Grown by friends.
Roasted by friends.
Enjoyed by friends.
Rise Up Coffee has been an independent small-batch coffee roaster and retailer since March 2005. Rise Up originated from an explosive combination of ambition and circumstance. Tim Cureton had what would prove to be a life changing coffee experience while traveling home from the Peace Corps service. His love affair with great coffee had begun. Utilizing a $16,000 business loan, Cureton along with co-founder Abby West, opened the first Rise Up Coffee. Rise Up began as a coffee trailer, before there were TV shows and movies about food trucks. What started in a parking lot in a town with a population of 1,029 has evolved into five high-volume cafe locations, a very active online store and many new exciting wholesale relationships.
Rise Up is known for its people. Now staffed by over a hundred amazing people, among them is Tim’s lifelong friend and business partner, Noah Kegley who joined the company in 2010 and now serves as Head Roaster.
Recently voted ‘Maryland’s Best Coffee’, Rise Up represents 15 years of total dedication to sustainable coffees, Certified Organic + Certified Fair Trade.
Cuisine
American, Beach Food, Farm Fresh, Sandwiches & SubsDining Options
Carry-Out, Coffee Shop, Open Year RoundMeal Types
Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Lite FareRecent Reviews
Rise Up Coffee
Bee Pielow : 5 on 4/19/2026 6:19 pm
Friendly service. This place can have long lines but it moves fast and orders come out quickly. I cant reccomend the rise up burrito with salsa verder enough...so so good. My son loves their everything bagels and a la carte scrambled eggs. Great cold brew coffee. Coffee is organic and fair trade.
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JP Steve : 5 on 5/8/2026 12:42 am
Claire and Hannah, baristas, are AWESOME!! We were in town and had breakfast for four mornings here!! We asked Claire if we could take Rise Up Coffee home with us. She gave such a beautiful smile. This is a busy shop which serves great breakfast and super coffee. If you enjoy vanilla yogurt, we suggest the Banana Splat Bowl. And if you like skillet potatoes, give them a try. YUM!!! This is gem and an extraordinary shop. We loved coming here early every morning!!! They open at 6:00 am everyday.
JP Steve
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sosavy : 5 on 5/25/2026 11:35 pm
Barista was so sweet and I loved her recommendation! The chocolate covered banana! Pastries were delicious as well. Always love stopping here when visiting OC.
sosavy
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