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There are so many variables to consider (depending on how deep into the rabbit hole you care go go) that you sort of have to pick a place to start and work on your "sampler sets" from there. The easiest ones to lock down are roast darkness and grind size. This is what I did recently-ish (after lockdown was over, but while we were all doing fun lockdown hobby-projects):
If your market is like mine they have a "house bean" that they sell at each of these darknesses, but even if that's not the case roasting has such a significant effect on coffee flavor it's still a good variable to knock out first.
Once you have that dialed in, you can go back to the store and get 3-4 samples of your favorite pick now at different grind sizes, or (if you're lucky) find 3-4 different bean options in your preferred darkness. The key is being able to buy in small quantities so you can try a bunch of options while keeping costs under control and not drinking weeks worth of coffees that you don't really like.