I'm no coffee snob and I can't describe a good cup of joe with a bunch of flowery adjectives. But if you're looking for some really fine coffee--this is the place to go or order from by mail! You pick your bean (I love light roasts so I choose an Ethiopian varietal from Kayon Mountain Farms) and the staff will grind it to order to match your preferred method of brewing. It's not cheap--12 ounces packets of whole beans go for about $18 up to $24-26 for their prize winning roasts. It only took one bag for me to discover it's worth it. I'm a cream and sugar lover if I stop at Dunkin' or McDonald's on my travels. But my Roadmap roasts so far have been so awesome I can skip my usual additives!! Smooth, never bitter. Now I look for excuses to take trips down I-81. It's a pretty roastery location, close to the interstate exit, with friendly helpful staff, clean restrooms and both indoor and outdoor seating if you want to take a break and sample a cup of the day's brew. Their recipes for the perfect cup are precise and not to be hurried. I consider Roadmap Coffeeworks my caffeine nirvana! read more

While chasing summer to Virginia a little pick me up was needed. Luckily this coffee roaster was close by our rustic cabin. They have all the correct espresso drinks one could want and the coffee is delicious! The espresso is very smooth. I ordered macchiato and I could probably drink 5 of them. The barista knew his beans and his way around La Marzocco. Definitely a place to stop if you find yourself on US route 11 in Lexington. read more

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If you drink iced lattes, I would advise going elsewhere. Hands down the worst iced oatmilk latte I've ever had. You could improve by offering an iced latte like every other coffee roaster. What you try and label as an iced latte (cold brew) sucks! With so many awards hanging all over your shop you would think you could craft a decent drink for people who enjoy ice, espresso and some form of milk (aka iced latte). read more

I was excited about this place after seeing all the five star reviews. Unfortunately, we were ignored by the woman who was clearly in charge, who was too busy talking to someone to acknowledge the six of us. She was also being degrading to the two girls that were working to make drinks. I know it's frustrating to train new employees but you don't have to belittle them in front of customers. Ending on a positive, my cold brew (made by one of the girls working under the boss) was excellent. read more

A fun surprise find when visiting our friend in Lexington. There are many who claim to serve a good cup of coffee but these people really do

My wife & I were visiting the area from Northern California, arguably the birthplace of the american coffee phenomenon in 1966. needless to say we are a bit picky with our coffees We actually met @ Peet's. This was amazing coffee! First good cup we have had on this DC/MD/VA trip. (plus the orange theme made me happy - got a shirt!) read more

Best coffee EVER. The pastries were really good too. Reasonable prices and super cute patio. Peaceful and quiet. Bring your pup too!

Stopped here two days in a row while visiting Lexington. Coffees and muffins are delicious. Ambiance is nice, with seating both inside and out. Service the first visit was terrific, but service the second day was...disappointing. No one in front of us, two servers prepping other orders, and neither barely offered an acknowledgment. Waited for nearly 10 minutes to order, by which time there were at least four others waiting in line behind us. read more

This place was awesome. Great coffee so smooth. Wish I had picked up beans while visiting. I would return

Our default starbucks was nowhere to be found during our vacation to Natural Bridge so this local coffee roaster was close-by and surprising delicious. The mocha espresso was one of the best I've had. We will definitely return if we swing through VA for trips again. The chocolate chip cookie was a yummy bonus. read more

Fantastic coffee! My husband and son said it's THE best nitro cold brew and leagues about a popular coffee chain's nitro brew. The 2 guys working in the store were so helpful and gave very good recommendations. The coffee flights were a great way to try 4 different coffees. read more

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Made my 2nd visit during a road trip last week for a dose of quality caffeine. I got a medium brewed coffee that was very strong. Delicious, but I had to put a lot of cream in to lighten it up appropriately. My boyfriend got a nitro cold brew and did not like it. It wasn't served over ice and the cold brew was rather room temperature. It tasted like the nitro was turned up too much, very foamy and almost had a salty taste to the nitro head. The place became quite busy by the time we left. Glad to see their doing well because it's the best coffee in the area. read more

