Water Street Coffee is a renowned brand with a captivating story that began in 1992 in Kalamazoo, MI. Founded by Mark Smutek, the brand started as a humble one-man coffee shop and has since grown into a thriving business with over 100 employees and more than 1,000 happy customers each day. Water Street Coffee is driven by three core values: Quality, Creativity, and Community.

They offer a wide range of top-notch coffee blends sourced from South and Central America, East Africa and Yemen, and Indonesia and the South Pacific. They also provide half-caff and decaffeinated options, as well as a variety of teas including black tea, green tea, and herbal infusion. In addition to their exceptional beverages, Water Street Coffee offers a range of home brewing equipment, teaware, merchandise, and gifts.

They take pride in their commitment to local and in-season ingredients for their menu items, which are lovingly prepared by their talented chefs and cooks at their in-house commissary kitchen. With multiple café locations in Kalamazoo, Water Street Coffee serves as a gathering place for the community, bringing people from all walks of life together under one roof. Their dedication to quality and their passion for coffee shines through in every cup, making Water Street Coffee the go-to destination for coffee lovers everywhere