Let’s Get to know each other
After developing a love for specialty coffee and tea, and managing shops in Boston, we started to envision our own coffee shop - a cozy cafe where everyone is welcome, the food and drinks are handcrafted, the ingredients are locally sourced, and where people can connect with their community.
The dream was for this locally-focused coffee shop to become a familiar favorite where customers get to know the folks behind the counter - where you can pop in for something to go, stay and work for a while, or hang out with friends.
That dream started to become reality when we found the perfect location in our iconic red 1932 Worcester Lunch Car diner in downtown Northampton, MA.
Then, in 2019, we opened the doors of Familiars to our first customers. Over the years we’ve been proud to offer our unique selection of coffee, tea, and food to our Northampton neighbors and visitors - and we love meeting everyone who stops in. Can’t wait to see you!
- Isaac & Danny
for the love of coffee and our community
We want to make great coffee, tea, and food - and we want to do it to help bring people together.
We love our town, this vibrant community of Northampton is so important to us - nothing makes us happier than seeing people gather around our tables to spend time together, coming in for a comfortable place to do a little work, or stopping in to say hi while they grab a treat.
So stop in and say hi, take in some local art, grab a cookie, and we’ll see you again soon.
We Couldn’t Do It Without Our Partners!
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Counter Culture Coffee
Since its founding in 1995, Counter Culture Coffee has been a relentless pursuit of coffee perfection through a dedication to real environmental, social, and fiscal sustainability and a commitment to creating cutting-edge coffee people.
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Tandem Bagel Company
Fresh daily from Easthampton, Massachusetts, Tandem Bagels are the foundation for a great breakfast sandwich. Available in a variety of flavors.
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High Lawn Farm
Based in Lee, Massachusetts, High Lawn Farm is dedicated to providing Massachusetts with the best quality, freshest Jersey milk and dairy products available.
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Iggy's Bread of The World
Iggy's Bread of the World in Cambridge, Massachusetts makes old-fashioned, naturally leavened, hearth-baked breads that are delivered fresh everyday. They have developed a wide range of sourdough breads using specially designed european baking equipment that replicates the brick ovens and dough kneading equipment of days gone by.
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MEM Tea Imports
Located in Boston, MEM Tea Imports specializes in sourcing, blending, and distributing high quality loose leaf teas and tea-ware for the food service industry while providing ongoing support, training, and seminars. MEM sources teas from all of renowned tea-producing regions of the world, including China, Japan, India, Sri Lanka & the Middle East.
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Rishi Tea & Botanicals
Rishi Tea was founded on the commitment to set the standard for quality and expand the awareness of tea and its rich, inspirational tradition. They source organic teas and exotic botanicals of extraordinary character from around the globe.