Yellow King Brews
920 S Colony St, Hamden, CT
Crema's Take
“Yellow King Brews is a thoughtful spot where coffee flights take center stage, offering curated tastings that showcase genuine quality without the cloying sweetness you'd expect. The vibe leans toward leisurely—people genuinely linger here for meetings and hangouts—and the staff clearly cares about the details, from customizing single drinks to remembering the little things that make you feel seen. It's worth the detour if you're in the area, especially if you're the type who wants to explore coffee seriously rather than just grab and go.”
What to expect
Google Reviews
Not local, but stopped by and it was well worth it. We tried two different coffee flights and both were genuinely good—nice variety and nothing felt overly sweet or thrown together. If I lived nearby, I’d definitely be back just to work through more of the menu. Also, really solid breakfast sandwiches. I got the one on the pretzel bun—sharp cheddar, tangy aioli, and a perfectly cooked hash brown in the middle. 10/10.
First time here. Wanted to try one of the coffee drink flights, but they were not customizable (I knew they would be too sweet). Was told single drinks can be customized, but not the flights since they are premade. Since it was my first time there, I wanted a flight so I could try a bunch of things so I tried the espresso martini flight (knowing it would be really sweet). As expected, they all were very sweet. But it’s booze so for some reason my palate can deal with it better. We both liked the two in the foreground (in a nutshell and tiramisu) more than the two in the back in the attached photo. The people at the coffee counter were really friendly. The person at the alcohol counter (you can’t order alcohol at the coffee counter) was neither friendly nor unfriendly - just doing the job. The place is spacious and loud. The acoustics are such that noise bounces off all the hard surfaces, amplifying everything. It was a little less loud on the restaurant side. It was fun to try the flight. The flavored cold foams were neat. I’ll probably try one customized (less sweet) drink next time with that macadamia cold foam on it. It was so delicious! If you have diabetes or are prediabetic, you should probably avoid this place. Everything seems really really sugary!
Really was looking forward to trying to the espresso martini flight. Been following them for some time now and just haven’t had the chance to make the trip here being it’s over an hour away from me, for a Sunday early evening was pretty empty which was great to just sit and not have to wait. No real Welcome just sat down and took us a while to realize we had to go up to the bar and order even after a few employees walked by our tables and can clearly see we looked a little confused on the ordering. After ordering martini flight was cute and overall good. Some were better than others but all were enjoyable. The eggnog drink was really good and cozy. The Christmas cosmo was ok. We did not have any food so can’t review on that. Would I specifically go back for the drinks maybe if in the area.
Loved this place! My girlfriends and I go here for girls night all the time and they never disappoint. The iced tea is SO good!
Bill was amazing. We ordered a chicken panini sandwich with no bacon. When he came out, he asked if the no bacon was for religious reasons. When we told him yes, he informed us he’ll make a new one because he accidentally put it on and just thought it was preference. Hands down, the best kind of service.
Crema Reviews
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