At the dead-end of an unremarkable warehouse district in Valparaiso, Dagger Mountain is hidden in all the right ways; but its speciality coffee roasted in-house is one of Northern Indiana's best. Exquisite espressos start at $3, but there's a long list of single-origin coffee as well, all meticulously prepared to the tune of loungy funk- jazz and a cooler-than-thou attitude.
Dagger Mountain Roastery
Indiana
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