Academy Coffee, Virginia Highland
18 people recommendvia r/espresso, r/Atlanta, r/AtlantaFood18 comments cited below
What people say, in short
Everyone who names Academy Coffee recommends it. Several praise its creative drinks, including rotating seasonal ones such as a peach latte, and one commenter who usually skips elaborate coffee drinks still finds its offerings appealing. Two commenters pick it as the city's top espresso shop or their favorite while visiting, and another counts its cappuccinos among their favorites. One says their first dirty chai there was memorably good, and others name it when asked for the best dirty chai. One commenter says it is busy, with plenty of sidewalk tables.
Address
Academy Coffee, 1019 Virginia Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30306
At a glance
- Signature dishes
- Dirty chai
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The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Recommendsu/Full_of_confusion in r/espresso · Aug 2026taste
Recommends Academy and praises its rotating seasonal drinks, including a peach latte.
- Recommendsu/Wrong-Distance8698 in r/Atlanta · Feb 2025variety
Names Academy Coffee in VaHi when asked for coffee spots with bubbly or carbonated specialty coffee.
- Recommendsu/Entire-Awareness4753 in r/Atlanta · Jul 2026taste
Also suggests Academy as a second option for an offbeat taste profile.
- Recommendsu/righthandofdog in r/Atlanta · Aug 2025ambience
Points to this coffee spot as busy, with plenty of sidewalk tables for coffee and hanging out.
- Recommendsu/Historical_Suspect97 in r/Atlanta · Feb 2025variety
A person who usually skips elaborate coffee drinks for simple ones still finds Academy's creative offerings appealing.
- Recommendsu/strawberrypielady in r/AtlantaFood · May 2024
Named in the coffee section of a list of Atlanta spots for a newcomer.
- Recommendsu/LiberalHobbit in r/Atlanta · Jan 2026
Names Academy Coffee in Virginia-Highland as their pick.
- Recommendsu/FewPossession1627 in r/Atlanta · Jan 2026
Names Academy Coffee as a go-to spot alongside another shop.
Show all 18 cited comments
- Recommendsu/DunderMifflinPaper in r/Atlanta · Nov 2025
Recommends Academy in Virginia-Highland in reply to the chai request.
- Recommendsu/gooddaytoreddit in r/Atlanta · Nov 2025
Strongly endorses Academy and also suggests its gator belt sandwich.
- Recommendsu/dandatdan in r/Atlanta · Feb 2025taste
Recalls a bergamot espresso tonic from the old location they still dream about.
- Recommendsu/king_ricks in r/espresso · Aug 2026
Says Academy was their favourite while visiting the city.
- Recommendsu/iffyorange in r/Atlanta · Jul 2026
Simply seconds the Academy suggestion.
- Recommendsu/cabs84 in r/Atlanta · Nov 2025taste
Says their first dirty chai was at Academy and it was memorably good.
- Recommendsu/willmootoo in r/Atlanta · Apr 2024
Suggests Academy Coffee in Virginia-Highland as an alternative to the closed spot.
- Recommendsu/regulation_d in r/espresso · Aug 2026taste
Votes Academy as the city's top espresso shop.
- Recommendsu/Excitedtobloom in r/espresso · Aug 2026
Names Academy as one suggestion for the request.
- Recommendsu/cabose369 in r/Atlanta · Mar 2024taste
Lists Academy among their favorite cappuccinos.
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Details last checked 14 Nov 2026. Recommendations reflect what people said at the time; confirm current details before you go.