IL BUONO CAFFÈ

College Road's got a few decent cafés, but IL BUONO CAFFÈ stands out because it actually takes its coffee seriously. You'll walk in to the smell of properly roasted beans and find a small, unpretentious space where the staff actually know what they're doing with a portafilter. It's the kind of place where regulars pop in for their morning fix and linger over a cappuccino, not somewhere trying to be Instagram-famous. The Italian ownership means the pastries taste like they should—buttery, fresh, not mass-produced—and they pair perfectly with whatever's pulling through the group head.