Nobly Drinking Tea OR Sippin' The Noble Coffee

Indie Indy Coffee Shops Series #4

I've been saving this place for awhile, but the time has come to share its awesomeness.

Why now? Because some time in the next week or so I will finish the rough draft of my first novel. The draft's going to end up just north of 100,000 words, and well over 30,000 of those were written here. Possibly even more.

Where is this magnificent writing place?

Noble Coffee & Tea Company, Noblesville, IN

They hung an actual coffee pot out front
so people who haven't had their morning coffee don't have to read.

Those of you following the blog may remember Noblesville from their town square around Christmas time. If you don't then please proceed to Education Room B.

The shoppe actually has two entrances, one on the square and one around the corner on the next street, right next to a cupcake store. (And yes, they are totally cool with you buying cupcakes then bringing them in to enjoy with coffee. It's a VERY good idea.)

We shall call them the Cupcake Entrance and the Square Entrance.

The Cupcake Entrance drops you right in front of the counter.

Also in front of the Wall of Coffee.

Noble Coffee roasts their own coffee, so as you peruse the Wall of Coffee look for their own various roasts. They also have flavored blends with neat names like Jamaican Me Crazy and Highlander Grog. (Both very good, by the way.)

As a brief side note, we sent a couple pounds of these to my aunt for Christmas. My understanding is she jealously guards them from any visitors to keep for herself. You've been warned.

Just off the side of the Cupcake Entrance is a room that reminds you why the "Tea" part of the company name is there.

We would also like to remind you that tea can be fancy,
as shown by our fancy Tea Cabinet.

Oh, and there's a third reminder of why we should all cherish either our pre-ground coffee or our automatic coffee grinder:

In the 1800s, forgetting to grind the beans meant
you weren't getting coffee until dinner

But say you didn't come in the Cupcake Entrance. Say you wandered around Noblesville Square and thought you'd come in for a bit of coffee and perhaps a bite to eat.

You'd find one of my favorite writin' rooms.

Quite large, and while traffic comes and goes we've always found a table.

Because of the Cupcake Entrance, this large room is removed from the people popping in for a quick to-go coffee. Those people all use the Cupcake Entrance in an attempt to go the shortest distance between them and coffee. (I don't blame them for this.)

Which means this room is largely just for people chillin'.

And those aren't paintings between the wood panels. They're murals.

Murals of totally different styles...

...But somehow they work together. Don't ask me why.

Actually that square table there is my favorite table, and where I've done most of my writing at this shoppe. I've spent a great deal of time planning my next writing move while staring at that baker riding a bike while drinking wine or the early 20th Century Frenchmen slurping espresso.

Back to my point, though, that chillin' style is the real reason I love this place. There's a comfortable, easy atmosphere here. So comfortable that I've seen at least 8 blind dates meet here for the first time. Even though the conversation was awkward, the atmosphere was cool. And that takes some doing.

In case you're worried about getting coffee from the large room of the Square Entrance, all you have to do is head through the archway to the Temple of Caffeine.

You can also use the Temple of Restroom.

Thanks for the vibe, Noble Coffee House. I'm sure I'll see you soon while editing.