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Utica, NY

For Coffee in Utica, the local food press points to Utica Coffee Roasting Company, Full of Beans Coffee Company, and Character Coffee. Picks from Rome Sentinel and Utica Coffee Roasting, updated July 2026.

Editor’s picks

Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in Rome Sentinel and Utica Coffee Roasting. Updated July 2026.

Utica Coffee Roasting Company · Downtown
The city's flagship roaster with cafes, a roasting-education center, and a production facility.
Full of Beans Coffee Company · Utica
A locally-loved roaster-cafe with a warm neighborhood feel.
Character Coffee · Utica
A popular newer cafe with carefully-pulled espresso.
Joseph Putrello Coffee · Utica
A barista bar that keeps turning up on the city's coffee lists.
Tramontane Cafe · Utica
Rome Sentinel's roundup of Utica coffee spots named Tramontane, the Lincoln Avenue cafe owner Robin Raabe frames as equal parts coffee house and soup-salad-sandwich house, with a New York coffeehouse look and a calendar of poetry, comedy, and other events. 'The Tram' works for a slow cup or a light meal. Order a house coffee alongside a fresh-made sandwich or a bowl of soup, and check what's on the events calendar for the evening.

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