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For a delicious cup of coffee or a quick sandwich and chips for lunch, this chic coffee shop and café is a great choice in downtown Rapid City. There's bar-stool seating at windows looking out on Main Street, and quiet nooks in a loft overlooking the main dining area.

Leones' is the kind of quiet, locally beloved, hole-in-the-wall place you could easily miss but definitely shouldn't---its handcrafted and ever-evolving ice cream flavors are the best in the Black Hills. The owners pour their passion into creative creations that often incorporate locally produced beers, produce, and other novel ingredients. Leones' is the ideal place to treat yourself after a day of exploring the Black Hills.

Start your day early at this local favorite breakfast spot, where the bagels range from cinnamon raisin to white chocolate chip and can be enhanced with an array of toppings on the build-your-own sandwich menu (or just choose from the five signature sandwiches if endless options aren’t your thing). If you're heading off to explore the Badlands or Mount Rushmore, take your breakfast sandwich to go, and consider grabbing something extra for the long morning ahead.

Start your day with some caffeine, get a late-morning pick-me-up, or grab a glass of wine and tasty treat at this quick-stop coffee shop and wine bar along the main road through Keystone, which features indoor seating and an outdoor patio.

Local character and flavor permeate this hip, comfortable coffeehouse inside a spacious former residential home, where the window seating is plentiful and padded chairs are tucked into corners and alcoves. Besides coffee and tea, there are also quick breakfast and lunch items on the menu.

In a building that looks like a ski lodge, this multilevel coffeehouse has lots of private nooks and comfy chairs to settle in with a hot cup of coffee or tea. It's also in a great location with windows looking out to the Sanford Lab Homestake Visitor Center and the Open Cut.

Indulge yourself with a flavor-packed treat at this small downtown shop, where the cookies are baked fresh on-site. The Hotel Alex Johnson, several restaurants, and the historic Elks Theatre are all close by, making this a convenient and tasty stopover.

Stop into this little drive-through joint for a coffee or smoothie to go, or sit down and enjoy it at one of the picnic tables on the lawn. There's also a surprisingly good selection of fresh-made breakfast and lunch sandwiches, wraps, salads, and pastries.

Coffee, tea, smoothies, and quick choices for breakfast, lunch, and dinner are served in a small, historical, and architecturally interesting structure with exposed-stone interior walls. This friendly, locally owned establishment is a great place to stop on your way through Hot Springs, before or after your adventures in the area.

This eclectic, locally owned establishment is a combination coffee shop, deli, and glassblowing studio all housed in a retro Texaco station that looks like something straight out of the 1950s, complete with old gas pumps and period signage.

Few visitors to Main Street Square can resist the temptation of this shop, where local workers make small batches of ice cream daily. Order at a window overlooking the square and enjoy your treat outdoors, or take advantage of the small seating area inside.

Treat yourself to a delectable dessert item from this tiny shop and enjoy it on one of the nearby boardwalk benches next to the 1880 Train depot.