Ballpoint at Stone’s Throw

 

6/10/25 Stone's Throw Coffee and Market, Wallingford neighborhood

I recently heard about a coffee shop that opened just a couple of months ago in the Wallingford neighborhood. Ever searching for my ideal “third place,” I like to try every nearby venue. In addition, it was National Ballpoint Pen Day, giving me another reason to check it out, Bic in hand.

I should have known by the address that Stone’s Throw Coffee & Market would be noisy – it’s right on the busy intersection of North 45^th and Stone Way North (Get it? Stone’s throw?). The spacious, shady patio has a decent sketching view that I would have enjoyed, if not for the traffic noise (amplified by the leaf blowers working on the adjacent sidewalk). A pity on an otherwise lovely afternoon.

The interior could be promising, as the coffee shop is also a small store of gourmet-ish, picnicky foods and such that could be sketchable. I’ll give it another try on a rainy day.