Fiddleheads Coffee – Shorewood

4334 N. Oakland Ave., Shorewood, WI

I’ve been to a few Fiddleheads—they’ve got half a dozen or so coffee shops in the area, spread out pretty well. The one I used to go to regularly, on my bike, was up by Bayshore shopping center—but last time I looked, that one had closed and is now a place selling cookies. What’s with all the cookie shops lately? Do 10-year-olds run the world now? Well, I guess if you take into consideration movies and music—maybe so. But I’ve got to assume that adults are the customers for all these cookie shops. It kinda makes me worry. Anyway, I’m no longer going to mention that a place has decent expresso—I’m no kind of judge of it anyway. We’ll just assume it’s okay—or if they don’t have any, or it’s abysmal, I’ll mention that. This stretch of Oakland Ave., in Shorewood, between, Capitol and Lake Michigan, has more places to get coffee than the population in this area could possibly support, right? Well, let’s just say you’re lucky if you’re up here and working from the café—you’re sure to find a spot to set up your laptop. I can’t remember what used to be in this space—I want to say “Chocolate Factory”—in which case it’s a step in the right direction. It’s a spacious, old storefront—nice building—looks like a good place to hang out for hours. Also, there’s outdoor seating, plus a firepit, so you can sit out there any time of the year. They are open until 7 p.m., which is really nice—not enough coffee places are open that late.

3.15.23