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Mason, Ingham County, Michigan
6 cafés with a Mason address, scored out of 100. Updated October 2026.
As of October 2026, the highest-scoring café in Mason, MI on TownAnswer is Taste Coffee Company, with a score of 74 out of 100 (4.8 stars from 260 Google reviews). Next are Bestsellers Books and Coffee Co. (69) and Darrell's Market & Hardware (66). We scored 6 cafés with a Mason address. If review count matters most, McDonald's has the most Google reviews (827).
This page has fewer than three scored businesses, so we keep it out of search results until it has more. The nearest city pages are listed below.
Our October 2026 pull of Google Maps found 6 cafés with a Mason mailing address. 6 list a website, 6 have claimed their Google listing and 3 take online bookings.
2 belong to a business with three or more Michigan locations in our data. The other 4 have one or two.
Every business is scored by the same rules. A business cannot pay for a higher place.
The most-reviewed café in Mason is McDonald's with 827 Google reviews. The median rating among scored listings is 4.6 stars.
Highest score first. Tap a name for its website, or Score details for the full breakdown.
The 100-point TownAnswer score. Every café here is checked on the same 5 parts: reputation (26 points), review volume (18), focus (14), profile (22) and verified owner (20). Nobody pays to rank. How we rank
Weekend hoursBooks onlineClaimed on Google260 reviews
Taste Coffee Company lists its address as 3056 Okemos Rd, Mason, MI 48854. That is 6.2 miles north of the Mason city center. Its Google category is "Coffee shop". Its 4.8 stars rest on 260 reviews, which our method reads as 4.78 after the review-count adjustment.
Open after 8 PMWeekend hoursClaimed on Google399 reviews
You will find Bestsellers Books and Coffee Co. at 360 S Jefferson St, Mason, MI 48854. Google files it under "Coffee shop" and also Bar, Cocktail bar, Book store. After we adjust for review count, its 4.6 stars count as 4.59.
Open after 8 PMWeekend hoursClaimed on Google736 reviews
Darrell's Market & Hardware is at 4520 W Columbia Rd, Mason, MI 48854. It sits about 4.2 miles west of central Mason. Its Google category is "Grocery store", with Bar, Beer store, Butcher shop as extra categories. After we adjust for review count, its 4.6 stars count as 4.60.
Opens before 7 AMOpen after 8 PMWeekend hoursBooks onlineClaimed on Google524 reviews
You will find BIGGBY COFFEE at 661 N Cedar St, Mason, MI 48854. It sits about 1.0 miles northwest of central Mason. Its Google category is "Coffee shop", with Cafe, Coffee roastery, Coffee stand as extra categories. After we adjust for review count, its 4.2 stars count as 4.21. BIGGBY COFFEE has 243 locations in our Michigan data. Each location is scored on its own reviews.
Opens before 7 AMOpen after 8 PMWeekend hoursClaimed on Google
You will find Quality Dairy at 173 W Maple St, Mason, MI 48854. Its Google category is "Coffee shop", with ATM, Bakery, Beer store as extra categories. Its 4.4 stars rest on 51 reviews, which our method reads as 4.40 after the review-count adjustment.
Opens before 7 AMOpen after 8 PMWeekend hoursBooks onlineClaimed on Google827 reviews
You will find McDonald's at 216 W Kipp Rd, Mason, MI 48854. It sits about 0.9 miles south of central Mason. Google files it under "Coffee shop" and also Breakfast restaurant, Fast food restaurant, Hamburger restaurant. After we adjust for review count, its 3.1 stars count as 3.12. McDonald's has 133 locations in our Michigan data. Each location is scored on its own reviews.
| # | Business | Score | Grade | Rating | Reviews | Street |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taste Coffee Company | 74 | B | 4.8 | 260 | 3056 Okemos Rd |
| 2 | Bestsellers Books and Coffee Co. | 69 | B- | 4.6 | 399 | 360 S Jefferson St |
| 3 | Darrell's Market & Hardware | 66 | B- | 4.6 | 736 | 4520 W Columbia Rd |
| 4 | BIGGBY COFFEE | 66 | B- | 4.2 | 524 | 661 N Cedar St |
| 5 | Quality Dairy | 63 | C+ | 4.4 | 51 | 173 W Maple St |
| 6 | McDonald's | 54 | C | 3.1 | 827 | 216 W Kipp Rd |
Mason has 8,249 residents on 5.1 square miles of land, about 1,614 people per square mile (ACS 2024 5-year estimates, Census Gazetteer).
The median household income is $79,117 and the median age is 40.7. These figures describe the town. They do not show who visits any business on this page.
Our October 2026 data has 6 cafés with a Mason mailing address: 7.3 per 10,000 residents. A mailing city can differ from the city limits, so treat the ratio as a guide.
Ask for the roast date on retail beans. Fresh beans taste best within a few weeks of roasting.
If you plan to work, check the seats, the power outlets and the Wi-Fi rules. Some cafés limit laptops at busy times.
Check the hours before you go. Many independent cafés close in the afternoon.
County health departments inspect food service in Michigan. You can ask the county for a café's latest inspection report.
Chains are scored by the same rules as independent shops. Each location is scored on its own reviews.
| City | Distance | Cafés and Coffee Shops | Top score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holt | 6.2 mi northwest | 5 | 71 |
| Dansville | 7.3 mi east | 3 | 53 |
| Okemos | 9.0 mi north | 12 | 77 |
| Leslie | 9.0 mi south | 7 | 63 |
| Williamston | 10.7 mi northeast | 3 | 68 |
| East Lansing | 11.0 mi north | 32 | 75 |
| Lansing | 11.0 mi northwest | 52 | 76 |
| Dimondale | 11.4 mi northwest | 1 | 68 |
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Our October 2026 data lists 6 cafés with a Mason mailing address. 6 have a Google rating and are scored. A business can be missing, so treat the count as a floor.
Taste Coffee Company has the highest TownAnswer score in Mason: 74 out of 100, from 4.8 stars and 260 Google reviews. Scores change when listings change.
Reputation (26 points) is the Google rating adjusted for how many reviews it rests on. Review volume adds up to 18, how closely the business matches the trade up to 14, profile facts such as website, phone, hours, photos and a claimed listing up to 22, and a profile the owner verified with TownAnswer adds 20.
No. Every business is scored by the same rules, and no payment changes a score or a place on a list.
Nearby city pages: Holt (6.2 miles), Dansville (7.3 miles), Okemos (9.0 miles), Leslie (9.0 miles).
Is there a roast date on the beans? Are there seats and Wi-Fi if you plan to work? Do the hours fit your morning?
Mason is in Ingham County. See every café in the county on the Ingham County page.
We refresh the data from Google Maps and change the date on the page only when the data changes. This version uses data read in October 2026.
TownAnswer ranks local businesses by one published method. Businesses cannot pay to change their rank. Ratings and review counts come from Google Maps, read in October 2026. Details change, so confirm hours, prices and licences with each business. How we rank.
