Flamingos Coffee Bar increasing to Dover with its first bakery

• Flamingos Coffee Bar is opening a brand new, bigger location in Dover, New Hampshire.
• The model gained notoriety after turning a unfavorable “disgustingly pro-women” Yelp assessment right into a profitable merchandise line.
• Profits from the merchandise have resulted in over $20,000 in donations to an area girls’s charity.
• The new Dover location would be the first to characteristic an in-house bakery.

DOVER — Flamingos Coffee Bar is increasing, with work ongoing to open a brand new location at 333 Central Ave. and produce its “creative, fun coffee” to the Garrison City.

Owner MacKenzie Logan stated, “it sort of seemed like a natural next step for a Seacoast expansion. So many people who come in are like, ‘Oh, come to Dover, come to Dover …’ and I’m super excited because Dover’s awesome.”

Flamingos’ in style espresso flights provide a sampling of 4 totally different lattes with “really fun, unique” flavors that change every month, in line with Logan. They characteristic whipped cream toppings or chilly foam and “really delicious fun treats” on prime of the drinks.

The new location in Dover is larger than the 2 different areas at Hampton Beach and in Exeter, which opened in 2021 and 2023, respectively.

‘Disgustingly pro-women’ Yelp assessment turns constructive

“Disgustingly pro-women” has turn out to be a slogan for Flamingos, stated Logan, calling it one of many espresso store’s “biggest draws.” The merchandise with these phrases is predicated on a Yelp remark in 2024 by a person who stated he felt unwelcome at Flamingos.

Logan stated she was “really shocked to see that review,” and was on trip together with her buddies when it was posted. Her first response was “ouch, that’s kind of rude, painful.” But as she processed it together with her buddies, it turned humorous.

Logan stated they had been laughing about placing it on a T-shirt, in order that they put it up on their Instagram story and took a ballot. Logan stated hundreds of replies inspired her to create the shirts.

“People found it to be a powerful comment to a very sexist remark,” she stated. “So, we just kind of leaned into it, and we loved the response that came from it. It was way more positive than negative.”

Now there are plans to develop the merchandise line with hats and extra.

Dover will probably be a “a centralized place to go buy that merch,” she stated.

She stated the “disgustingly pro-women” line has allowed Flamingos to present greater than $20,000 to Exeter Area Womenade. She serves on the board of the native nonprofit, which offers short-term monetary help to folks in want.

“It’s kind of become a pillar of what Flamingos is, and I absolutely love that, because I’ve always been into philanthropy and giving back,” Logan stated. “The more T-shirts we sell, the more we’re able to give back as 20% of the profits go to Womenade. That’s just been a really, really powerful thing that I’ve just become so proud of.”

What’s on the menu at Flamingos?

Flamingos Coffee Bar options specialty lattes starting from Cinnamon Toast Crunch to Burnin’ Red (Taylor’s Version).

Logan stated her crew tries to make the flights look aesthetically pleasing and style scrumptious, too. She stated they attempt to match the menu to the seasons or present traits. She stated they’ve had a Taylor Swift flight and a vacation flight. A birthday flight is at the moment on the menu, with a mud pudding taste, Funfetti, strawberry cupcake and tiramisu.

What to count on at new Dover location? Bakery will probably be a primary

The new location is sort of twice as large because the Hampton location and can provide quite a lot of indoor and out of doors seating, stated Logan. The new spot options an open entrance patio on Central Avenue.

She desires “to make it the most community centered, appealing place for people to come and do work, meet up with people, have fun, drink coffee.”

For the primary time, Logan stated, Flamingos could have its personal bakery. There are plans to “make a lot of cool stuff in-house for the first time, which we’re really excited about.” Logan stated they are going to take the summer time to curate the menu, however there are plans for muffins, doughnuts, bagels and extra, with gluten-free choices.

When will the Dover Flamingos location open?

Logan is hoping to open in Dover in late summer time, doubtlessly early fall. She stated renovation work will begin in early July with hopes to complete in a number of months, however “it’s always up in the air when it comes to construction … I’m really hoping that we’re able to open this spot soon.”

Logan, a University of New Hampshire graduate and Granite State native, stated she by no means imagined the enterprise would flip into two areas, and shortly will probably be three.

“It’s been really fun to have it grow,” she stated.