Blank Street Coffee

Blank Street Coffee is a coffee chain with a Harvard Square shop, serving specialty coffee, matcha drinks and fresh food with a focus on a clean, natural, high-quality menu at affordable prices. The company’s idea was to strip away costs that did not benefit customers or baristas, which lets it source specialty coffees from around the world, serve fresh food sourced locally and pay baristas above-market wages.

Blank Street launched in August 2020 with its first location, a five-by-ten-foot coffee cart in the garden of the Wythe diner in Brooklyn. The operation was simple and the footprint small, and that lean approach carried through as the company grew. Today it operates locations across New York, London, Boston and Washington, DC. The company says rituals matter, since even a brief coffee ritual sets the tone for the day.

What to Know

• Customers can order ahead through the Blank Street app.
• A rewards program is offered.
• The menu includes breakfast items and sweets along with coffee and tea.
• The company says it invests a lot of time perfecting the details of the customer experience.