The Bourgeois Pig named one of the country’s best college coffee shops by Travel + Leisure

Is the Bourgeois Pig really “the best of both worlds?” Travel + Leisure seems to think so.

The Pig, 6 E. Ninth St., is one of 14 establishments nationwide to make the magazine’s list of greatest college coffee shops in America.

The in-no-particular-order lineup praised the Pig for offering “a smooth passage from coffee to cocktails.”

Travel + Leisure also recommends the Pig’s Soft Picasso, a hot chai latte made with Bärenjäger, Frangelico, and Aztec chocolate bitters.

Though the article came out this weekend, Pig owner-manager Ryan Pope received the “great news” a few weeks ago via email.

“We received an email asking for pictures, and they let us know that they were going to do a write-up,” Pope says, admitting his initial surprise. “Travel + Leisure is a pretty big deal, and I didn’t realize that we were on their radar.”

Right now, he’s trying to spread the word about the honor while it’s still fresh. After all, it’s not every day your coffee shop is named one of the best in the country.

“We’re going to try to do something,” Pope says. “Maybe we’ll put it on a special board.”