Building Stronger Connections Across Ohio
Ohio Coffee Trail is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization connecting independent coffee shops, communities, and visitors across Ohio.
We believe locally owned coffee shops are more than places to grab a cup of coffee. They are gathering places, small businesses, visitor destinations, and an important part of what makes each community unique.
Through the Trail, we help people discover great coffee while encouraging them to explore the towns, local businesses, attractions, events, and stories surrounding each stop.
Our work creates opportunities for coffee shops, tourism organizations, chambers, communities, and other partners to work together to increase local visibility, encourage exploration, support small businesses, and strengthen tourism and economic activity across Ohio.
Ready to explore?
Start with a cup of coffee and see where it takes you.
Explore locally owned coffee shops across Ohio and discover the communities surrounding them. Each stop is an opportunity to find a new favorite shop, experience a different town, support local businesses, and discover more of what Ohio has to offer.
Already have an Ohio Coffee Trail passport? Bring it along and collect stamps as you explore participating locations.
Coffee Shop Owners:
Want to join the trail and get your shop featured? Find out more and apply here »
How it Works?
Ohio Coffee Trail makes it easy to turn a great cup of coffee into a reason to explore.
Choose a participating coffee shop or pick a community you want to visit. Stop in for coffee, then take some time to discover what else is nearby, from local shops and restaurants to downtowns, attractions, events, and hidden gems.
Have an Ohio Coffee Trail passport? Bring it along and collect stamps at participating locations as you explore.
There is no right way to follow the Trail. Plan a route, explore one community at a time, or simply see where your next cup takes you. As the Trail grows, new shops, communities, and experiences will continue to be added.
Start with coffee. Explore from there.
Passport to Sip
Pick up an Ohio Coffee Trail passport at a participating location and use it as a fun way to track the coffee shops and communities you discover along the Trail.
Sip & Savor
Discover independently owned coffee shops, local roasters, signature drinks, and unique experiences that reflect the people and communities behind them.
Earn Swag
Keep exploring and completing Trail experiences for opportunities to earn Ohio Coffee Trail keepsakes and other surprises along the way.
Explore Ohio
Follow the Trail from community to community, discovering downtowns, local businesses, attractions, events, and places you may not have found otherwise.
Community and Connection
Every stop has a story. Meet the people behind Ohio's independent coffee shops and experience the communities they call home.
More than coffee. It’s place, people, and story.
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Why Explore the Ohio Coffee Trail?
Great coffee may be what gets you there. What you discover along the way is what makes the trip memorable.
Ohio Coffee Trail gives you a reason to explore independently owned coffee shops and the communities around them. Find a new favorite drink, wander a downtown, visit another local business, discover an attraction, or experience a place you might otherwise have driven past.
Every stop supports a local business. Every visit creates an opportunity to experience another Ohio community.
Start with coffee. Explore from there.
Explore What’s Brewing Across Ohio
Ohio Coffee Trail is growing, and there’s more ahead.
Sign up for updates as we welcome new coffee shops and communities, develop new Trail experiences, announce events and partnerships, and create more ways to explore Ohio through locally owned coffee.
You’ll also hear about featured shops, community stories, places worth discovering, and opportunities to experience the Trail along the way.
New shops. New communities. New experiences. More ways to explore.
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Own a Coffee Shop in Ohio?
Join the Ohio Coffee Trail
Ohio Coffee Trail connects independently owned coffee shops with visitors, communities, and opportunities for greater visibility across Ohio.
Participating shops become part of a growing statewide network designed to encourage coffee tourism, support local businesses, and give people more reasons to explore the communities behind each cup.
As Ohio Coffee Trail enters its next phase, we're developing new opportunities for participating shops through Trail experiences, community partnerships, storytelling, promotion, events, and other initiatives.
Interested in joining the Trail? Tell us a little about your shop below and we'll be in touch with more information.