborhood energy around it makes stepping outside feel like a bonus.

The pastries are house made and the coffee comes from Infusion Coffee Roasters in Tempe which is one of the more serious and respected names in the Arizona specialty scene. The espresso drinks are well made and consistent. But the tea program here is exceptional and deserves equal billing. Loose leaf selections come from Maya Tea Company out of Tucson and the menu is extensive enough to satisfy anyone who takes their tea as seriously as their espresso. Kombucha comes from Milly Moon Kombucha, a local Valley producer and is made using organic tea and whole organic fruits. Every partner on the menu is a small Arizona business and that is a good choice.

Songbird has been around long enough to become a neighborhood anchor and it has earned that status the right way. Quality, consistency and a space that feels like it belongs to the community around it. Go and enjoy that porch.