OPENING 2027
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Founded in 2017 in Kunming, Yunnan, China, CHAGEE is a global modern teahouse chain whose menu centers on single-origin loose leaf tea including Tieguanyin oolong, Yunnan black tea, and Chinese green teas which are served across categories such as fresh milk tea, brewed tea, fruit tea, snow cap drinks, and teaspresso-style beverages.
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opened about 1 month ago
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BingXue is a Chinese ice cream and tea beverage chain founded in 2014 and headquartered in Jinan, Shandong Province. The brand specializes in tea drinks, soft serve ice cream and coffee with a menu spanning boba milk tea, fruit tea, yogurt drinks, and matcha-based beverages.
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opened about 2 months ago
NEW CONCEPT
Kaway Cafe is a Filipino-inspired specialty coffee and matcha shop whose drink menu draws on traditional Filipino flavors, featuring signature items such as ube, buko pandan, and turon lattes alongside hojicha, calamansi teas, and matcha drinks. The café's name comes from the Tagalog word meaning "to wave your hand," reflecting its focus on a welcoming, communal atmosphere.
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opened about 2 months ago
NEW CONCEPT
Yugen Teahouse is a locally owned specialty beverage shop centered on tea-based drinks, including boba, matcha, and fruit teas.
OPENING TBD
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Founded in 2002 as a San Diego coffee cart, Better Buzz Coffee Roasters is a specialty café chain whose coffee beans are certified organic through CCOF and sourced through Fair Trade and Rainforest Alliance programs. Each location serves handcrafted beverages, made-to-order food items, and fresh pastries, with the menu spanning espresso drinks, cold brew, smoothies, acai bowls, breakfast sandwiches, and toasts.
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opened about 1 month ago
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Rare Earth Coffee is a California-founded specialty coffee chain that air-roasts its beans instead of conventional drum roasting. The handcrafted drink menu spans classic espresso-based beverages alongside signature specialty options such as blended drinks, cold brew, and flavored lattes, with beans also available for retail purchase in a variety of roast profiles.
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opened about 2 months ago
NEW CONCEPT
Juneberry Tea Lounge is a local tea lounge concept offering both quick to-go drinks and sit-down service, blending bubble tea and matcha with a formal British-style tea experience. Alongside the English tea service, the menu draws on Asian tea traditions, featuring specialty drinks such as Okinawa milk tea crème brûlée, sakura cherry blossom tea, strawberry matcha, and halo-halo.
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opened about 3 months ago
NEW CONCEPT
Baker's Brew Cafe is a Sacramento coffee shop specializing in specialty coffee, ceremonial grade matcha, and artisan pastries with a menu that also spans breakfast bites, café-style lunches, and premium deli sandwiches.
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opened about 2 months ago
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Sana'a Cafe is a multi-location café concept centered on traditionally roasted and brewed Yemeni coffee, sourcing high-quality Yemeni beans and spices to reflect Yemen's coffee heritage. The menu spans traditional Yemeni drinks — including Hawaij, Bun, and Qishr — alongside specialty lattes, chai, and Middle Eastern-inspired pastries and light bites such as spinach fatayer and chicken musakhan.
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opened about 2 months ago
RELOCATION
Sun House Cafe is a Sacramento café co-owned by Lalo Mata and Leandra Coronado that specializes in ceremonial grade matcha, coffee, teas, and small bites. The shop is known for its rotating seasonal beverage menu, with new drink offerings introduced each season.
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OPENING TBD
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Coffee franchise serving tea, pastries and Yemeni-sourced coffee.
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opened about 4 months ago
NEW CONCEPT
Dolce Caffé is a boutique Mediterranean-style coffee shop serving handcrafted espresso drinks made with Temple Coffee beans, alongside a rotating selection of sweet and savory Mediterranean snacks and baked goods.
OPENING TBD
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Founded in Rogers, Arkansas in 2017, 7 Brew is a drive-thru-only coffeehouse chain that has expanded to hundreds of locations across the U.S. The menu is anchored by the brand's signature "7 Originals" lineup of espresso-based drinks.
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opened about 4 months ago
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Dutch Bros Coffee is the largest privately held drive-through coffee chain in the US. Founded in 1992 by Dane & Travis Boersma, the chain is based in Grants Pass, Oregon and currently operates over 325 location across the Western United States.
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OPENING TBD
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World Traveler Coffee Roasters is a coffeehouse focused on freshly roasted coffee beans from around the world and serves an assortment of coffee beverages and teas.
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OPENING TBD
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Founded in Rogers, Arkansas in 2017, 7 Brew is a drive-thru-only coffeehouse chain that has expanded to hundreds of locations across the U.S. The menu is anchored by the brand's signature "7 Originals" lineup of espresso-based drinks.
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opened about 6 months ago
NEW CONCEPT
Steele House Coffee is a family-owned independent coffeehouse specializing in freshly roasted, low-acid coffee with beans sourced from farms around the world. The menu features barista-original espresso drinks alongside traditional offerings, with specialty lattes such as French Toast, Banana Cream, and Honey Bee all complemented by breakfast food options.
opened about 3 months ago
LOCAL ADDITION
Brew Bird Creative Cafe is a Sacramento-based paint-your-own pottery café where guests can pick a ceramic piece and paint it while enjoying handcrafted drinks, including Camellia coffee, craft beer, and wine, along with light snacks. All painting supplies are included, and completed pieces are kiln-fired in-house for customers to pick up at a later date.
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OPENING 2026
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Life's Grind Coffee House is an independent specialty coffee shop concept rooted in Galt, CA, offering a full menu of hot, iced, and blended espresso drinks alongside fresh daily bakery items and breakfast and lunch food options. The menu includes coffee drinks, mushroom coffee, matcha, smoothies, pastries, sandwiches, power bowls, and avocado toast.
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opened about 6 months ago
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Ume Tea is a boba tea chain founded in the Bay Area in 2019. Menu offerings include milk tea, fruit tea, fresh tea, coffee, bento boxes and snacks.