Gallup Coffee Company
Getting my caffeine fix on Route 66
I’ve always had an affinity for a good café. Finding one is usually my first quest when visiting a new community, with the goal of getting around to every café at some point. That didn’t take long in Gallup, because Gallup Coffee Company is one of a handful of locally owned coffee shops. However, if a community only has a few cafés, they would be fortunate to have one as good as Gallup Coffee Company based on the combination of quality coffee and charismatic customer service.
![wall of different coffees and coffee supplies at Gallup Coffee Company](https://gallup.imgix.net/images/Gallup-Coffee-Co-2.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=320&s=2cd0be0b041922c18759087bab268785 320w, https://gallup.imgix.net/images/Gallup-Coffee-Co-2.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=540&s=9efd903d91d3f3a291d170ee16acf93b 540w, https://gallup.imgix.net/images/Gallup-Coffee-Co-2.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=768&s=f5f58287b97f08be6615e2abef3ee376 768w, https://gallup.imgix.net/images/Gallup-Coffee-Co-2.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=1024&s=5f0dae62f98e51bb4dcd7834364c0dbd 1024w, https://gallup.imgix.net/images/Gallup-Coffee-Co-2.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=1200&s=994ed61da660becd2c60676004f6056d 1200w, https://gallup.imgix.net/images/Gallup-Coffee-Co-2.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=1440&s=25613db369da080e6a8a8fb30cea8fda 1440w, https://gallup.imgix.net/images/Gallup-Coffee-Co-2.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=1920&s=76bb3112ba333cc8892e1385c96729ce 1920w, https://gallup.imgix.net/images/Gallup-Coffee-Co-2.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=2560&s=bf2ff16c5c85584f5b84e1624559b70a 2400w)
Unique Roasts
Gallup Coffee Company roasts their own beans for a fresher, tastier “cup of joe.” They sell bags of their coffee at the café and online; with single origin beans as well as their own blends available. The in-house blends are named based on Gallup’s history: Super Chief, Carbon City, and “Have Guns, Will Travel.” They also bake a delectable selection of bagels, muffins, pastries, and cookies, including gluten free items.
Embracing History
Located on W. Coal Avenue in downtown, Gallup, they recently expanded their operations into the adjoining space to make more room for their bakery and to add seating for their customers. Like most of downtown Gallup, the building has a past. The new space used to be a bank. There’s an impressive, old walk-in safe in the middle of the room. Rather than removing the history, the owners incorporated the safe into the design, using it as centralized storage for baristas working the front counter.
![exterior of Gallup Coffee Company with tables and chairs](https://gallup.imgix.net/images/Gallup-Coffee-Co-1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=320&s=c3f1bfe904c22652ec76c350e080088e 320w, https://gallup.imgix.net/images/Gallup-Coffee-Co-1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=540&s=2bde93c4573bccc059a9953cf55b5198 540w, https://gallup.imgix.net/images/Gallup-Coffee-Co-1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=768&s=888e0a8f0611c321634b3749990487a8 768w, https://gallup.imgix.net/images/Gallup-Coffee-Co-1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=1024&s=c2350f578eead691e0d7715af288c329 1024w, https://gallup.imgix.net/images/Gallup-Coffee-Co-1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=1200&s=c4b63a9d906859b10d9356338ad1521f 1200w, https://gallup.imgix.net/images/Gallup-Coffee-Co-1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=1440&s=147567744f26bf0baff3b4dad8e3d8c4 1440w, https://gallup.imgix.net/images/Gallup-Coffee-Co-1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=1920&s=96ba949016876020a6a90243bb98078f 1920w, https://gallup.imgix.net/images/Gallup-Coffee-Co-1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=2560&s=37dda74af02d2ce79a9ac733343bad22 2400w)
Top Notch Service
If that isn’t enough to entice you to stop by, they also score high marks for customer service. The barista that I met on my first visit remembered me on my second visit, which was several months later. At this point, I feel like Norm from the old sit-com Cheers. Though I don’t live in the area, I have become a “regular.”
Gallup Coffee Company
203 W Coal Ave
Gallup, NM 87301
(505) 410-2505
Hours
Mon-Fri - 6 AM-6 PM
Saturday - 7 AM-7 PM
Sunday - 8 AM-3 PM