Coffeehouses go hand in hand with the history of coffee.
So enjoy a hot or cold brew at one of the 23 Treasure Coast coffeehouses and coffee shops listed below, while you read about their history.
It’s unknown exactly how and when coffee was discovered, according to the National Coffee Association of USA. The legend about its origin goes back centuries to a goat herder named Kaldi on the Ethiopian plateau.
Kaldi noticed his goats were so energetic after eating berries from a certain tree they didn’t sleep at night. He shared the discovery with the local monastery’s abbot, who made a drink with the berries that kept him alert through the long hours of evening prayer.
Indian River County:6 coffee shops in Vero Beach and Sebastian
St. Lucie County:8 coffee shops in Fort Pierce and Port St. Lucie
Martin County:9 coffee shops Stuart, Jensen Beach and Hobe Sound
Word spread and reached the Arabian Peninsula, where coffee cultivation and trade began. It was being grown in the Yemeni…