2025 Centurion Award winner

Late for the Train

Best Espresso Bar in Flagstaff · Flagstaff, AZ

Shop · Flagstaff, AZ · Since 1995

The overview

Espresso since 1995 in the heart of Route 66

Late for the Train has roasted and poured coffee in downtown Flagstaff since the early 1990s, a husband-and-wife shop that helped define the town's coffee culture. It's known for dark, small-batch roasts, house-made syrups, and from-scratch breakfast burritos and croissants for the grab-and-go crowd.

Locally owned and operated by its founders across the decades, Late for the Train is the kind of independent café Flagstaff regulars organize their mornings around.

The award record

Every award, on the record.

Each Centurion Award is a dated record tied to one year’s evaluation — earned annually, never carried over. Open a year for the full citation and verification details.

2025

Best Espresso Bar in Flagstaff Flagstaff, AZ · Awarded under the 2025 evaluation View the 2025 award →

Awards run one calendar year and renew only if the business clears the bar again. Selection is by published criteria, never for sale.

Visit Late for the Train

Location19 E Aspen Ave, Flagstaff, AZ 86001
In business since1995
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This page is the standing record for Late for the Train (2025). It was not bought, voted on, or sponsored — only winners are published, and an award that stops holding up is revoked, not quietly removed. For hours, bookings, and live reviews, go straight to the business itself.

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