If you're looking for a local coffee shop in southern Tempe, Solo Coffee is your place. Locally owned and roasting great coffee from Cortez, this is a staple.
Solo isn't large and spacious, but more quant and eclectic. Local art covers the walls, an LP is playing on the record player, and someone is surely cozied up on the red velvet couch that sits in the center of the coffee shop.
If you get bored with your work, fear not! You can play Battleship, Chess, or Jenga to pass the time. And above all else, the coffee is superb. So get to Solo and enjoy warming up when it's cold outside.