Continuing DCN’s 2024 Year in Review, here are 10 exciting new coffee shops that opened throughout the inland American West in 2024.
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Connecting Colorado to Ethiopia, Lucy Coffee Opens a Cafe in Aurora
Ethiopia-focused roasted and green coffee company Lucy Coffee recently opened its first retail cafe in Aurora, Colorado, completing a full circle of coffee and cultural connections… read more
The new Lucy Coffee shop in Aurora, Colorado. Courtesy photo.
With Roasting and Baking, Daylily Coffee Bursts Forth in Sioux Falls
Now offering a warm and sweet respite from the wintry chill of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, is the first brick-and-mortar location of Daylily Coffee… read more
Daylily Coffee courtesy photo.
Firecreek Coffee Quenches Phoenix with Huge New Roastery Cafe
Flagstaff, Arizona-based Firecreek Coffee Co. has spread South to Phoenix with the soft opening of a second, and larger, coffee roastery that includes a sixth retail location, an onsite bakery and an event space… read more
Inside the new Firecreek Coffee roastery and cafe in Phoenix. Courtesy photo.
Black Sheep Coffee is Counting On Texas with First US Location
The newest member of UK-based Black Sheep Coffee‘s growing flock of cafes is now open in Plano, Texas… read more
The new Black Sheep Coffee shop in Plano, Texas. Courtesy photo.
Tucson’s Colibri & Renard Coffee Conjures Its First Cafe at the Celestia Collective
Operated by a “coven” of like-minded entrepreneurs who are devotees and practitioners of modern witchcraft, Celestia leans more towards earthy and eclectic arts, crafts and spiritualism than spookiness of the cartoon Halloween variety… read more
Inside the Celestia Collective in Tucson, Arizona. Press photo.
Kohiko Coffee House Sweetens Sugar Land with Japanese Flair
Champion latte artist Nicolas Tanaka recently opened Kohiko Coffee House in Sugar Land, Texas, combining expert coffee craftsmanship with flavors and aesthetics reflecting his Japanese heritage… read more
Inside the Kohiko Coffee House in Sugar Land, Texas. Courtesy photo.
Empower Coffee Roasters Starts Off Strong in Mesa, Arizona
At its first brick-and-mortar retail location in Mesa, Arizona, Empower Coffee Roasters is balancing a business model that offers high-quality coffee while also supporting and inspiring girls and women… read more
Inside the new Empower Coffee roasters coffee shop and roastery in Mesa. Courtesy photo.
Laughing Cat Coffee Gets a New Life in Reno
The oldest roastery in the “Biggest Little City in the World” is also the newest. This riddle begins the story of Laughing Cat Coffee, which has been a coffee staple in Reno, Nevada, for decades and recently relaunched under new ownership… read more
The Laughing Cat roastery and coffee shop in Reno, Nevada. Courtesy photo.
Sightseer Coffee Looks Great at First Coffee Bar in Austin
The women- and queer-owned coffee roasting company opened its first brick-and-mortar location on South 1st Street in late May, offering traditional and spectacularly experimental drinks using coffees produced by women… read more
The new Sightseer Coffee shop shares a South 1st Street building with Sugar Mama’s Bakeshop. Courtesy photo.
Oklahoma’s T3 Roasters Completes a Historic Opening
The building is almost as old as the town itself, which is celebrating the 125th anniversary of its foundation 20 miles northeast of Tulsa this year… read more
The new T3 Roasters roastery and cafe in Downtown Collinsville, Oklahoma. Courtesy photo.
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