Hampton Coffee Company Set for Grand Opening Sunday in Aquebogue

For year, Jason and Theresa Belkin, owners of the Hampton Coffee Company, have delighted customers on the South Fork with their hand-roasted coffee, fresh baked goods, and warm ambiance.

And now, North Fork residents hankering for their Hampton Coffee close to home will see their dreams come true as the company hosts a grand opening for its Expresso Bar & Cafe in Aquebogue tomorrow.

The business, which as had a soft opening the past few days, will have its official ceremony tomorrow at the new location at 272 Main Road in Aquebogue.

The locaton marks the company’s fourth; the business also has stores in Water Mill, Southampton, and Westhampton Beach.

“We are proud to have repurposed and preserved a 1940s-era garage/service station while at the same time updating it to be a green café featuring LED lighting, Energy Star equipment, permeable parking lot material, and full local single-stream recycling of our waste,” the Belkins said in a statement.

Personally, the couple, who have always had a hands-on approach to their business, welcoming longtime customers and maintaining strong ties in the community, while supporting local causes, including Peconic Bay Medical Center and the North Fork Community Theatre, said the location is the perfect fit.

“We are so excited to be opening here. Our fans have been asking us for years to come to the other East End fork. There is a strong farm-to-table emphasis here, so we will fit right in with our local hand-roasted coffee; fresh bakery; homemade breakfast, lunch and snacks; and local staff,” the Belkins said.

The Aquebogue cafe will feature traditional Hampton Coffee favorites, including fresh-baked scones, Hampton Classic Blend coffee, a selection of fresh homemade breakfast selections, including real Irish oatmeal, yogurt parfaits, and cafe-free egg sandwiches. Lunch choices include freshly grilled paninis, wraps and salads.

In addition, the Aquebogue shop will offer its own signature coffee blend, Organic North Fork Blend, available by the cup and by the pound, as well as a coffee “Bean Bar” where coffee connoisseurs can scoop their own beans and create their own blends from a selection of just-roasted varieties.

The business will be open 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., with later hours come summer. “As soon as the weather turns warmer, enjoy city-style sidewalk seating in front and picnic table seating in our farm fields out back,” the Belkins said.

The first Hampton Coffee opened in 1994, the couple said.

“We truly are local in every way. Almost all our goods and supplies come from fellow Eastern Long Island purveyors. All of our staff are members of our local communities — they are your friends, neighbors, the college student down the block, those you go to church with,” the Belkins said.

A roast-master at Hampton Coffee’s Roastery in Southampton hand-roasts the highest-quality estate-grown coffee for the cafés and espresso bars and also, for the business owners’ wholesale partners, the couple said.

“That’s why our slogan is ’We’re Roastin’,” the Belkins said. “Most other coffee shops have no idea where their coffee comes from, let alone when it was roasted.”

In addition, Hampton Coffee features true Italian-style espresso drinks — quality lattes and cappuccinos made by professionally-trained baristas using traditional Italian recipes, they said.

All baked goods are made fresh on-site each morning.

Hampton Coffee also has a custom-built, state-of-the-art mobile espresso unit.

“ It’s a Mercedes Van with our entire espresso bar inside it. We donate it to charity events and customers rent it for their personal parties and business events,” the Belkins said.