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Nice coffee shop in the middle of not much else. My nitro was really good, and my husband 's nitro mocha was good but not his favorite, he said. Very friendly staff. read more

Delicious, delicious coffee. Very smooth and soft roast for what I got in my iced latte. The worker was incredibly welcoming and helped me walk through the menu as it was my first time here. Enjoyed it so much that after passing back through after a trip in the mountains we specifically detoured and stopped to pick up some beans to take home. read more

My all time fav roaster is all of Virginia! Their blends are good, but the ones with the 90%+ coffee review stickers are always a must buy :) read more

Great service and the best cappuccino I've ever had. I now plan my trips to get my daughter from college around a stop in Lexington!

Excellent coffee, excellent staff. I just happened to be passing by on I 81 and I saw the name on the exit board. Coffee sounded good so I popped in. They sell their coffee and also have custom coffee drink offerings. They have lots of different coffee brewing apparatus available for sale. They are very passionate about coffee!! Several of their coffees have won awards. They have a coffee club so you can have their offerings shipped direct to you!! If you love coffee you need to stop here!!! read more

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Stopped here after a hike to caffeinated before a long drive. This coffee is incredible!! The nitro was delicious! Highly recommend! One of the best coffees I've had in a long time. Wish this place was in DC so I could become a regular. Also, they are putting great covid safety practices in place too, which you don't see elsewhere in this area much. Really impressed! Thanks for a great coffee and a delightful non-anxiety ridden experience! read more

Lexington Coffee Roasters first popped onto my radar late 2018 when I came across them in an article on Forbes listing them as one of the "12 Best Coffee Roasters in the U.S.". I had never heard of them before which is surprising because I am a native of the SW portion of Virginia where they are located. They were listed among some pretty elite roasters such as micro roaster of the year Dragonfly, JBC and Red Rooster. Lexington coffee roasters along with the others mentioned are part of a movement called Third wave coffee. This recent trend treats coffee as more than just a black liquid you toss down your throat every morning for your caffeine fix. The movement strives for coffee that can be much more than that and the best offerings can be transformative with a depth of flavor that makes coffee a sheer joy to consume. (Can I get an "AMEN!?)It aspires to the highest culinary appreciation of coffee akin to that of say a fine wine. Great care and attention to detail is seen in every phase of the farm to cup process. These roasters forge close relationships with small farms and quest for some of the highest quality beans in the world. They focus on single origin light roasts generally. I definitely felt is was worthwhile to make the trip from my current locale in Greensboro,NC to check them out so on a pleasant warmer than usual Saturday in early February I (along with three traveling companions) made the trek up the scenic and historic Shenandoah Valley to give them a try. My first impression upon entering was that the interior was a bit smaller than anticipated but quaint. I scanned the whole bean offerings for one of the highly ranked Kenyans but unfortunately they were sold out of that coffee along with another highly ranked coffee from Tanzania. I can't ding them for that. Micro roasters deal with small farms and high rotation and thus some of the most highly prized coffees can sell out quickly. It's the price you pay for quality and freshness. The staff was very friendly and informative. You could tell they enjoyed and took pride in their jobs. We decided on a tasting. This consisted of three small pours of different coffees. I have of course had tastings/flights in wineries and breweries but this was my first such experience at a coffee roaster. Excellent idea as it allowed us to taste 3 different coffees before committing to a bag. We tasted a blend, a Colombian coffee and an Ethiopian coffee. The blend and the Colombian while pleasant did not make a huge impression on me. NOW the Ethiopian was a different story! Ethiopia is the ancient birthplace of coffee and some excellent coffees come from the region but my tastes always favored the smooth rich Kenyans. This coffee was different. It was naturally processed. Most coffee is washed(the fruit is removed from the bean before drying). In natural processing the coffee cherry is allowed to dry on the bean imparting sugars and other flavors from the pulp and skin. It requires a warm dry sunny climate and when done improperly can result in fermentation and undesirable flavors. Recent refinements in natural processing have resulted in a increasing availability of fine natural coffees with a huge depth of flavors. Sometimes I think coffee reviewers are either engaging in creative writing when they describe the various berry, melon and other flavors or their palette is more sophisticated than mine but the fruit notes in this Torea Ethiopian coffee just explode on your tongue from the first sip. I would best describe it as fruit toned seduction. Probably the most fruit-forward coffee I have ever tasted. I would strongly suggest you take your first sip black before you add your cream or other additions so you can fully experience the extraordinary complexity of this coffee. Lexington coffee also has a small self guided tour with a view of the roasting area and various methods of brewing and grinding coffee. Overall a stellar little gem. Southwest Virginia is lucky to have two of the best coffee roasters in the nation. If you are traveling by on I81 or even have to make a special trip this is worth the effort. Their coffees are also available online. This review focused on just coffee. They also offer a fine selection of milky coffee drinks. read more

