The Coffee Club opens in Huntington with kid-friendly play area

Downtown Huntington now has a coffee shop built around more than caffeine. The Coffee Club opened its first physical location at 315 N Jefferson St. with a kid-friendly play area, giving families a place where parents can order drinks while children settle into a space designed to keep them busy.

Owner Ally Youngblood said the goal was to create a welcoming spot for coffee lovers that also felt comfortable for kids. The menu goes well beyond standard espresso drinks, with creative coffee drinks, teas, dirty sodas, rotating bakery items and gluten-free options. The café is open seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and it can also be booked for local events and coffee delivery services.

The biggest draw for families is Mima's Tiny Town, a play area with themed spaces that include a fire department, cafe and vet clinic. Drop-in play sessions cost $5 per child, and monthly memberships are available for regulars who want to make the stop part of their routine. Socks are required, and grip socks can be purchased on site, a small detail that makes the space easier to use for parents heading in without planning ahead.

The Coffee Club did not begin as a storefront. Ally and Cameron Youngblood started the business as a grassroots effort tied to their own experience as parents, trying to make adult friendship and community-building easier. Before the Huntington opening, the brand had already been serving drinks at local events and through delivery, and its first playdate on August 17, 2025, at Buckner Park drew more than 80 people, a sign that the concept had already found an audience.

That early turnout helps explain why the permanent shop feels like more than a retail move. The business website describes The Coffee Club as a "Parenthood Support Group disguised as playdates," and the Mobile Cafe remains part of the operation for events. The shop’s downtown address now gives that idea a fixed home, while still keeping the event-based, community-first model that built the brand in the first place.

A grand opening event was listed for June 6, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the same address, setting up the launch as a public community moment rather than a quiet debut. In a town where coffee shops often compete on speed and specialty drinks alone, The Coffee Club is betting that play space, memberships and a family-first layout can turn goodwill into something that lasts.