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Australian-born Ministry of Coffee has opened a cafe at 8253 Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood, bringing its Los Angeles-area total to six. Co-founder Sean Wilson says two more cafes are planned for 2027, but their locations and opening dates have not been announced.
Australian-born Ministry of Coffee has opened a cafe at 8253 Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood, bringing the company’s Los Angeles-area footprint to six locations. The opening places the group in a former Go Get Em Tiger space and adds to its expansion in Southern California, where it first opened a cafe in 2017.
The West Hollywood shop held an official ribbon-cutting on Aug. 18, according to Daily Coffee News by Roast Magazine, which reported the opening on Oct. 7. The cafe is in a space previously occupied by Go Get Em Tiger. Ministry now operates seven cafes overall: six in the Los Angeles area and its original location in Avalon Beach, on Sydney’s Northern Beaches.
Ministry is led by Sean Wilson, Ilker Sanar and Jimmy Arslan. Wilson oversees commercial growth, Sanar leads operations, and Arslan directs coffee and food product development. The West Hollywood location had been designed around walk-up window service before Ministry adapted it for indoor seating. Wilson said the company wanted it to work as a neighborhood cafe where customers could sit, meet, work or stay for an extended visit.
The cafes use a shared visual identity, including cream and orange colors, natural materials, plants and finishes intended to evoke beachside cafes. Ministry has also redesigned its retail coffee packaging with references to the shared surf cultures of Sydney and Los Angeles, including ocean blues and patterns inspired by corrugated iron. These design details accompany, rather than change, the company’s stated emphasis on Australian cafe hospitality and consistent coffee service.
Ministry’s coffee is roasted in Sydney and air-freighted to Los Angeles weekly, Wilson told Daily Coffee News. The cafes use three-group La Marzocco GB5 espresso machines and multiple Mazzer grinders. Food offerings differ by site: full Kitchen locations have broader breakfast and lunch menus, while Kitchen Lite locations focus on pastries and lighter, faster options. The report did not specify which format the new West Hollywood cafe uses.
A Larger Los Angeles Cafe Network
The West Hollywood opening extends Ministry’s local network to six Los Angeles-area cafes and gives the company another site in a prominent neighborhood. For customers, the practical change is a new place to buy the group’s coffee and food, with the service and menu format shaped by the location. The available report does not provide sales figures, staffing numbers or customer projections, so the scale of the opening’s commercial impact cannot be measured from the information released.
The expansion also reflects a business model that pairs local cafes with coffee roasted in Sydney. Wilson said the company prioritizes consistency across its drinks and is willing to ship coffee across the Pacific to maintain its recipe. That approach ties Ministry’s Australian origins to its Los Angeles operations, while requiring regular air freight. The company is also developing packaged coffee retail, online sales, subscriptions and wholesale channels, according to the report.
Wilson described a longer-term aim of building toward 30 community cafes, while stressing that the number is not the sole objective. He said Ministry had declined more than 200 sites and opportunities over the past decade in favor of waiting for locations and partners it considers suitable. That is the company’s account of its growth strategy, not a projection that it will reach 30 cafes by a particular date.
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From Avalon Beach to West Hollywood
Ministry of Coffee began in Avalon Beach in 2013 and entered Los Angeles in 2017 with a cafe in Westwood. Its latest opening brings the group to six cafes in the Los Angeles area while retaining its original Sydney-area shop, according to Daily Coffee News. The West Hollywood cafe therefore adds to an existing regional presence rather than marking the company’s first move into California.
The founders’ backgrounds span Australia, the United States, Turkey and Italy. Wilson told Daily Coffee News that he is Australian with Italian heritage, Arslan is Australian with Turkish heritage, and Sanar is American with Turkish heritage. He linked the company’s hospitality approach to what he described as generosity in Australian and Turkish traditions, including welcoming customers, sharing food and remembering returning visitors.
Wilson said Ministry continues to roast its coffee in Sydney at a facility equipped with IMF roasters. The report quoted him as saying the facility has annual capacity of more than 1.5 million kilograms; it did not say that Ministry itself roasts or sells that volume. The company’s stated approach is to transport coffee to Los Angeles weekly because it values consistency in its blend and preparation.
“There is a real generosity that runs through both Aussie and Turkish hospitality. You welcome people in, you want them to stay, you share food, you remember them when they come back.”
— Sean Wilson, Ministry of Coffee co-founder, speaking to Daily Coffee News
Details of Future Sites Remain Open
Wilson said two additional cafes are planned for 2027, but the company has not announced their locations or opening dates. It is not clear whether both are expected to be in Los Angeles, elsewhere in California, or in another market. The report also does not give specific timelines for the company’s packaged retail, online, subscription or wholesale initiatives.
Ministry has described a goal of working toward 30 community cafes, but has not provided a deadline for reaching that number. The report contains no independent financial information, store-level performance figures or details on how the group plans to finance its expansion. Its statements about future plans and business priorities are attributable to Wilson.
Two More Cafes Planned in 2027
The next stated expansion milestone is the opening of two cafes in 2027, according to Wilson. Ministry has not yet disclosed where they will be or when they are expected to open, leaving the company’s near-term geographic plans unresolved.
The company is also building packaged coffee retail, online sales, subscriptions and wholesale channels, though no launch dates or further details were provided in the report. For now, the West Hollywood shop is the latest confirmed addition to Ministry’s Los Angeles network.
Key Questions
Where is Ministry of Coffee’s new Los Angeles cafe?
The cafe is at 8253 Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood, in a former Go Get Em Tiger space.
How many Ministry of Coffee cafes are in Los Angeles?
The West Hollywood opening brings the company to six cafes in the Los Angeles area. Ministry also has its original cafe in Avalon Beach, Australia.
When did the West Hollywood cafe open?
The shop held an official ribbon-cutting ceremony on Aug. 18. Daily Coffee News reported the opening on Oct. 7, 2026.
Will Ministry of Coffee open more cafes?
Co-founder Sean Wilson said the company plans to open two more cafes in 2027. Their locations and opening dates have not been announced.
Where is Ministry of Coffee’s coffee roasted?
Wilson told Daily Coffee News that the company’s coffee is roasted in Sydney and air-freighted to Los Angeles weekly. The report says Ministry uses La Marzocco GB5 espresso machines and Mazzer grinders in its cafes.
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