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Rayana Zapryanova

Local cafe takes over former Starbucks location on Aungier Street

Bean Box Coffee have opened their newest cafe on Aungier Street inside a former Starbucks premises.

The Bean Box, famous for their flat whites, has taken up residence at Aungier Street's Avalon House, serving up a storm with delicious looking freshly baked treats and toasties. The cafe takes its look and aesthetic straight from 90s New York City, with murals of The Notorious BIG and Jay Z located on the boxes. They use locally sourced coffee from Irish roasters and only use local Irish products.

“The Bean Box is one of the fastest growing coffee brands in the country and will soon be the largest”, they vow on their website. Sharing the exciting news of their new location on Instagram, brothers and co-owners Jordan and Lloyd wrote: “Our very first brick and mortar location.

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“We would like to start off by saying thank you to all of our amazing customers for the constant support over the last two and a half years, this would not have been possible without you. We were just two local ladz with a vision and a horse box…and we’re not done yet.”

Pre-covid, Lloyd was a barista in Vancouver, Canada and Jordan was an investor. They founded their first cafe in Frimnagh in 2020. According to their website though, while the D2 cafe works 7 days a week, the one in Drimnagh is only open during the weekend.

Jordan and Lloyd have also shared photos of their newest venue on their Instagram page @ thebeanboxcoffeeco_. Have a look inside in the gallery below:

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