Local business owners Bryan Enriquez and Marilyn Bradford will be opening a new coffee shop this month called Koala Bean located in the York River Crossing Shopping Center, Hayes, right next door to their other business, Milk Panda.
Enriquez said that he is “very excited” about the opening of the coffee shop and that he “has always had a vision for a coffee shop.”
The Koala Bean will offer fresh dripped brew coffee, cold brew coffee, classic brewed coffee, espresso crafted lattes, nitro cold brew, hot chocolate, and other crafted specialty drinks.
The coffee shop will also have multiple different flavors and toppings on its menu for customers to add to their drinks. It will also have baked goods such as bagels and mochi waffles.
“We wanted to try to create something different from all of the other stores (we have),” said Enriquez.
He said that he plans to expand and open other stores in Gloucester and the surrounding areas in the near future. 
Koala Bean will be open Monday through Fri...