A new Detroit, MI, coffee shop has opened its doors.
Crain’s Detroit Business reports Charity Dean, president and CEO of the Michigan Black Business Alliance, has launched Rosa Cafe + Market at 222 Third Ave. This isn’t Dean’s first venture either — she previously opened a Rosa Cafe, named after her great-grandmother, in 2022.
“We just wanted to make sure we were open for the people,” Dean explained to the outlet. “There’s been a lot of excitement about the new cafe, so we wanted to get it open.”
The new 800-square-foot storefront, which is currently being stewarded by five employees, is in a luxury residential property close to the Detroit River. The Cafe will be able to seat nearly a dozen customers at once inside while more can gather in its outdoor patio. Customers can expect to sip on various coffee items including an Ethiopian house roast coffee made by Faust Haus Roasting Co. Additionally, there will also be snacks and food options available for purchase. Dean is looking beyond brick-and-mortar as well.
“Most people drink coffee at home,” Dean explained to the Crain’s Detroit Business. “We want people to be drinking Rosa if they’re in Detroit. We want Rosa to be to coffee what Faygo is to pop. We sell coffee from a local brand, so we want people to come in and buy what we have here for sure, but we want to be in people’s homes, too.”
In 2025, Dean plans to launch the market portion of the business. She also intends to secure an off-site liquor license by that time.
“Hopefully each location can build up and help the other,” Dean explained, according to the Crain’s Detroit Business. “Coffee shops generally can survive with different sources of revenue. The (Rosedale Park) location hosts private events and has a liquor license that helps us out. On the riverfront, we have a dedicated community inside the building as the only retailer. When we open the market that’ll supplement costs, too.”
