{"id":127029,"date":"2026-01-21T22:33:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T22:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/127029\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T22:33:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T22:33:10","slug":"kahwa-coffee-opens-tampa-drive-thru-on-kennedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/127029\/","title":{"rendered":"Kahwa Coffee opens Tampa drive-thru on Kennedy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"766\" height=\"623\" data-attachment-id=\"350932\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/food-drink\/kahwa-coffee-opens-tampa-drive-thru-on-kennedy\/attachment\/screenshot-2026-01-21-at-4-52-55-pm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-21-at-4.52.55-PM.png?fit=766%2C623&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"766,623\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Kahwa Kennedy\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Kahwa Coffee at 2802 W Kennedy Blvd., Tampa.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-21-at-4.52.55-PM.png?fit=300%2C244&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-21-at-4.52.55-PM.png?fit=766%2C623&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-21-at-4.52.55-PM.png\" alt=\"exterior of a Kahwa coffee shop with a mustard colored building top.\" class=\"wp-image-350932\" style=\"width:810px;height:auto\"  \/>Kahwa Coffee at 2802 W Kennedy Blvd., Tampa. Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KahwaCoffee\/posts\/pfbid0FxPtZ4ugNGYGoprGUqARj3goKkQ6HCooHfwX1ZuKutSRyoQ9HJ9nZAAqapCUK2Acl\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">KahwaCoffee \/ Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Florida\u2019s biggest indie coffee roaster now has drive-thrus on both sides of the Gandy Bridge. <\/p>\n<p>Kahwa Coffee opened its seventh Tampa location and third drive-thru at 2802 West Kennedy Blvd., the former longtime home of Wok N Roll. <\/p>\n<p>The chain opened its first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/food-drink\/kahwa-opens-long-awaited-drive-thru-shop-in-st-pete-17656909\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">drive-thrus<\/a> in St. Pete and South Tampa in 2024. Now in its 20th year, the St. Pete-based franchise offers a variety of coffee and espresso-based beverages, herbal teas and chai, as well as pastries and light breakfast bites. <\/p>\n<p>Kahwa also sells whole beans, single serve pods, cold brew and more at its <a href=\"https:\/\/kahwacoffee.com\/collections\/all-products\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">online shop<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"collection-link has-small-font-size\">This article appears in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/collections\/jan-22-28-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jan. 22 \u2013 28, 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tRelated\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSelene San Felice is managing editor of Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. Prior to joining CL in 2025, she started the Axios Tampa Bay newsletter and worked for her hometown paper, The Capital in Annapolis,&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/author\/selene\/\" rel=\"author nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMore by Selene San Felice\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kahwa Coffee at 2802 W Kennedy Blvd., Tampa. 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