California/Pacific

Coffee Cycle Rolls Into San Diego’s Ocean Beach

Among the eclectic mom-and-pop shops, the farmers market, ocean breezes mixed with patchouli, surf-loving dogs and other delights of Ocean Beach in San Diego is the newest, biggest outpost of...

2025.02.17

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After Destruction in LA, Caffe Luxxe Says, ‘We Are Bent but Not Broken’

Amidst the torrent of socio-political and environmental issues that the Los Angeles wildfires have unleashed, the most enduring tragedy remains the loss of homes. No fewer than 12,000 structures were...

2025.02.14

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Carlo Di Ruocco, the Original Mr. Espresso, Dies at 90

Carlo Di Ruocco, the Italian-born founder of the California roasting company Mr. Espresso who helped introduce espresso to a generation of Americans, died in his sleep on Jan. 17 at...

2025.01.29

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Offbeat Coffee is On Point in Sacramento

The tempo is running fast at the first brick-and-mortar location of Sacramento, California’s Offbeat Coffee, which held a soft opening last week. In a long, 3,000-square-foot space, wooden furniture, concrete...

2025.01.28

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Creature’s Plants & Coffee Offers Multiple Comforts in LA

A hybrid plant nursery and coffee shop named Creature’s Plants & Coffee opened in the Eagle Rock neighborhood of Los Angeles last fall, creating connections between plants, people and coffee. ...

2025.01.08

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25 New Coffee Roasters to Support in 2025

This year, dozens of new facilities dedicated to roasting specialty coffee opened across the United States. While some are led by seasoned industry veterans and others by newcomers, nearly all...

2024.12.31

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2024 Year In Review: 10 New Coffee Shops on the US West Coast

Continuing DCN’s 2024 Year in Review, here are 10 exciting new coffee shops that opened up in the U.S. West Coas states in 2024. For all the latest coffee shop openings...

2024.12.25

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Em Coffee House Brings Modern Vietnam to San Diego

The owners of the San Diego-based Ding Tea bubble tea chain expanded earlier this fall with a cafe concept that celebrates Vietnamese coffee called Em Coffee House. Opened Nov. 18,...

2024.12.18

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Inaugural Oakland Coffee Market Happening December 14

It’s well established that coffee stuff is the only gift worth giving. Luckily for people in the Bay Area, a new in-person popup market called the Oakland Coffee Market is...

2024.12.03

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Ohm Coffee Roasters Turns It Up in California Wine Country

Rock-themed coffee company Ohm Coffee Roasters just rolled from its mobile retail operation into two permanent cafes in California wine country. The openings follow Ohm’s acquisition of the Monday Bakery...

2024.11.26

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