Sip Your Way Through South Dakota’s Best Coffee Spots

One of the best things about a road trip is discovering new and exciting things along the way.

Over the years, a ton of guides have been written about the abundance of things to do in South Dakota. But a new publication is narrowing things down to one essential thing that a lot of us can't function without.

Coffee.

Handy Guide

Never Bored's South Dakota Cafe Passport features handpicked spots across the Mount Rushmore State, giving you a chance to visit all 25 locations and try them for yourself.

Each location has its own page in the passport, with an opportunity to chronicle your visit by entering the date, the drink you ordered, and a review of the experience. They've even left blank pages for you to add your own 'hidden gems' to the list.

READ MORE: Study: South Dakota, Iowa Have Some of the Most Expensive Coffee

Who's on the List?

Here are the places that are featured in the passport, complete with a recommended drink from each establishment:

• Backroads Coffeehouse (Caramel Macchiato) -  Watertown
• Blackbird Espresso (Caramel Macchiato) - Spearfish
• Choco Latte Coffee and Handmade Candy (Caramel Sauce Latte) - Brookings
• Coffea Roasterie (Hazelnut Latte) - Sioux Falls
• Cottonwood Coffee (Chai Tea) - Brookings
• Dark Canyon Coffee Company (Dakota Roast) - Rapid City
• Dayspring Coffee Company (Caffee Latte) - Gregory
• Dixon Coffee Company (Dixon Chai) - Rapid City
• Don't Spill the Beans (Fresconte) - Huron
• Essence of Coffee (Traditional Flat White) - Rapid City
• Green Bean Coffeehouse (Latte) - Spearfish
• Harriet & Oak (Cardamom Thai Latte - Rapid City/Spearfish
• Higher Grounds Coffee Shop (Cappuccino) -  Pine Ridge
• Josiah's Coffeehouse & Café (Mocha) - Sioux Falls
• Kool Beans Coffee and Roasterie (Latte) - Brookings
• La Luna Cafe (Horchata Latte) - Sioux Falls
• Pump House (Dirty Chai) - Deadwood
• Pure Bean Coffeehouse (Cardigan) - Pine Ridge
• Queen City Bakery (Lavender Latte) - Sioux Falls
• Rare Earth Coffee (Mocha) - Aberdeen
• Stomping Grounds (Cinnamon Toast Crunch) - Wall
• The Breaks Coffee Roasting Company (Latte) - Sioux Falls
• The Brick Roastery and Coffee Bar (Latte) - Mitichell
• The Source Coffee Roastery + Taproom (Cafe Miel) - Sioux Falls
• ZOOKS Coffee Bar (Honey Bee) - Tea

Grab Your Own Passport

You can purchase your very own South Dakota Cafe Passport ($25 - physical book/$15 - PDF Download).

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