National Coffee Day In Marina Del Rey: Where To Get Your Joe Fix

MARINA DEL REY, CA — For many on the go in Marina del Rey, 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 Marina del Rey another reason to visit one of their local coffee shops.

In and near Marina del Rey, local coffee shops include:

• Cafe Buna, 552 Washington Blvd, Marina Del Rey
• Cafe Milan, 205 Culver Blvd, Playa Del Rey
• Capri Gelato & Coffee Bar, 4222 Lincoln Blvd, Marina Del Rey
• The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, 13420 Maxella Ave #C20, Marina Del Rey
• The Cow's End Cafe, 34 Washington Blvd, Marina Del Rey
• The Hive - Superfood Eats & Organic Cafe, 4242 Vía Marina, Marina Del Rey
• Le Pain Quotidien, 13455 Maxella Ave, Marina Del Rey
• Mariners Cafe, 14000 Captains Row, Marina Del Rey
• Menotti's Coffee Shop, 56 Windward Ave, Venice
• Noah's NY Bagels, 548 Washington Blvd, Marina Del Rey
• Peet's Coffee, 4706 Lincoln Blvd, Marina Del Rey
• Starbucks, 100 Washington Blvd, Marina Del Rey
• Tanner's Coffee Co., 200 Culver Blvd C, Playa Del Rey
• Ten, 4065 Glencoe Ave #100, Marina Del Rey

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.