National Coffee Day In Redondo Beach: Where To Get Your Joe Fix

REDONDO BEACH, CA — For many on the go in Redondo Beach, drinking coffee is celebrated seven mornings a week.

But there’s a specific date that is specifically set to highlight one of the world’s most consumed beverages. National Coffee Day is Sept. 29 across the United States and falls on a Wednesday in 2021.

National Coffee Day gives java lovers in Redondo Beach another reason to visit one of their local coffee shops.

In and near Redondo Beach, local coffee shops include:

• Artesia Deli & Coffee, 2322 Artesia Blvd, Redondo Beach
• Beach Cities Cafe, 2810 Phelan Ln, Redondo Beach
• The Boy & The Bear - Coffee Roastery, 350 N Pacific Coast Hwy, Redondo Beach
• Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, 2525 Artesia Blvd, Redondo Beach
• Coffee Cartel, 1820 S Catalina Ave #102, Redondo Beach
• Corner Bakery, 1868 S Pacific Coast Hwy, Redondo Beach
• The Great Room Cafe, 2810 Artesia Blvd, Redondo Beach
• Hi-Fi Espresso, 1815 S Catalina Ave, Redondo Beach
• Kirari West Bake Shop, 707 N Pacific Coast Hwy, Redondo Beach
• Klatch Coffee Redondo, 306 S Pacific Coast Hwy, Redondo Beach
• Krust Bakery & Cafe, 1300 S Pacific Coast Hwy Ste108, Redondo Beach
• Kona Koffee Co, 138 International Boardwalk, Redondo Beach
• La Terraza Redondo Beach, 1201 S Pacific Coast Hwy, Redondo Beach
• Mesh Coffee, 1918 S Pacific Coast Hwy, Redondo Beach
• Natural World Café, 2302 Artesia Blvd, Redondo Beach
• Panera Bread, 1511 Hawthorne Blvd, Redondo Beach
• Peet's Coffee, 1418 S Pacific Coast Hwy, Redondo Beach
• Pursue Coffee, 1503 Aviation Blvd, Redondo Beach
• Redondo Coffee Shop and Bait & Tackle Shop, 141 Fisherman's Wharf, Redondo Beach
• Sacks on the Beach, 1611 S Catalina Ave #120, Redondo Beach
• Starbucks, 300 N Pacific Coast Hwy, Redondo Beach
• Urth Caffe South Bay, 4940 W 147th St, Hawthorne
• WFM Coffee & Juice Bar, 405 N Pacific Coast Hwy, Redondo Beach
• Wildflower Cafe, 600 S Pacific Coast Hwy, Redondo Beach,
• Yellow Vase, 1805 S Catalina Ave, Redondo Beach

The exact origin of how Sept. 29 (or Oct. 1 in other countries) became National Coffee Day is cloudy, according to a NationalToday.com summary of the country’s long connection with the drink. It points to the 1773 Boston Tea Party as a key moment in U.S. history for when the country, quite literally, dumped tea for coffee.

When the people of the 13 colonies revolted against King George III’s hefty tea tax, “tea was out, and coffee was in,” the summary states.

The United States’ connection with coffee only became stronger in the years to follow. Brothers John and Charles Arbuckle started selling coffee to cowboys in the American West during the mid-1800s, and James Folger introduced the drink to gold miners in California before creating the J.A. Folger & Co. in 1872, according to NationalToday.com.

Other brands still around today, such as Maxwell House and Hills Brothers, eventually entered the coffee market. And Starbucks “changed everything” when it formed in Seattle in 1971, according to the summary.

The U.S. coffee shop market has now grown into a $45.4 billion industry, according to an account that cites the Allegra World Coffee Portal’s 2019 Project Café USA report.

A number of chain coffee shops are expected to offer deals for National Coffee Day, TheSpruceEats.com says.

Among them, Krispy Kreme will offer a free coffee and doughnut on the day, Dunkin’ Donuts a free medium hot or iced coffee with any purchase, and LaMar’s Donuts a free small cup of coffee.

Local 7-Eleven stores will offer 7Rewards loyalty members one free, any size hot coffee - including 7-Eleven’s new fall coffee lineup: Fall Pumpkin Coffee and Pumpkin Spice Latte - with the purchase of a baked good at participating stores.

Starbucks also typically offers free samples or cups of coffee on Sept. 29, Coffeeaffection.com reported this year.

Editor's Note: Did we miss a local coffee spot? Let us know in the comments.