Open now · Corner of Kiln & Market

Your slow morning
starts here.

A neighborhood roastery and café where the espresso is pulled fresh, the pastries come out warm, and there's always a seat by the window with your name on it.

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Roasting since 6 AM
Today's beans hit the drum at dawn
Our Story

A little café with a big heart.

Kindling opened in 2017 in a drafty corner shop with a secondhand roaster, a chalkboard menu, and a stubborn belief that a good café should feel like a second living room.

We roast our beans right here behind the bar, bake our pastries every morning, and know most of our regulars by their order. Whether you're here to work, to catch up, or just to sit quietly with a cortado — you belong.

Pull up a stool. Stay a while. The refills of conversation are on us.

— Mara & Devon, your baristas
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Roasted On-Site

Our drum roaster runs behind the bar every morning, so the beans in your cup are days — not months — old.

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Baked Fresh

Croissants, morning buns, and galettes made in-house daily. When they're gone, they're gone.

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Made to Linger

Soft chairs, warm light, fast wifi, and no side-eye if you nurse one flat white for three hours.

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Kind & Green

Compostable cups, a bring-your-own discount, and beans sourced straight from growers we know.

Behind the Bar

How your cup comes together.

Five small rituals we repeat all day, every day — because the details are what you taste.

We Roast

Green beans hit the drum behind the bar each morning, roasted to a curve we've dialed in by taste.

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We Rest

Fresh roast needs a day to breathe. We let the beans settle so the flavors come alive in the cup.

We Grind

Every shot is ground to order, seconds before it's pulled. Nothing sits, nothing goes stale.

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We Pull & Pour

A 27-second shot, milk steamed to a glossy microfoam, and latte art poured with a steady hand.

We Hand It Over

With your name, a smile, and the good chair by the window if it's free. Enjoy.

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The Space

More than a coffee shop.

Kindling is built to be lived in. Big communal table for the laptop crowd, tucked-away armchairs for the readers, and a back room we throw open for tastings, workshops, and the occasional acoustic set.

Come for the coffee, stay for the room. Here's a little of what makes it ours.

📶Fast, free wifi
🔌Outlets at every seat
🐕Dog-friendly patio
🎶Live music Fridays
What's On
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Jul

Cupping Night

Taste four single origins side by side · 6:30pm · free

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Jul

Latte Art Throwdown

Barista showdown & open pour bar · 7pm · $5

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Aug

Home Brew Workshop

Learn the perfect pour-over · 10am · $20

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Aug

Acoustic Saturday

Local artists, late hours, warm cocoa · 7pm · free

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Kind Words

The neighborhood's living room.

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I've written half a novel from the corner table here. The Kindling Latte is dangerous and the baristas remember my order. This is my office now, sorry not sorry.

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Jordan Lee
Regular · every Tuesday
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The cardamom knots sell out by 9am for a reason. Warm, buttery, gone in four bites. I've started setting an alarm just to beat the rush. No regrets.

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Priya Raman
Morning-bun devotee
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Took a first date to Cupping Night and we ended up staying till close. Cozy room, killer coffee, zero pretension. It's the good kind of neighborhood spot.

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Marcus Tan
Friday-night regular
★★★★★
Come Say Hi

Find us on the corner.

No reservations, no rush. Just walk in, order at the bar, and make yourself at home.

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Where

221 Kiln Street, corner of Market Lane
Riverside District

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Hours

Mon – Fri6:30am – 6:00pm
Saturday7:00am – 7:00pm
Sunday7:00am – 4:00pm
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Say hello

(555) 014-2210 · hello@kindlingcoffee.co
Walk-ins always welcome · Cash & card

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Kindling Coffee
221 Kiln Street · 2 min from Riverside Station

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