Operators embrace coffee shop-cocktail bar hybridsOperators embrace coffee shop-cocktail bar hybrids

Defying the need to fit neatly into a traditional segment, a growing number of coffee shop concepts are adding cocktail bars.

These restaurants are seeing benefits by serving beverages during different dayparts and to different types of customers. And they’re tapping into patrons’ passion for the nuanced flavor profiles found in both coffee and cocktails.

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While these operators might not get enough sleep, the dual revenue stream is helping them keep business brisk from day to night.

For Ryan McKenzie, who opened Patent Coffee and Patent Pending earlier this year in New York City, the dual-concept space was always the goal.

“Rent is so high, and this is our first rodeo,” McKenzie said. “So, we wan...