Is C’ville Coffee the best coffee in Charlottesville?

Many locals dine at C’ville Coffee & Wine as their go-to local coffee shop. Tailored for guests of all ages, C’ville Coffee offers delicious breakfast sandwiches and snacks, coffee and other beverages, and play areas for the young ones and study areas for the adults, creating a welcoming atmosphere for all C’villians. 

I went one morning to enjoy some coffee and a breakfast sandwich to see if this timeless coffee shop was still as welcoming as I remembered it was as a kid. They do have a mask policy for entering the store, and employees are wearing masks at all times while interacting with customers. I ordered my go-to beverage for a cafe: an iced chai latte for $4.85. My sandwich of choice was a basic egg cheddar and ham sandwich on sourdough bread for $9.95. The total of my meal was a whopping $16 including tax, which seemed a bit excessive for a simple sandwich and a small chai, but I was invested in this review and this was indeed my breakfast. 

After you order your food, you enter the seating area where chairs and tables are placed all over, with a small play area for kids to the side with the iconic wooden tortoise that has been there since I was small. I stationed myself in the “adult zone,” which is an area toward the back that is meant for studying and is usually used by people like myself that come to do work silently by themselves. Before I could even get all of my stuff out of my bag, my food was ready. The sandwich tasted exactly the same as I remembered it; the cheese was nice and melted and there was just the perfect amount of ham on there to add some more flavor. I cannot say it is the best sandwich I have ever eaten, especially for how expensive it is, but it was a solid breakfast sandwich.

I then decided it was time to try my chai latte, which was one of the best ones I have ever had. You could tell that this was not just milk and a chai concentrate mixed together as they do at other places, but it was much better because it had a lot more flavor. Compared to other coffee shops, the price was not that outrageous, and I honestly think this latte was the best $5 dollars I have ever spent.

This coffee shop definitely has its reasons for being well known in the Charlottesville community. It offers a relaxing environment that people are able to enjoy for a number of reasons. I did enjoy my morning there, but I am hesitant to go back, only because of the price of the food. Although it was a pleasant experience, I do not think I could find myself going there on a regular basis or else I would not have any money left. But if I ever needed a good pick me up or a nice chai latte, C’ville Coffee would be the place to go!