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Best cup of coffee I've ever had. They have a few different brews to choose from, I had one that was hand brewed and it was delicious. I can't remember what it was called but this place is worth a trip from anywhere! read more

My husband loved their espresso. Bought a couple bags on our way out. We also had some locally made bread that was delicious.

Stopped by on our way cross country, picked because of reviews and my mocha with almond milk was great! My husband liked his Americano too! Great little historical town to drive through. You won't be disappointed! read more

We are so glad we noticed the Lexington Coffee Roasters sign on I-81! Not only did the three of us enjoy our morning Cafe Mocha's and a tall cup of the Blue Ridge Blend, but we also left with a 4 pack of Nitro Cold Brew (delicious!) and a 12oz bag of Blue Ridge Organic Blend beans. Well, their coffee was so good, we planned our return trip south three days later to coincide with another morning coffee at Lexington Coffee Roasters! Not only did we order more cups of their delicious coffee, we left with more bags of beans for ourselves along with additional bags to give as gifts! We will definitely be ordering more online when our supply runs out! I want to mention that while I love coffee, a lot of coffee does not love me because it is too acidic. I had no problems with the Blue Ridge Blend. It is so smooth without that strong acidic bite. It is a medium dark breakfast roast that has chocolate, cherry and nut undertones. It's my new favorite! I wish we lived closer! read more

Stopped here en route from Maine to Texas. The coffee and breakfast bagel were made with great care and both were delicious! Made a great start to the long drive ahead!! Also, such pretty surroundings! Quiet little spot off the highway, very peaceful. read more

Friendly staff, and amazing coffee. I ordered a cortado as well as a nitro brew coffee with milk and vanilla. My friend loved her nitro brew vanilla drink as well! I purchased a bag of their award winning espresso and went through that within a week. I haven't gone through a bag of coffee that fast in a while. If you're traveling down 81, you need to stop in here!! read more

Clean and neat place inside and outside including the restrooms. Excellent coffee, nice staff. Nice location with outdoor seating. Visited this Saturday afternoon, April 3. Loved the cran-figgy chutney on an everything bagel. read more

DELICIOUS coffee and cookies!! They sell lots of intricate coffee accessories. It's on the pricier side, but you get what you pay for. I also want to commend them for being very Covid conscious and taking care of their community. If you have a compromised immune system and are at all worried about Covid, you are probably safe to get coffee from here. They follow all precautions. I admit the vibe is not the most welcoming, but I imagine it's because they are not doing indoor seating. They do have a picnic bench on the grass outside if the weather is nice. I am excited to go here after the pandemic to be able to sit down and enjoy the atmosphere. read more

Great coffee and great service. Not much else to say. I have stopped by a few times on my drives through Virginia, and it's definitely worth the detour from I-81. read more

