Fresh Brewed Coffee House

I want one of these in Hampton Roads. This was such a great find. We went with our 'gut'(YELP) to help us find a cool coffee house and we weren't disappointed.
We were on our family vacay and looking for one more fun thing to do for the night. The kids were game to hit the coffee house. The coffee was incredible and the ambiance impacted the entire evening experience. I wish we could go back tomorrow. Mic night was interesting and cool. There was some great talent and then some that were just trying to spread their wings. All in all, I was super impressed and the kiddos loved their rather large cocoa's. Maybe we will be fortunate enough to have something like that come to our area.

Found this place on Yelp and was thankful for something local and "NOT Starbucks."  This place is perfect for getting away from the tourists who think they like coffee but don't know there's a great world away from that blasted twin-tailed mermaid.

This place has a great character to match its cool logo.  Warm and inviting with an artsy edge.

It was a double win for us as it was Open Mic Thursday in the back room, so we found seats as the regulars were still getting their time on stage.  I went to order our beverages and asked for a large Americano and a medium latte (added vanilla when the barista offered it) for the spouse.  Another medium latte for my son and a hot chocolate for my daughter.  $12.  Great coffee and a great price.  

We stuck around for a few songs, including a crowd favorite cover of Cash's "Ring of Fire".  Then the visiting college crew took over.  After the first two students could actually play, we listened to an acappella lyrical recitation thing of some obscure song.  That was followed by some sap who was going to read aloud some quote he and his roommates came up with (Oh yeah, dude.. that's SO righteous).  We're outtie.  It was past hot-chocolate-kid's bedtime anyway, so she was falling asleep on the stool as it was.

The front bar was still hopping at 10pm, and we can't wait to go back when we visit again.  Thanks!

In this day and age, it is very difficult to find a decent coffee shop. Often times, we end up settling for poor-quality coffee at an impersonal shop, run by pretentious rude hipsters... Most people refer to those places as "Starbucks".

Fresh Brewed has been an exceptional place since I first wandered in. It has the atmosphere of a friendly bar, minus the drunk people and smoky air. The staff is always friendly and very personable, and will usually know a customers name by heart before that customer remembers theirs.

Thursday nights are my favorite, and for good reason. Thursday nights at Fresh Brewed are Open Mic night, hosted by local singer/songwriter Brian Roessler. Open Mic night has, on any typical thursday, acts ranging from a singer with a guitar to a Bukowski-esque poets; Slam poets to group acts.

Oh, and the coffee is phenomenal too. Try the Sumatra.

All in all, I highly recommend coming to Fresh Brewed.