Wow. Another regular haunt and I haven't reviewed it yet? For shame. Let me make up for that right now.
Formerly stuck in a food truck, Shine has now become a comfy, tasty fixture of mid-town Phoenix. Across from the Heard Museum and just a bit north (an easy walk from the Central/Encanto light rail station), this place rocks. High quality coffees and teas (hot and iced), locally made pastries, and a great place to hang out both indoors and outdoors. The fancy coffees are great, but the plain ol' drip is my favorite. They also sell whole bean locally roasted coffee, the same brand they use to make their beverages.
The green space popping up between the coffee shack and the "living room" indoor lounge area, created with Kickstarter funding, is shaping up nicely as a pocket park. The folks who run this place not only bring quality food, drinks, and service to the area, but they care about making it a better place while they're at it.
Whether it's local residents out walking their dogs, local workers like me, or people just passing through, there's an eclectic mix for all your people watching moods.
And stop by for Shine & Dine Wednesday mornings when the Short Leash Dogs food truck parks out front for your lunchtime pleasure.
Edited to add: As of October 2014, Shine has been redubbed Rollover Doughnuts. Same great coffee and many of the same wonderful people, but new owners and brioche doughnuts instead of the pastries they used to sell. A few changes, but the quality remains high and I remain a satisfied customer.