When Dilshan “Arty” Ranaweera opened Cafe Secret Alley in Kandy, Sri Lanka, in 2017, he knew next to nothing about coffee. “Sri Lanka didn’t have a coffee culture,” Ranaweera said….
Three Questions with Dilshan “Arty” Ranaweera of Cafe Secret Alley in Sri Lanka
Related Post
Paradeco Coffee Sets Sail with Second Cafe in St. Pete
Expanding from its dazzling roastery cafe in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida’s Paradeco Coffee Roasters recently opened a second ode to ...
Neighbors Coffee Waves Hello with First Cafe in Rockville, Maryland
Businesses in Rockville, Maryland’s Woodley Gardens shopping center gained a new neighbor this month with the opening of Neighbors ...
Shiny New Espresso Machines at the 2025 SCA Expo in Houston
Espresso flowed like lava from a volcano of shiny new things at the 2025 SCA Expo in Houston last week. ...
Design Details: Collectable Cards with Blueprint Coffee
Welcome to Design Details, an ongoing editorial feature in Daily Coffee News focused on individual examples of coffee shop architecture, interior ...
Pigtrain Coffee is Back on Track at Denver’s Union Station
It’s full steam ahead for Pigtrain Coffee Co., which reopened this month after an extensive renovation inside the historic ...
In Birmingham, Whammy Coffee Opens with Big Flavors and Tiny Dinosaurs
The Birmingham, Alabama, coffee scene gained a doozy this spring with the grand opening of Whammy Coffee‘s first brick-and-mortar cafe. ...
Three Oaks Roasting Grows in N.C. with Broad River Acquisition
Three Oaks Roasting is spreading its roots deeper throughout the Charlotte, North Carolina, area through its recent acquisition of Broad ...
Cielo Coffee Roasters Takes Flight at Penrose in Kansas City
The clouds have parted and the runway is clear for a new boutique coffee roaster outside Kansas City, Missouri, called ...
Blue Bottle Coffee Claims Carbon Neutrality, Plans Regenerative Agriculture
California-based roaster-retailer Blue Bottle Coffee said it has achieved carbon neutrality for the calendar year 2024 while promising future investments ...
Papaver Roaster House is Home to Sweet Ukrainian Treats and Fresh Roasts in Olympia
A new family-run coffee shop in Olympia, Washington, called Papaver Roaster House celebrated its grand opening this month inside a ...