05/27/2026
opened in 2022.
By 2026, opened their second location, a merch line people actually wear, a DJ community event inside a coffee shop, and a community that showed up before Providence even had the chance to sleep on them.
This is what happens when your positioning, your events, your partnerships, and your content all point back to the same identity.
Latin coffee shop energy. Visual aesthetic that matches it. Influencer partnerships that fit. And cafecito with a DJ?
Because that is exactly the kind of place they are.
Welcome to Businesses Killing It, a series spotlighting the small businesses in our community doing it right and what other founders can actually learn from them.
Episode 1: Cafe Ava.
Who should Episode 2 be? Drop them below.