The warm, candle-lit interior of Velvet Bean Coffee with wooden tables and soft morning light

Your neighborhood coffee house

Slow mornings, craft espresso, and a warm place to stay a while.

Velvet Bean Coffee pours small-batch espresso, hand-made pour-overs, and fresh daily pastries in a calm, candle-lit room on the corner. Order ahead, then come find your table.

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Open 7 days · 7am–6pm•142 Maple Street, Riverside

What we pour

Featured this season

A rotating handful of what regulars order most. Full espresso, pour-over, tea, and pastry menu available at the counter.

Signature

Velvet Latte

$5.25

Our signature double shot pulled slow, poured over steamed whole milk with a whisper of vanilla.

Pour-Over

Single-Origin Pour-Over

$4.75

A hand-poured cup brewed to order, rotating weekly beans from small roasters.

Espresso

Cortado

$4.00

Equal parts espresso and silky warm milk — balanced, bright, and small.

Cold

Slow Cold Brew

$4.50

Steeped 18 hours for a smooth, chocolatey cup served over fresh ice.

Pastry

Butter Croissant

$3.75

Baked each morning — flaky, golden layers, still warm when you arrive early.

Pastry

Cardamom Bun

$4.25

Twisted, spiced, and glazed — our most-asked-for pastry by name.

Step inside

A calm room, made for lingering

Soft lamplight, worn wood, and enough quiet corners to lose an hour in. No rush, no noise — just good coffee and a place to settle.

Guests reading in the warm front room at Velvet Bean Coffee

The front room

A barista pulling an espresso shot at the counter

The espresso bar

A quiet window corner with a soft armchair

Quiet corners

Fresh-roasted beans being poured, small batch

Est. 2016

Roasting on the corner

Our craft

Roasted with care, for the people next door

Velvet Bean started with a single roaster in the back and a simple idea: coffee tastes better when the person pouring it knows your name. We roast in small batches each week so every cup lands bright and fresh — never bitter, never burnt.

We source from growers we can actually trace, pay fairly for it, and let the beans speak for themselves. The rest is just good light, honest pastries, and a room you don’t want to leave.

Weekly: Small-batch roast
7 days: Fresh pastries
100%: Traceable beans

Loved by locals

What the neighborhood says

★★★★★

“The Velvet Latte is the reason I walk the long way to work now. Warm, unhurried, and they remember how I take it.”

MMaya R.Riverside regular

★★★★★

“Best pour-over in the neighborhood, hands down. The room is so calm I end up staying far longer than I planned.”

DDaniel K.Works down the block

★★★★★

“Cardamom bun and a cortado by the window — my whole Saturday morning. It feels like someone's living room.”

PPriya S.Weekend reader

Come by

Visit us, or order ahead

Find us on the corner of Maple Street. Order online to skip the line, or send a note about events and large orders below.

Opening hours

Monday: 7:00am – 6:00pm
Tuesday: 7:00am – 6:00pm
Wednesday: 7:00am – 6:00pm
Thursday: 7:00am – 6:00pm
Friday: 7:00am – 7:00pm
Saturday: 8:00am – 7:00pm
Sunday: 8:00am – 5:00pm

Find us

◉142 Maple Street, Riverside, CA 92501

✆(951) 555-0142

✉hello@velvetbean.coffee

Events & large orders

Planning a gathering or a catering order? Send us a note.