BUFFALO, N.Y. — Undergrounds Coffee House & Roastery is celebrating its fifth anniversary this weekend. As the fully female-owned businesses celebrates this milestone, they're also looking ahead to the future with a second location in the works.
The original coffee house opened in 2016 at 580 South Park Avenue in the City of Buffalo, at the site of a former funeral home. The owners opened the cafe with a mission to "honor the death of what the building was," and celebrate life with their new business.
Now, Undergrounds Coffee House & Roastery is expanding. A second location will open later this year at Seneca One Tower.
"So we think we'll be able to pull off our full menu and maybe do a few new fun things there, but we're really excited," said Sara Heidinger, co-owner of Undergrounds Coffee. 'We love the energy at Seneca One, and the community they've created there, and we're honored to be apart of it."
The new downtown location will be a smaller kiosk-type store, and it is set to open later this year.
In celebration of their five year anniversary, and making it through the COVID-19 pandemic, the coffee house is holding a party in the parking lot on Saturday, July 10.
The party started at 11 a.m. and goes until 3 p.m., featuring a small vendor market. In addition to the cafe's normal menu there will also be beer and wine available for purchase. But that's not all, from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. the Leroy Townes Band will be on site playing music.