Aromas: A Coffee Shop in Downtown Williamsburg, VA that Has Much More Than Coffee

Aromas is a pleasant little coffee shop in downtown Williamsburg, Virginia. In addition to a good selection of coffee, Aromas offers some breakfast items, such as omelets, French toast, and grits, as well as some decent sandwiches, wraps, and salads for lunch and dinner. Aromas also offers a soup of the day, and an ever-changing variety of fresh-baked desserts, such as cheesecake, pies, and pastries. The dessert items are very good.

Pricing at Aromas is higher than at a typical coffee shop, but still reasonable. Most of their specialty coffee drinks run around $4, but some run up to $5. These are quite good, but people may think some of them are slightly over-priced. A cup of basic coffee, which is available in a variety of different roasts and flavors, costs between $1 and $2. There are also several types of non-coffee drinks available at Aromas. These drinks cost about $4 and include fruit smoothies, the "Creamsicle Delight" (Vanilla and Orange Juice with cream and ice), and root beer floats. Aromas departs even more from traditional coffee shop fair by offering "spiked smoothies" (must be 21), wine by the bottle or glass, and beer.

As a bakery, Aromas specializes in desserts. Fresh-made cakes and pies are always available by the slice to eat in the restaurant. These vary in price significantly, but are usually between $4 and $6 per slice. They also always have wonderful fresh baked cookies, which cost only $2 and are huge. If you're not in the mood for a baked dessert, ice cream is available in a few flavors for $3 or $4. And, as a truly unique dessert, you can buy s'mores at Aromas. If you do so, a waiter will provide you with lit camping fuel (a metal can full of a burning jelly, which is safe and very easy to put out), skewers, marshmallows, chocolate bars and graham crackers. This dessert costs $5.25 for two, or $9.50 for four, and is worth every penny. Buying real s'mores for dessert is a fun and inexpensive way to impress on a first date.