My wife and I spent almost four years in northeast Tennessee while I attended Emmanual School of Religion for my masters degree. The best coffee shop in the area was The Coffee Company. It is still open today in the quaint little town of Elizabethton, TN.

The Coffee Company is owned by a retired worship pastor and his wife. When I was in Tennessee it was the place to get great coffee, incredible soup, and fresh made pastries. Add to that the old town feel their place had, and you have a great coffee shop.

It was a place you could go to read and write. There were plenty of tables to hide at, especially the window seats. They were my favorite. If you wanted to take a larger group for coffee, that was not a problem either. They even had a second store front for hosting larger gatherings.

There was nothing wrong about this place. Nothing at all. Great coffee, great food, and most of all, great people. If you are ever in the East Tennessee area, you need to stop and see how awesome it is for yourself.