What Lestat's Coffee House does

Lestat's Coffee House is a privately held, three-location specialty coffee operator in San Diego, California, conducting business as Beanmeup Inc. The company runs three neighborhood coffee houses — Lestat's on Adams (Normal Heights, 6:30am-11pm), Lestat's on Park (University Heights, 24/7), and Lestat's Hillcrest (Hillcrest, 8am-midnight) — each with indoor and outdoor seating. Beyond standard coffee, food, and beverage service, the business has positioned itself as a community gathering space, hosting recurring open mic nights, Comedy Heights comedy shows, AA and CODA meetings, and event venue rentals. It also operates a small e-commerce channel via a Square-powered online store selling beans and merchandise.

The company serves primarily local San Diego consumers, with a customer base anchored by students, neighborhood regulars, and patrons of community events. Its revenue model is fundamentally transactional retail: one-time point-of-sale beverage and food purchases across three locations, supplemented by event venue bookings and modest merchandise/bean sales online. The technology stack is light — a Squarespace website, QR-code menus, Square online store, and no proprietary platform, mobile app, or disclosed integrations. The business has no external funding, no patents, no partnerships, and no management team disclosed beyond a general administrative contact and an event-booking contact.

Strategically, Lestat's has expanded footprint-wise twice (2010, 2016) but has not opened new locations in the intervening years. Its competitive identity rests on a differentiated 24-hour location, a long-tenured local brand (operating since 1997), and event-driven community programming rather than technology, scale, or pricing. The business appears stable but small, with no evident investment, acquisition, or growth-funding signals in the available data.

Name

Lestat's Coffee House

Legal name

Beanmeup Inc

Website

https://lestats.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Lestat's Coffee House (Beanmeup Inc) operates three neighborhood coffee shops in San Diego, California, serving local consumers with coffee, food, community events, and venue rentals. It is a privately held, small-operator retail business founded in 1997.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Coffee Shop

NAICS

Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars (722515), Restaurants and Other Eating Places (72251)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Independent Neighborhood Cafes (THAFADAC)

Keywords

• Specialty coffee retail
• Neighborhood coffeehouse
• Cafe event venue
• Food and beverage service
• Community coffee shop

Headquarters

HQ city

San Diego

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Food and Beverage Sales: Core revenue from selling coffee, food, and beverages directly to consumers at three San Diego locations. Sales are one-time transactions at point of sale.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Lestat's Coffee House operates three neighborhood cafés in San Diego that sell coffee, food, and beverages for on-premises dining, takeout, and delivery. The chain also provides event venue booking and hosts recurring community programming such as open mic nights, comedy shows, and support group meetings. A small e-commerce storefront sells branded merchandise and packaged coffee for pickup and delivery.

Product overview

Lestat's Coffee House is a San Diego-based coffee shop chain operating three distinct retail locations across the city. The company offers traditional coffee house services including hot and cold beverages, food items, and specialty drinks at each location. The three venues—Lestat's on Adams, Lestat's on Park, and Lestat's Hillcrest—operate with varying hours and atmospheres to serve different community needs, from late-night study sessions to large patio gatherings. In addition to walk-in retail service, Lestat's provides an e-commerce platform for online orders, event venue booking for community gatherings and performances, and hosts recurring events such as open mic nights and comedy shows.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Lestat's on Adams: Location at 3343 Adams Ave, San Diego, CA 92116 - indoor and outdoor seating with giant new patio, open 6:30am to 11 PM daily.
• Lestat's on Park
• Lestat's Hillcrest

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Better Buzz Coffee: San Diego-based specialty coffee chain with multiple neighborhood locations, walk-in counter service, and a comparable community-focused positioning. Most direct local peer to Lestat's multi-location model.
• Café Moto: San Diego-based specialty coffee roaster with cafe presence, competing directly with Lestat's for local third-wave coffee customers in the same geography.
• Blue Bottle Coffee: Third-wave specialty coffee operator with sit-down cafe locations and craft coffee positioning. Comparable specialty coffee menu, cafe seating, and craft positioning to Lestat's.
• Intelligentsia Coffee: Pioneering third-wave coffee roaster with sit-down cafes, sharing specialty positioning, cafe format, and craft coffee focus with Lestat's.
• La Colombe Coffee Roasters: Specialty coffee roaster operating craft cafes in multiple U.S. cities. Comparable cafe format, specialty coffee menu, and walk-in retail service model to Lestat's.
• Bird Rock Coffee Roasters: San Diego specialty coffee roaster and cafe operator serving a similar third-wave coffee customer with neighborhood cafe locations. Comparable specialty positioning and local San Diego geography.

Regional players

• Dark Horse Coffee Roasters: Regional specialty coffee roaster with cafe locations in Southern California. Comparable craft coffee and cafe format to Lestat's within a similar regional market.

Broad incumbents

• Peet's Coffee: Established specialty-adjacent coffee chain with neighborhood cafes across California. Comparable cafe-with-seating format targeting similar daytime beverage customers as Lestat's.
• The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf: Specialty-adjacent coffee and tea chain with California cafe presence. Comparable neighborhood cafe format and beverage menu to Lestat's.
• Starbucks: Largest U.S. coffee chain with broad national footprint and standardized cafe format. Overlaps with Lestat's on beverage menu and dine-in seating, though differentiated by scale, digital ordering, and brand reach.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Lestat's Coffee House