Rise 'N Shine Coffee Bar will close its Providence shop on Nov. 22, ending a nearly five-year run in Smith Hill.
Neal Kaplan and Karen, the owners, are the ones shutting it down. Kaplan called the closing a bittersweet goodbye and thanked customers and supporters for visiting, WPRI reported. "Karen and I have made the decision to close Rise N Shine Coffee Bar," he wrote.
A Carriage House With Other Jobs
The coffee bar opened in summer 2022 on the first floor of a restored 19th-century carriage house on Holden Street. WPRI described it as a staple of Providence's historic Smith Hill neighborhood.
The building started as a horse-and-buggy stable. It later housed a butcher shop, a cobbler shop, a frame shop, a wood shop, a gallery, a design studio and a photography space. Coffee was another working life for the ground floor, not the first.
The restoration got a quick civic nod. In fall 2022, months after the cafe opened, the Providence Preservation Society recognized the building and the business with a Neighborhood Gem Award, Providence Online reported.
A Last Visit, Then A Later Note
Customers are encouraged to stop in one last time before Nov. 22. The counter on Holden Street is still the place to do that.
Kaplan said more details about future plans will be shared later this month. For now, the date that matters is the shop's final day.
