Mission & Vision
We exist to provide for memorable experiences through specialty coffee and other goods.
We’re dedicated to quality, craft, and guest connection. Our aim is to provide an engaging experience so that every guest feels at home.
Our Approach & What to Expect
Storied provides casual counter-service with an emphasis on specialty coffee beverages. Pair this with light-fare food items and baked goods, an extensive selection of loose-leaf teas, and in-house “natural” milk teas made without powders. There is something for everyone whether you love coffee or don’t drink it at all.
To view our food, coffee/tea, or boba menus, click here.
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The highlight of our business is espresso-based specialty coffee beverages. We draw inspiration from the modern “third-wave” coffee approach but we realize specialty coffee experiences can be intimidating, so we won’t try to overwhelm you with information about coffee origins, roast profiles, or brewing methods - though we’re always down to chat!
Mainly we just want you to feel comfortable and end up with something tasty. We place limitations on how we prepare certain coffee drinks, but you can trust that these decisions are made thoughtfully with an eye toward balanced taste.
You won’t be expected to know about coffee, tea, or bubble tea (boba) when you come to Storied. It’s our pleasure to help bridge the gap between any prior coffee shop experience and a Storied one.
Our prices reflect an intentional approach to supporting other small and local businesses and sourcing quality, fresh, natural ingredients. We mainly purchase from within NYS and partner with countless small, local, independent, family-owned businesses. These include the companies we partner with for our main product lines: coffee, specialty teas, bakery selection, and more. We won’t necessarily sacrifice flavor for the sake of buying local, but we usually don’t have to. Your support of Storied stretches to our local business partners as well - thank you for supporting them and us!
Our {Storied} Coffee
We proudly feature coffees roasted by Kru Coffee in Saratoga Springs, NY, including our signature Storied Blend No.1. Kru is an independent specialty coffee roastery and cafe with an unapologetic approach to quality & taste.
“Specialty” primarily refers to the highest grade of coffee available from coffee farmers. It is more costly and labor intensive to produce than the average “commodity” coffee, and most establishments - even coffee shops - don’t always care to pay attention to the level of detail necessary to farm, source, roast or even brew this kind of coffee.
Read “What is Specialty Coffee?” from the Specialty Coffee Association.
Our passion for coffee stems from years of experience with shops where we found not only warm welcome and belonging, but delicious drinks demonstrating that good coffee is not an accident. We set out to open our own shop determined to raise the bar on the kind of coffee shop experience available in our area, where people would be warmly welcomed and better tasting coffee would be at the heart of what we do - and never taken for granted.
Every drink enjoyed is met with an experience, and our aim through Storied is to help make those experiences memorable. Every cup tells a story.