West Palm Beach

Composition Coffee

Third-wave coffee with actual standards and a room worth sitting in.

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Address

2606 Florida Ave, West Palm Beach, FL 33401

NY Verdict

PASS

Why it works

Specialty roasts, intentional space, and the kind of regulars who actually know what a cortado is.

When to go

Weekday mornings for the quiet. Weekend afternoons for the scene.

What it is

A proper third-wave coffee shop on Florida Ave that treats espresso like a craft and the room like it matters. No drive-through energy, no syrup wall. Just well-sourced beans, skilled baristas, and enough natural light to make your laptop feel productive.

What to order

  • Cortado — clean, balanced, no drama.
  • Pour-over if you have time and want to remember what good coffee tastes like.

Floyorker take

This is the coffee shop you'd walk to in Park Slope. The fact that it exists in West Palm is quietly encouraging.