Blank Street Coffee opens first West Coast store in Studio City

Blank Street Coffee opened its first West Coast store Friday in Studio City, with a second planned in Beverly Hills [1]. The Studio City shop is the chain's 106th location and will also sell ice cream [1]. Founded in Brooklyn in 2020 by Issam Freiha and Vinay Menda, the company started as a trailer, opened its first brick-and-mortar store in 2021, and has $67 million from investors led by General Catalyst and Tiger Global [1].

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1. nrn.com · Blank Street Coffee makes its West Coast debut in Los Angeles Aug 21, 2026
2. cnbc.com · 38-year-old runs a mobile pizzeria out of his Smart car in New York City: It's 'like a circus or a magic act' Aug 22, 2026

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