Local SF coffee chain opens in FiDi next week amid recent Starbucks closures nearby

(KRON) — One of the more popular San Francisco-based coffee shops is opening another location in the city. Andytown Coffee Roasters is opening a new cafe in San Francisco’s Finanicial District next week.

Andytown, located at 747 Front St., is having its grand opening on Tuesday, May 27. The cafe’s hours are on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Andytown says it plans to potentially expand hours later this summer.

The opening of Andytown comes at a time when the neighborhood has lost two Starbucks locations this year.

Last Friday, Starbucks at 1255 Battery St. permanently closed. About six blocks away, the Starbucks at 99 Jackson St. shut down in February. That closure promoted a rally cry from seniors living in the area to try and save that cafe.

The Front Street location is Andytown’s sixth in San Francisco and seventh overall. It is the second one to open downtown, joining 181 Fremont St. The lone shop outside of San Francisco is at 1302 El Camino Real in Menlo Park.

Andytown Coffee Roasters was founded in 2014 by Michael McCrory and Lauren Crabbe in the Outer Sunset of San Francisco. It has since risen in popularity among local SF-founded cafes, amassing more than 25,000 Instagram followers.

“We’ve passed final inspections and now we’re gearing up to open our newest cafe,” Andytown wrote on Instagram. “We look forward to meeting our new neighbors and serving you all delicious coffee for years to come.”