{"id":397283,"date":"2026-07-14T00:37:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T00:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/397283\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T00:37:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T00:37:09","slug":"camellia-coffee-roasters-replaces-peets-on-e-street-in-davis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/397283\/","title":{"rendered":"Camellia Coffee Roasters replaces Peet\u2019s on E Street in Davis"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Camellia<\/p>\n

Camellia Coffee Roasters in downtown Davis on Monday, July 13, 2026. The coffee shop replaced a Peet\u2019s location that closed in January after 22 years in business.<\/p>\n

Daniel Lempres<\/p>\n

dlempres@sacbee.com<\/p>\n

A new coffee shop opened Monday replacing the bustling downtown Davis Peet\u2019s Coffee location, which closed in January after 22 years on E Street.<\/p>\n

The new shop, Camellia Coffee Roasters, is the second location for the Sacramento-based roaster. The company is known for its espresso drinks, pastries and breakfast sandwiches.<\/p>\n

Peet\u2019s closed the 231 E St. shop on Jan. 30 amid a broader round of store closures by the chain. The Los Angeles Times reported in January<\/a> that an estimated 27 of Peet\u2019s 283 locations were closing as the company cited a \u201cchallenging environment,\u201d including high coffee bean prices. Davis\u2019 other Peet\u2019s Coffee, located in the Marketplace shopping center on West Covell Boulevard, remains open.<\/p>\n

The Peet\u2019s was immensely popular with residents, and news of its closure prompted a citizen-led effort to convince the coffee chain to stay. A petition asking the company to keep the location open collected more than 600 signatures in the weeks before the closure.<\/p>\n

Camellia Coffee Roasters opened its Sacramento shop near 12th and R streets in 2016. The company signed a lease for the space at on E St. back in April, according to media reports.<\/a> The company initially hoped to open in late May.<\/p>\n

Co-owners Ryan Harden and Rob Watson are excited to be part of downtown Davis, Harden said. The lively neighborhood is a great location for a coffee shop and will be even better when students return to UC Davis in the fall, he said Monday following an Instagram post<\/a> announcing the cafe\u2019s opening.<\/p>\n

The new Camellia Coffee Roasters on E Street is open from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.<\/p>\n


\n \"Profile
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Daniel Lempres<\/a><\/p>\n

The Sacramento Bee<\/p>\n

Daniel Lempres is a regional accountability reporter at The Sacramento Bee focused on Davis and Yolo County. Before joining The Bee, his investigations appeared in outlets like the San Francisco Chronicle, the Los Angeles Times and The New York Times.\u00a0\n <\/p>\n