162: Ann Travers Fortune & Kris Fulton, Sophomore Coffee (Baltimore, MD)

Most coffee shops sport a decor that is effusive with dark woods and low lighting, but not Sophomore Coffee in Baltimore, MD. Partners Kris Fulton and Ann Travers Fortune have created a natural light-filled spot with a brightly tiled counter out of what was once the dirty basement of a building that time forgot. On the morning I visited, the place was filled to the brim with regulars, which seems to be a regular thing already for this new shop, a business in community with two others in the Old Goucher neighborhood. It’s a novel way of building food businesses that recently got the attention of Bon Appetit, but Sophomore Coffee is much more than just that. It’s really good coffee, good people, and a great place to enjoy both.