Blue Bottle Coffee Opens In Palo Alto

PALO ALTO, CA — Coffee addicts rejoice. Blue Bottle Coffee has opened a new cafe in Palo Alto at the high-profile Stanford Shopping Center.

And as one would expect from the upper echelons of Silicon Valley society, the latest Blue Bottle coffeehouse offers "a polished and inviting environment to enjoy delicious coffee close to the Stanford University campus" where it's surrounded by a plethora of retailers at 660 Stanford Shopping Center.

The grand opening of Blue Bottle’s Stanford cafe took place on Friday. Then on Sept. 14, the cafe will host a special Community Day when coffee enthusiasts and wannabes alike may partake in drinks, food and merchandise to launch the brand in the land of high academia.

All proceeds from sales on Community Day will go to the cafe’s regional community partner, CUESA, a nonprofit organization dedicated to growing thriving communities through sustaining locally-grown food.

Blue Bottle’s Stanford cafe offers seasonally-changing single origin coffees for both espresso and drip coffee, as well as a rotating selection of blends. Guests can enjoy liège wafels, a variety of sandwiches as well as savory and sweet toasts.

Every Blue Bottle cafe is created with an understanding of the surrounding environment, including its history, population and geography. Cafes are both a unique representation of the Blue Bottle craft and a respectful tribute to the communities in which they are located.

After all, many have passed the hours studying and innovating in the Silicon Valley with a mug in hand. Now those who frequent the Stanford Shopping Center, which constantly reinvents itself, may come up with the latest thing — whether in tech or otherwise.

Blue Bottle Coffee was founded in 2002 by James Freeman in Oakland, California. A self-declared "coffee lunatic," Freeman — like a chemist — hand roasted beans in a 183-square-foot potting shed and then delivered them to friends from his Peugeot wagon. Seventeen years later, Blue Bottle has grown to a network of cafes in 10 cities in the United States, Japan and Korea.

"I will only sell coffee less than 48 hours out of the roaster to my guests, so they may enjoy coffee at peak flavor. I will only use the finest, most delicious and responsibly sourced beans," Freeman declared.

More information for coffee connoisseurs may be found by visiting bluebottlecoffee.com.