The best coffee shop in 45 big cities across America

There's one dark liquid that's keeping this nation from falling apart, and that's coffee. And if there's one day to get buzzed, it's today: National Coffee Day. Go out there and grab a cup.

To help you find some local gems, we teamed up with location intelligence company Foursquare to compile a list of the top-rated coffee shops in 45 big cities in the United States. Even if you're not around a huge city in America, it's likely you'll still have a handful of good coffee shops in your town. So fear not if you're not near a Blue Bottle or Intelligentsia - plenty of local coffee shops still sling a good latte.

Read on to see if your local shop made it into the list.