Foxtail Coffee - Athens

Foxtail Coffee at 357 West Hancock Avenue in downtown Athens, GA brings a specialty coffee brand born in Florida to the Classic City. Foxtail was founded in 2015 by childhood friends Alex Tchekmeian and Iain Yeakle, who launched the first location in Winter Park, Florida, with a vision for changing the way people experience coffee. The company roasts its own beans daily at headquarters and has grown from a single Winter Park cafe to a beloved fixture across the Southeast, with over 200,000 Happy Lemon members in the US. The Athens location on W Hancock Avenue serves craft coffee and espresso drinks near the Classic Center and downtown attractions, providing a quality coffee option in an area that caters to convention visitors, hotel guests, and the downtown lunch crowd. The beans are roasted fresh, and the drinks are prepared with the quality standards that have built Foxtail's reputation across Florida and beyond. With 84 reviews at 4.2 stars, the Athens shop has found its footing among local coffee drinkers who appreciate the craft approach even from a chain format. The W Hancock Avenue location fills a coffee gap near the Classic Center that previously had limited specialty options. Standard coffee shop hours apply.