Downtown Davis is trading one caffeine heavyweight for another, but this time the beans are coming from closer to home. Camellia Coffee Roasters, the Sacramento roastery-and-cafe known for house-roasted beans and made-to-order breakfast sandwiches, is moving into the former Peet\u2019s space on E Street and gearing up to turn it into a neighborhood counter. The swap trades a national chain outpost for a local roaster in the tight downtown core.<\/p>\n
As reported by the Sacramento Business Journal<\/a>, Camellia has locked in its Davis lease and is stepping beyond its existing Sacramento footprint. The Davis shop will be the roaster\u2019s second walk-in cafe, adding a retail presence to its wholesale and production operations.<\/p>\n From Sacramento To Davis<\/p>\n Owners Rob Watson and Ryan Harden launched Camellia in 2016 and built it from a small wholesale roastery into a street-level cafe on R Street in Sacramento, according to Camellia Coffee Roasters<\/a>. The brand leans hard on quality and consistency, running a production roastery alongside a focused cafe menu. The Sacramento counter currently keeps roughly 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. hours.<\/p>\n A Downtown Corner Changing Hands<\/p>\n Wendy Weitzel\u2019s Comings & Goings<\/a> reports that Peet\u2019s shut down its downtown Davis location at 231 E St. at the end of January and that the windows are currently papered while the new tenant works inside. Peet\u2019s<\/a> own store listing also places the former shop at 231 E St., confirming the address for the incoming Camellia.<\/p>\n When To Expect It<\/p>\n