Openings

Barra Brings Sunshine Coast Vibes to Central Minneapolis

Customers at the Skyway shopping center in downtown Minneapolis are getting a taste of the Sunshine Coast through Barra, a new cafe with a thoroughly Aussie-inspired multiroaster program. The...

2026.04.09

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Atmos Coffee Blasts Off in Cleveland with Roastery Cafe

The aroma of house-roasted coffees combines with modern space-themed art to set the atmosphere at the newly opened first cafe of Atmos Coffee in Cleveland’s Gordon Square neighborhood. Cosmic...

2026.04.07

Atmos CoffeeBusiness OperationsClevelandCraft/OperationsGordon SquareMarketingMicroMidwestOhioOpeningsRetailRoastingZach Burkhartコーヒー

Nomad Bringing No-Waste Mission to More Vancouver-Area Cafes

Since the coffee shop Nomad opened in North Vancouver, British Columbia, in May 2022, not a single disposable cup has crossed its counter. To date, more than 220,000 cups have...

2026.04.07

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Un Cafecito Brings Big Coffee Energy to Salt Lake City

A Latin-inspired coffee shop called Un Cafecito has opened on Salt Lake City’s North Temple corridor, bringing drinks such as horchata lattes and cafe de olla alongside a community-centered...

2026.03.31

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Bizarre Coffee Brings More ‘Good Mood Juice’ to Georgia

Quirky flavor combos and exceptional coffees are the baseline at Bizarre Coffee, which recently opened its third cafe north of Atlanta in Roswell, Georgia. Bold blocks of color and...

2026.03.25

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Sibling-Owned Gara Permanently Parks in Berkeley with Vietnamese Focus

A new sibling-run Vietnamese coffee shop in Berkeley called Gara (styled GA•RA by the company) is turning out drinks and foods inspired by the founders’ heritage, along with retail...

2026.03.24

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LA’s Canyon Coffee Hikes Cross Country with a Brooklyn Cafe

Moving from one peak specialty coffee city to another, Los Angeles-based Canyon Coffee just opened its second cafe in Brooklyn, New York. The new Prospect Heights cafe transplants the...

2026.03.23

Ally WalshAsprasarBrooklynBusiness OperationsCalifornia/PacificCanyon CoffeeCraft/OperationsFinca ChurupampaFrank ValerioJames WaymanLong IslandLos AngelesMarketingMatthew WilliamsMicroNew YorkNortheastOpeningsProspect HeightsRetailRoastingSNAP Coffeeコーヒー

Necessity Coffee Meets Demand with Two San Diego-Area Cafes

With one shop newly relocated and a second cafe now open, Necessity Coffee is asserting itself as a must-visit brand north of San Diego. In January the company reopened in...

2026.03.19

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Espy Cafe Seeks to Surprise and Delight in Ann Arbor

Inside the new Espy Cafe in Ann Arbor, Michigan. All images courtesy of Espy Coffee. Long communal tables set the tone at a new coffee destination in Ann Arbor, Michigan,...

2026.03.18

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Vessel Coffee Collaborative Cruises Into Cleveland Cafe

A new cafe called Vessel Coffee Collaborative opened this month in Cleveland’s Gordon Square, carrying roasts from throughout the country. Cleveland coffee pros Austin Fedor and Jacob Digman collaborated on...

2026.03.17

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