The east valley was seriously lacking in coffee shops until Pura Vida popped up. They have a solid cold brew and a solid espresso shot. The bagels are the best around. No longer do you have to grab a crappy coffee at a diner, or support the big guy (Starbucks) They offer a small menu of breakfast items, a few pastries, coffee, specialty drinks and teas. They also have a lot of fun Costa Rica merch, beans and coffee brewing supplies.

The vibe is cozy. I could kick back there for hours. The coffee is awesome, and the owners are pretty chill. This location is off the path without a lot of food places in the Plaza, but I say stop by anyway. Bring your laptop or a book and relax in this Costa Rican getaway in Mesa. Try the Lobo. Thanks, Lobo and Angie.

Ordered the iced chai latte & empanadas. Sooo good! The chai had that perfect spice flavor & empanadas were the best I’ve had. I was told there’s an empanada truck that comes by on Fridays so I’m definitely coming back! Would recommend this place, it’s a vibe inside and tables outside too.

This is one of my favorite coffee shops and it’s not just for the coffee! You’re always greeted by the owners with a smile on their face. It’s great to see someone proud of their heritage and ready to let the rest of us experience it through coffee and the wonderful snacks they have. Be sure to visit when they have the cookie butter latte it’s one of their hidden gems!!!! All the best from service, to the coffee, to the whole vibe.

The coffee was absolutely delicious! I just got a vanilla latte but it wasn’t too milky or too sweet! Perfect blend of all three elements; coffee, cream and vanilla syrup. The inside is pretty cool looking as well. They have all sorts of you unique things inside. Fun place for a date or a casual meeting. Hidden gem in Mesa!

I chatted with the owner -- very cool and engaging. I ordered an iced mocha and a chile relleno bagel with cream cheese. Both were delicious! I only found one electric outlet, but it was a Thursday morning and the place wasn't busy.

I really have hard time finding a great coffee shop nowadays because whenever I go, I complain that they don’t make my coffee the way I want. Then by chance we found this coffee shop and let me tell you the atmosphere was so cozy, the service was very friendly and the coffee was GREAT!! The atmosphere and service was that great to the point we didn’t realize that they were going to close at 2pm and at 2:30 we decided to leave then realized they close at 2. We apologized the owner and she was so cool about it. Imagine she didn’t even come earlier to tell us to leave which was very kind. Will def go back here. Thank you again.

We came in about 5 minutes before closing. We asked to see if it was ok and if anything on the menu that they've already cleaned the equipment for so we can avoid those. He was so polite and welcomed us without any issue. He even went out of his way to offer ice cream from his food truck for our younger member of our party! We all enjoyed dirty chai lattes, the lemon blueberry muffin, and a coconut sweet pastry...and of course our younger member an ice cream sandwich. Thank you much for being our treat for that day!