Iron & Kin Coffee Co

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2025-02-17

This is our favorite coffee shop in the area. We have been coming here since they opened, and it's great to see them thriving! Lines can get long and it's always worth the wait. The staff are super friendly and always drum up conversation with customers.

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2025-03-17

Let me start by saying that Iron & Kin is my favorite coffee shop in Claremont. The baristas are friendly, personable, and make excellent drinks. Pastries are delicious, coffee is great, and you can buy bags of high-quality whole-bean coffee of different roasts/ regions. Atmosphere is an open and airy warehouse style, with skylights and wood floors. (Music is at a pretty loud volume, so not recommended as a quiet workspace, unless you bring noise-canceling headphones.) The main issue is TRAFFIC FLOW. Expect to wait anywhere between 20-40min even for a simple drip coffee. There is no quick in-and-out to grab a pastry, so plan ahead (and don't come if you're short on time). The main issue is that their set-up is backward from most coffee shops: the register is at the end, not the front of the line. Rather than ordering, paying, and stepping out of the way to wait for your drink, you wait in line at the counter, and everyone behind you also waits for your drink to be made. I've waited in line upwards of 40min just to buy a bag of coffee. Bottom line: Love everything about this place except the crazy long wait (easily solvable either by moving the register, or starting the line on the opposite side). Go for excellent coffee and fabulously friendly staff, when you have time to spare.

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2024-07-05

Another Claremont gem, this spot draws quite the crowd but the line moves relatively quick. I ordered their Worthy Latte, highly recommend! My friend ordered the Birria Burrito, for the price and what you get, I don’t recommend it. Overall, great spot for coffee!