Roast Rider Coffee + Tea
Roast Rider Coffee + Tea is a coffee shop in Hilltop, Virginia Beach, located at 1554 Laskin Rd, Unit 116. Hilltop's gear-obsessed cafe — triple-filtered water, ethically farmed beans, house-made syrups, and a dog-welcome veranda at the Hilltop shops.
Roast Rider approaches coffee like an equipment-obsessed engineer: award-winning, ethically farmed green beans, an Everpure triple-filtered water system (their reasoning — coffee is 98% water), a Mythos Clima Pro grinder, and a Simonelli Aurelia espresso machine. The naturally lit Hilltop cafe has a wide-open veranda where dogs are welcome, monthly barista-created specialty drinks with house-made syrups, three vegan smoothies, and food from local partners including Prosperity quiches and Yorkie's Modern Deli sandwiches. A second shop serves the General Booth corridor at Dam Neck.
- Dog Friendly
- Outdoor Seating
- Vegan & Vegetarian Options
Amenities
- Dog-welcome outdoor veranda
- Vegan smoothies
- House-made flavored syrups
- Local food partners
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- Address: 1554 Laskin Rd, Unit 116, Virginia Beach, VA
- Phone: (757) 227-3454
- Website: https://www.roastridercoffee.com/
Last verified 2026-07-10.
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