Carbon Coffee

12230 E Colfax Ave Unit 120, Aurora, CO

★★★★★4.6(231 Google reviews)

Crema's Take

Carbon Coffee has mastered the matcha game in ways that'll make you question every other version you've tried—their signature drinks like the banana milk matcha and pandan matcha hit that rare sweet spot between creamy and boldly flavorful. The espresso work here is equally impressive with a smoothness that regulars genuinely get excited about, paired with a refreshingly calm atmosphere that makes lingering over your cup actually feel possible. If you want genuinely creative specialty drinks executed at a high level without the pretension, this spot is absolutely worth the detour.

What to expect

Espresso-focused, with creative signature drinks, matcha and tea options too, good cold brew. Full breakfast and pastries on the menu. Family friendly. Parking available.

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Google Reviews

Janae
★★★★★3 months ago

got a carbon matcha with whole milk and loved it; perfect amount of creamy/milky with strong matcha flavoring and sweet. wasn't too busy and relatively quiet atmosphere.

Eric Mishne
★★★★★7 months ago

Brilliant. Superbly Brilliant. Ok. I'll calm down now. But I don't want a tame review to minimize the quality of the coffee here. The cortado was absolutely delightful. The espresso was the smoothest I'd had in a long time. Low acidity, no bitterness. It was just smooth. Almost…

Melissa Giannotti
★★★★★8 months ago

I am seriously impressed! Worth the hype!! I got the banana milk matcha and the pandan matcha, both iced. This is everything that you hope for in an independent coffee shop…(which I know sometimes can be a gamble.) The vibe is amazing, the staff are so nice and the coffee and…

Avyon Campbell
★★★★★10 months ago

I was in Denver during the Summer and stayed at the connected hotel. When we got to the hotel and saw that we were over a coffee shop, I just had to look at the menu and boy was I impressed! I love matchas and knew Denver had to be coming hard with the creative drinks but Carbon…

Ana E
★★★★★11 months ago

I love this place!! The matcha here is the best in the area. They have tasty and creative seasonal specials (for example, this summer they have a delicious banana milk latte/matcha and a calamansi tonic, which was very refreshing). On their regular menu, I recommend the ube…

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