From Caracas to the River City, Rava’s Coffee Shop offers a home away from home for classic South American flavors.
Open 7 a.m.-7 p.m. daily except Sunday, the two-story coffee shop next door to Rava’s Venezuelan Cuisine inside Main Street Food and Beverage invites customers to relax among plants, instruments, and artwork from Venezuela.
“As Venezuelans, we are known for our hospitality, warmth, and the way we treat people,” says Ana Alvarado, who owns the coffee shop with her husband, Juan Sánchez, and Alexander Ramírez and Emily Melean. “We wanted an environment where guests can … simply enjoy the experience.”
The robust drinks menu features coffees, milkshakes, mocktails, and matcha. Signature beverages include Guayoyo, a lighter take on Venezuelan black coffee. Eight12 Run Club founder JarDan Ramon recommends the Spanglish latte with alcohol-free ponche de crema and nutmeg, “which suits my taste for lattes with a little sweetness and spice,” he says. Sweet treats include Golfeado (sticky buns with cheese), Marquesa icebox cake, and to-go desserts.
“One of the next things we’ll be introducing is a breakfast menu. It will be a curated selection rather than a huge menu, but we’ve designed it to satisfy a variety of tastes,” Alvarado says. to grow.”
