Good Coffee Shops In Fresno

December 17, 2024December 20, 2024 The Fresnan 4 Comments

Good Coffee Shops in Fresno!

For you, I wanted to have a list up on The Fresnan, of the good coffee shops in Fresno, so you can know where to go if you’re new or find a new place to go if you’re getting bored of your current coffee place.

I compiled this list through suggestions, ratings and reviews on various sites, and firsthand knowledge. As far as I know, these are all local (best Starbucks or Dutch Brothers in Fresno is a whole other post).

So here we go, if you click the name it should take you to their Google map location:

I am sure there are other good coffee shops in Fresno, but these seem to be the best-rated among locals.

Please get out there and explore, see if you can make a new favorite. Feel free to comment on this post about the ones listed, or leave a comment on the one you feel should be on here.

Enjoy the caffeine!

-Mike

P.S. I don’t want to leave out some good tea places as well:

Little Leaf.
Teazers (West Shaw).
Teazers (Tower).
Teazers (River Park).
15 Tea.
Boba Pub.

P.S.S. Now that you have a resource for good Fresno coffee, look at good spots for Mexican food breakfasts in Fresno.

Punk Legends “X” In Fresno Saturday

December 12, 2024December 12, 2024 The Fresnan Leave a comment

It is not often Fresno gets a Saturday show from a genre-defining band. Legendary punk band, X, is playing Fulton 55 Saturday night.

There are (at the time of this posting) still tickets left, you can buy them on this website.

On the secondary market, there are tickets to other X shows in California, but I didn’t find much for Fresno.

There is a great write-up about it by Josh Tehee at the Fresno Bee, check it out.

I love this old Letterman appearance from X:

What you should expect:

Trips to escape the Fresno heat

September 2, 2024September 4, 2024 The Fresnan Leave a comment

I am like many Fresnans in that I can take the heat. May, June, July, and August is hot and we accept that. Otherwise, we’ll go crazy.

For me though, by the time September rolls around and something upper 90s or 100s shows up, I am like “Hell no! We have all had enough out of you. Get the freaking frack out of here!”

Well, this week is going to be in the upper 90s and 100 plus. And it’s September. Scew that.

If you have the means, I say you get the frick out of here. Might I suggest someone you can go to get away from Fresno for a day or more? These are places I have stayed before or places I want to stay when I can:

Yosemite – Yosemite Valley Lodge.
Kings Canyon/Sequoia – Montecito Sequoia Lodge.
Tahoe – Marriot Grand Residence Club.
Morro Bay – Inn at Rose Landing.
Pismo – The Cliffs Hotel & Spa.
Carmel – Lobos Lodge.
Pismo – Inn at the Cove.

I don’t have the money for this today. I blew it a few weeks ago in Yosemite. I will be at work hating life and sweating, hoping my swamp cooler will work at home. But maybe YOU can get out of here.

Get out for all of us. Enjoy life!

And when you come back the weather will finally be better and you can tell us how nice it was to get away.

Be safe.

-Mikey

Why Did Amtrak Do Fresno Like That?!

April 29, 2024May 7, 2024 The Fresnan

Man, are you seein’ what I’m seeing there?

Amtrack went on their Instagram and decided to drag us.

Every city got its own emoji to represent the town. And what did Fresno get?: The fucking Sun.

That is messed up. What is Fresno’s best feature? The Sun blasts your ass.

You couldn’t have given us almond, or grape, or taco, or Kopi? Well, maybe there isn’t a taco or almond emoji, whatever…but the Sun!? Fuckers.

Side note: Can you get to Yosemite via an Amtrack bus or something because why youz got Yosemite up there?… OH SNAP, I almost forgot about Yarts! The Yarts bus comes by Fresno Yosemite International and the Fresno Amtrak station and it will take ya right on up.

Although the Fresno info on the Yarts schedule seems to be a moving target at the moment, but cool reminder for YARTS.

Whenever I see the Yarts bus going through town I yell out “YARTS!” like a big dipshit because I think it’s cool and I know those people are going into Yosemite.

Fresno’s Christmas Tree Lane Brings Back Walk Nights!

November 28, 2023December 17, 2024 The Fresnan

I am not going to question it, I will just accept it.

The rumors are true. Organizers of Fresno’s Christmas Tree Lane have brought back ‘walk nights’. For you Fresno newbs, this is when they do not let cars go down Old Van Ness and they let people do something totally strange in Fresno… walk

Last year they implied Walk Nights would never come back, but here we are.

As per the tradition, there are two walk nights:

Saturday, December 2nd.
Tuesday, December 12th.

Christmas Tree Lane starts Saturday (Dec 2nd) and is open every night thru December 25th.

The Lane opens every night at 6 PM. Closes (lights off) at 10 Sunday-Thursday and 11 PM Friday and Saturday.

More info can be found here.

Where To Park On Christmas Tree Lane Walk Nights

You just park in the neighborhood. I assume people who live in Old Fig hate Walk Nights. But they get to throw parties on Walk Nights, so it’s kinda worth it.

Some people park in Fig Garden Village and take some sort of tram, or get a ride and are dropped off, or walk all the way down to Shields and then walk back.

Heads up: if you do park at Fig Garden Village, it is insane with cars and people. I went to pick up food one night not remembering it was a Walk Night, and got stuck in the Village for a while and didn’t even score food.

I just find a dumb house to park in front of somewhere near Dakota but not South of the railroad tracks.

Hopefully, the return of Walk Nights will relieve some of the pressure of regular car nights when the line to drive Christmas Tree Lane goes down Blackstone all the way to Shaw.

That is right. You basically get in line for Christmas Tree Lane at Shaw.

But hey, screw that, Walk Nights are back. I might hit up both nights, just because.

A nice video that Localish put together a few years ago:

Don’t forget to get some good hot Fresno coffee and I’ll see ya out there.

Still Available: Fresno State vs. Boise State Football Tickets

November 1, 2023December 12, 2024 The Fresnan

I am seeing that the Fresno State vs Boise State football game tickets are sold out for Saturday (Nov 4th).

If you don’t know a guy that is trying to unload their tickets, there is the legit side of the secondary market.

My top pick on where to still get Boise State at Fresno State football tickets for Saturday:

Hotels in Fresno: Top hotels

Hotel	Stars	Discount	Price before and discount	Select dates
Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, Fresno North, CA	★★	-7%	117 109	View hotel
Best Western Village Inn	★★★	-13%	114 99	View hotel
SpringHill Suites by Marriott Madera	★★★	-	-	View hotel
DoubleTree by Hilton Fresno Convention Center	★★★	-	-	View hotel
Sonesta ES Suites Fresno	★★★	-16%	158 133	View hotel
Hotel Piccadilly	★★★	-	-	View hotel

Ticketweb: Fresno St v Boise St.

Good luck. Make sure to get there early enough to tailgate.

It’s always a good time when the Broncos and Bulldogs play. Keep that Bulldog spirit up in your head.

Game predictions:

*Disclosure: Ticketweb is an affiliate of mine so I might make a buck or so if you end up buying tickets. You could try Ticketmaster too I suppose, I am just not a fan.