Good-Bye Aloha Cafe; Hello Empire Coffee

NEWPORT, RI - From The Seamen's Church Institute: Seamen's Church Institute is pleased to welcome Empire Coffee in March, 2018. Empire will occupy the former Aloha Cafe space and establish a full-service cafe in line with their other local properties. We anticipate this partnership will bring in more of the local and visiting community into our historic site to learn about the important work we do. Visitors will have the opportunity enjoy food and beverage and relax in our many cozy spaces including the Henry H. Anderson, Jr. Library for Mariners, the Mariners Lounge, and the Cafe itself. We are excited to have Empire Coffee as a partner while we continue our mission "to protect, preserve and enhance the maritime culture of Newport and Narragansett Bay by providing education, hospitality and a safe haven for those who work, live and play on or by the sea.” Opening date and hours of operation TBD.

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