Drinking coffee, like yelling at the cat, thinking about motorcycles, and setting fire to the neighbor's wicker man, is vital to starting each day. Inaugurate the a.m. with today's Groupon: for $7, you get a medium coffee and one pound of coffee beans at The Wise Bean (a $15.20 value), located on North New Street in Bethlehem.

Chosen as one of the top three independent coffee shops in Lehigh Valley by an Associated Content writer, The Wise Bean offers customers an array of caffeinated pick-me-ups and liquid kick-starters on a menu buoyed with luscious coffee concoctions. With this deal, you'll get a medium cup of Wise Bean's coffee ($2.25), which you can sip while serenely sinking into the café's couch and resting underneath its swanky chandelier. This deal also gets you a one-pound bag of coffee beans ($12.95), allowing do-it-yourselfers to percolate their own piping hot brews at home, ideal for staying awake during the C-SPAN original movie, The Fast and Furious Filibuster. .

Reviews

An Associated Content from Yahoo! reviewer picked The Wise Bean as one of the top three independent coffee shops in the Lehigh Valley. Eight Yelpers give The Wise Bean an average of 4.5 stars and four Yahoo! Locals give it a five-star average.

• They offer a variety of coffee and espresso drinks, including signature coffee drinks, as well as tea and other hot and cold beverages. The Wise Bean Coffee and Espresso bar offers friendly service as well as free Wi-Fi for it's [sic] patrons. The decor is eclectic yet comfortable in this delightful, independent, family owned coffee shop. – Britt Baker, Associated Content from Yahoo!
• This place has the best cup of coffee I have ever had. The fact that it is out of the way makes it better. It is a very word of mouth style shop. – William B., Yelp