The UC Davis Coffee Center is located in the UC Davis Arboretum, within walking distance of the Robert Mondavi Institute of Wine and Food Science. This 6,000-square-foot building was renovated and reopened in 2024. It is home to the world’s first academic research and teaching facility entirely dedicated to the study of coffee. This facility brings together visitors, students and researchers from across the university and around the world in a dynamic environment where cutting-edge coffee science is explored and translated into practice. The Coffee Center is designed to foster coffee science research and advanced teaching at the upper-division undergraduate and graduate levels.
Funding Opportunities
| Grand Lobby | Available | $1,000,000 |
| Espresso Bar | Available | $50,000 |
| Classroom | Wasson Family | |
| Conference Room | Josuma Coffee | |
| Director's Office | Kent Bakke and Moira Kennelly | |
| Sensory & Cupping Lab | Available | $750,000 |
| Sensory Booth 1 | Doug and Dana Welsh | |
| Sensory Booth 2 | Mike and Jody Coffey | |
| Sensory Booth 3 | Mohamed and Shabnum Moledina | |
| Sensory Booth 4 | Mike and Renee Child | |
| Sensory Booth 5 | Available | $50,000 |
| Coffee Innovation Hub | Toddy, LLC and the Leach Family | |
| Espresso Laboratory | La Marzocco | |
| Pilot Roastery | Peet's | |
| Analytical Lab | J.M. Smucker/Folgers | |
| Green Bean Storage Laboratory | Nicaraguan Coffees | |
| Office Space | Behmor | |
| Coffee Patio | Curtis Family | |
| Coffee Garden | Pam Fair | |
| Corridor | Cropster | |
| Alcove | Available | $150,000 |
| Coffee Bridge | Bridge Coffee | |
| Coffee Trellis | Available | $75,000 |
For information on supporting the Coffee Center Building, contact Kristen Norquist.