Great coffee, knowledgeable staff and an educational experience await you at Lexington Coffee. Oh, and homemade cookies. I enjoyed the viewing window where you can watch the coffee roasting in action. I learned about sugar process decaf, which turns sugarcane into ethanol and makes for a better tasting and all natural decaffeinated coffee. Nice place, good coffee. read more

This has been a regular stopover for me for years as I travel up and down Interstate 81. In the early days, when it was under different ownership, it was an oasis in a coffee desert - friendly service, an interesting local story, and great coffee. On my last stop, which will most certainly be my LAST stop, I witnessed one service disaster after another for nearly 15 minutes until I finally decided to walk away, before I had even been greeted by any of the four (4) employees taking up space near or behind the counter. First, there was a corporate-like trainer who was occupying the full attention of a young woman, a would-be rescuer of the lone individual actually doing any work but struggling with a lack of inventory (excusable on the Monday after Thanksgiving). The trainer actually walked to the POS to make some kind of point to the trainee but ignored the line of customers. She was undoubtedly the most important person on the property, or at least she thought so. Right after that, a sleepy-eyed employee emerged from a side room and I thought she might even take my order, but NO, it was not to be. She turned around and walked away. I have several decades of experience in the hospitality industry and have traveled the globe, but never witnessed such a complete meltdown as this. NOTE TO WEARY I-81 TRAVELERS: I found amazing coffee in Staunton, of all places, just up the road. Amazing enough to wash away the bitterness of the disaster I experienced at Roadmap Coffeeworks. read more

This was our first visit. The facility and grounds are very pretty, well landscaped, nice chairs and shaded picnic table for relaxing to enjoy your coffee and food. The coffee was great (Honduras blend) and the cinnamon roll was locally made and delicious. I'll definitely stop when I'm in the area again. read more

Wow! A highway coffee stop turned into a mind popping cup of coffee, a bag of coffee, pasteries, a four pack of nitro coffee, and a tasting book. What a lovely place and staff to boot! Put this place on your must stop place. OMG good great coffee.! read more

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Amazing coffee experience! Even if you're just passing through, make the stop. They are so knowledgeable about coffee and obviously care about the quality. I recommend trying to coffee tasting. read more

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Excellent coffee, plus interesting selection of unusual roasts and great selection of coffee making paraphernalia. And it's right off the highway. read more

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Little gem, delicious coffee and pastries with friendly staff. Would be a regular if I was a local!

My husband, a non-coffee drinker, noticed this freeway sign and thought I would enjoy it. It was excellent. The staff is very knowledgeable and passionate. The coffee was extremely good and the flavors lingered for most of the rest of our freeway journey! I had them make an eight-ounce Americano with a double-shot of Guisto blend. If you are serious about recent roasted coffee beans and the coffee flavor, this is an excellent stop. If you want lots of sugar and flavors or baked goods to mask the coffee, this may not be the best stop for you. I appreciated the corrugated design on my paper cup. It allowed me to enjoy the coffee without a sliding sleeve. I picked up some of their Signature Blend espresso beans and they are perfect for my in-home use. I wish we could have stayed to enjoy the clean facility but we had many more miles to cover. read more

Great highway detour for robust coffee. Oat milk was perfect addition for this non-dairy drinker. Beans were roasting with aroma enhancing our visit. read more

Coffee is great and we enjoy the beans in our home grinder. Service was a little chaotic on the day we dropped in....but coffee hit the spot. read more

best coffee i've ever had. i'm a big decaf drinker and their blue ridge decaf is literally the best ever

OMG, this is a MUST go if you like coffee. It's the home court for this local coffee roaster in the Shenendoah Valley. It's really set up for wholesale accounts to sample their wares, but we, the public, have the opportunity to sample too! First, their espresso machine is a La Marzocca. The kid pulling the shots was their coffee roaster, so he's a champ. Geez, just a great latte. They also do pour over cups of coffee, using these fantastic beans. ANYTHING other than Starbucks. These guys were the tops! About one mile off I-81. read more