A Common Ground
There's a bumper sticker behind the counter at A Common Ground that reads “Friends don't let friends drink Starbucks.” And who needs chain brew with Hampden's neighborhood coffeehouse standing by? Of course there's all the expected caffeine-laced concoctions. The daily lunch specials are passable but the baked goods are a cut above, featuring an assortment of pies and thick, saucer-sized tollhouse cookies. And the Ground's best feature is its back porch on a lazy spring morning.