Openings

Third Way Coffee House is a Second Home for Roasters in Columbus, Ohio

A driveway is the newest way for customers to approach Columbus, Ohio’s Third Way Coffee House, which recently moved across West Broad Street from its original location. “Having a drive-up...

2023.10.04

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Atlanta’s Portrait Coffee Sharpens Its Focus with Cafe Opening

On the ground floor of the historic Lottie Watkins Building in Atlanta’s West End neighborhood sits the long-awaited retail cafe of Portrait Coffee. Sunshine through the floor-to-ceiling windows sustains a...

2023.10.02

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Blue Bottle Coffee Hosting $75 Seated Popup Tastings in LA

Oakland, California-born Blue Bottle Coffee is launching a six-week popup in Los Angeles called Blue Bottle Studio. Resembling a culinary popup that might be found in the fine dining world,...

2023.09.27

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Alias Coffee Makes a Name for Itself in Upstate New York

The Troy, New York-based roasting company that goes by the name Alias Coffee recently opened its second retail location, establishing a new identity in Albany. The new shop spans approximately...

2023.09.26

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Three Questions with Cydni Patterson of Sweet Finish

With manicured nails, sparkling wit and sometimes even a tank top with her face printed on it, Cydni Patterson packs an undeniable amount of charisma into her social media posts....

2023.09.21

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Rootline Coffee Connects Points in Nicaragua and Central Texas

Vertically integrated coffee company Rootline Coffee is drawing straight lines from Nicaragua into guests’ cups at the company’s first coffee shop in Dripping Springs, Texas. Tiles, embroidery and natural wood...

2023.09.21

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Virginia’s Happ Coffee Finding Good Fortune in Waynesboro

The people behind the former Farmhaus Coffee are bringing coffee-fueled new life to a historic building in the Shenandoah Valley city of Waynseboro, Virginia, under the new name Happ Coffee. ...

2023.09.19

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Born From Condor Chocolates, Ecuador-Focused Choco Coffee Soars in Athens, GA

With a growing number of coffee shops in the United States reflecting a new generation of Ecuadorian coffees, cocoa and culture, Georgia-based Choco Coffee and its sibling company Condor Chocolates...

2023.09.14

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Rival Bros. Provides the Coffee Punch at New Philly Cafe Enswell

Coffee roasting company Rival Bros. Coffee has a new ally in Philadelphia, partnering with the New Liberty Distillery to launch a coffee, restaurant and cocktail concept called Enswell. The new...

2023.09.13

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In San Francisco, Outset Coffee Finds a Ripe Market for Fruit Lattes

Immediately perking up the San Francisco Mission District is Outset Coffee, a new shop whose fruit-forward and Asian-inspired coffee drinks are raising the bar for creative flavors and textures. The...

2023.09.11

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