UPDATE: Caribou Surges Ahead in Best Coffee Shop Poll

With only a couple of days left for voting, the  at 50th & France has surged ahead in voting for the 2012 .

Caribou has a substantial lead over the , which earlier this week was in second place behind . Dunn Bros is now ranked third. and are slightly behind in the voting, but who will ultimately win is anyone's guess.

Is your favorite place not in the lead? Organize your fellow fans to vote and show some support! We're not judging solely on votes, so be sure to head to the directory listings for the various coffee shops and review them as well. Hit the links above, or search for them in our directory. Make sure you encourage your fellow fans to post their reviews, too—it will impact which business wins our contest.

Voting ends at 9 p.m. on Thursday, March 8. Because this poll is not scientific, it is not the sole consideration in choosing a winner. The winner will be determined by the Patch editor, based on poll results, reader comments and reviews on Patch Places. Please vote only once per survey, per Patch. We’ll announce the winner at noon on Friday, March 9.