Coffee Shops Around Fort Smith & the River Valley

Fort Smith Coffee Co. roasts its own beans and makes house syrups. The Original on Rogers Avenue opens at 6 a.m. and stays open until 10 p.m. every day, making it useful for an early start or an evening coffee. Its menu includes breakfast and pastries.

The Artistic Bean combines a coffee shop and roastery on North Greenwood Avenue. It focuses on specialty coffee and sells beans for home, making it a useful stop when you want more than a prepared drink.

Sweet Bay’s Parkside shop sits by Creekmore Park, with a patio and room to sit over coffee. Its café menu makes it an option for breakfast or lunch as well as a drink.

1127 explicitly offers free Wi-Fi and space for work, study and meetings. The Grand Avenue shop has indoor and outdoor seating, and weekday hours run until 10 p.m.

Olive roasts its own coffee and has branches in Fort Smith, Alma and Barling. Choose the location that fits your day. Its menus include food alongside espresso drinks and brewed coffee.

Chapters pairs an independent bookstore with Onyx coffee on Main Street in downtown Van Buren. There is seating for reading, studying or meeting someone, and Friday and Saturday hours extend to 9 p.m.

Ark combines drive-thru service with a café food menu. Breakfast burritos and croissants are on the ordering menu, while sandwiches and soup are listed for lunch after 11 a.m.

Bean Vibes serves espresso drinks and food at 624 W Center Street in Greenwood. The current menu includes flavored coffee and a kids’ menu, useful when your group wants different drinks or a bite to eat.

The Coffee Parlor backs its coffee menu with quiche, toast and pastries. Its Alma location is useful when you want breakfast with your drink rather than coffee alone.