De Fer Coffee & Tea

The famous coffee shop located on the strip! We stopped in & it was busy! Beautiful coffee shop with the best chill vibes! Staff was friendly. Latte with oat milk was delicious & STRONG! Loved the entire vibe of this coffee shop! The aged brick, natural light & cheerful vibes was such a pleasant atmosphere.

Too many great things to get out! After many great visits over the last year or so we have had nothing but great experiences and need to leave a comment about it.

The condensed version is that they have great staff. At least for all of our visits we have always had sweet people who talk to you like they are genuinely happy you are there as opposed to most places where they seem overly annoyed that they have to interact with you.

They are accommodating and excellent in their craft. Some of the best Cortados I’ve had have come from their baristas. You can tell they give great attention to selecting and dialing in their coffees to the drink.

Menu is not overly complex but still has great selection across drinks, food and desserts. Just enough to please everyone but not so much that it can’t be executed with excellence.

Had the cherry blossom latte and it was soo good. The cherry blossom syrup adds a very unique floral taste. The decor and vibe are very industrial. They also sell tea and coffee as well as some alcoholic beverages.

The food looked great, but I came for the coffee and it didn’t disappoint! I got a pour over that was Las Cajas from Costa Rica I believe. It was an excellent recommendation from Chris. They had a new geisha that they just released and were giving samples that was also delicious. I got a nitro cold brew to go for later and it was also delicious! Great vibe to this place and cool art on the walls. Super stoked to find a good shop coming from Cali.

De Fer… More like De Awesome!

De Fer Coffee in the Strip District is a step above mostly all other coffee shops I have ever been to based on the level of service, quality of the coffee, existence of wine & beer offerings, and the ambiance of the café.

The owners and managers hit home runs when hiring their staff. Every employee was knowledgeable, friendly, enthusiastic, and genuine. I regret not remembering employee names because they all deserve so much recognition for doing a great job. I was at De Fer on Sunday, October 8th doing some work for about an hour around 4:00pm. The Steelers had just beat the Ravens!

The drip coffee was some of the best I’ve ever had. I purchased some whole beans that I can’t wait to get into at home. I did not partake in the wine & beer offerings. However, it is pretty rare to find a coffee roaster that also has a liquor license for wine and beer sales. I really want to visit Pittsburgh again just to check out more of De Fer’s offerings.

The café is busy! However, the staff do an unbelievable job ensuring a good experience by bringing drinks and food to the tables instead of the customary crowd of caffeine deprived customers standing around the drink bar eagerly awaiting for their name to be mispronounced. It’s just a cool space in a redeveloped industrial building with a lot of great neighborhoody things popping up around.

Way to go De Fer.