Tucked onto Castle Street in downtown Geneva, Grounded operates as the kind of neighborhood cafe that college towns and small cities desperately need but rarely get right. The space is warm and unpretentious, designed for lingering over a good drink rather than grabbing something on the run. The menu tilts health-conscious without being preachy about it, with a smoothie program that earned Gold for Best Smoothies at the 2024 FLX Finest awards and a coffee lineup that earned Silver for Best Coffee House in 2023.

The smoothies are the star of the operation. Grounded builds them with real ingredients, balanced flavors, and enough variety to keep regulars rotating through the menu without getting bored. This is not a place that dumps protein powder into frozen fruit and calls it done. There is thought behind the combinations, and the result is a drink that feels like a genuine treat rather than a health obligation. The coffee side of the house holds its own too, offering a solid espresso program in a town that has no shortage of options.

Geneva's downtown has evolved significantly in recent years, with new restaurants and tasting rooms drawing visitors up from the Seneca Lake waterfront. Grounded fits neatly into that ecosystem as the place you hit before or after everything else, whether you need a morning caffeine fix before a wine-trail day or a post-lunch smoothie to power through the afternoon. It is the kind of low-key essential that every walkable downtown needs.