Move over, Starbucks. Coffee chain that started in New York opening new Tacoma shop

Gregorys Coffee, a company that started in 2006 in Manhattan by Gregory Zamfotis, is among new brands coming to the Tacoma Mall this fall.

The coffee shop (and, yes, there’s no apostrophe in the name) will have a corner spot near Center Court across from Helzberg Diamonds and Zales and next to GameStop, according to the mall’s map, a retail spot formerly occupied by Starbucks.

Starbucks moved out of the mall in January to 4201 S. Steele St.

The business specializes in its own ground coffee brands and offers home delivery. Its menu includes various coffee brews (iced and hot), smoothies, teas, juices, sparkling water, croissants and other breakfast items, even hard-boiled eggs, according to its website.

Its other Washington state site, in Kennewick, opened in late June at the Columbia Center mall.

In a LinkedIn post marking that opening, the chain stated, “We have made our way to Washington state!”

The new Tacoma location is one of six listed as “coming soon” on Gregorys website, with other openings planned in California, Florida, Illinois, Minnesota and New Jersey. The rapidly expanding chain opened its first Arizona location, its 46th location, in July.

Counting Simon Property Group’s Tacoma Mall, Gregorys has 16 sites at Simon properties across the nation.

The mall’s media representative told The News Tribune on Thursday that the Tacoma Gregorys site would open this fall, while Gregorys on its website lists a summer opening.

A sign-permitting application was submitted in May, according to the city permit portal, and a building-permit application for interior renovation of the former Starbucks site was submitted Aug. 1. That work has an anticipated start date of Aug. 30, but initial dates on such applications are generally speculative.

No further details on a precise opening date were immediately available, and the chain as of Friday had not yet responded to requests for comment.

The News Tribune also reported this week that regional food chain Candy Tyme plans to return to the mall after ending a nearly decade-long run in 2022, in time for the holiday season in late November.