Bevel Coffee Opens First Brick-and-Mortar Café After Three Years of Espresso Pop-Ups

Bevel Coffee opened its first permanent brick-and-mortar café on February 24, 2026, capping three years of operating primarily as a patio pop-up and kiosk under the direction of Kevin Mejia and team. The move formalizes the specialty roastery’s shift from intermittent service models to a fixed storefront and gives Mejia a headquarters for daily espresso service.

Kevin Mejia built Bevel Coffee as a community-focused specialty roastery and espresso pop-up outfit, staging pop-ups across patios and running a kiosk for three years before the new café opened. Those temporary formats allowed Bevel to test menu items and service flows while keeping overhead low; the new location is the company’s first permanent investment in retail space after that trial period.

The February 24 opening brings Bevel the operational certainty pop-ups lacked. Having a permanent café allows Mejia and team to set regular hours, streamline supply for roastery operations, and maintain consistent espresso extraction and drink quality each day. For a roastery-first operation, the transition to brick-and-mortar also creates room to host the regular in-house roasting, packaging, and retailing that specialty customers expect from a named roaster.

Community focus was central to Bevel’s identity during the three years of patio and kiosk service, and the café opening on February 24 continues that emphasis. Kevin Mejia and his staff have used pop-up locations to engage directly with neighbors and local businesses, and the new café acts as a stable gathering point where those relationships can deepen over weekday and weekend service. The permanent space removes weather and scheduling constraints that limited patio pop-ups.

Operationally, the café represents a strategic pivot for Bevel Coffee: moving from ephemeral engagements to a fixed address that supports both customer-facing service and roastery logistics. After three years of testing service models, Mejia’s team can now scale inventory, schedule baristas for predictable shifts, and offer repeatable tasting experiences at the counter every day rather than during sporadic pop-up events.

The opening on February 24, 2026 marks a clear milestone for Bevel Coffee and for Kevin Mejia’s team. By anchoring the specialty roastery in a permanent café, Bevel has positioned itself to expand consistent espresso service and deepen community programming that began during its patio pop-up era.