Kim Genduso, owner of The Vintage Pearl, and Kevin Farrell opened a new coffee shop, The Bean Spot, inside of her store located at 256 Main Street in Mathews on Friday.
This is the first coffee shop in Mathews to open since The Daily Grind closed in February 2022. 
“I’m excited,” said Genduso. “It’s an addition, a new aspect of the industry, plus it makes the whole store smell so good.”
Customers will be able to enjoy their favorite beverage while they shop at The Vintage Pearl or grab something quick on their way to work.
“Every time people would come in to shop, they would ask where they could get a cup of coffee, so after enough people asking, we said why not us and we have been working on it,” said Genduso.
The shop offers a variety of different coffee flavors, seasonal drinks, lemonades, teas, and even frozen drinks and slushies to appeal to their clientele who have children.
“The (coffee) beans taste freshly ground and they will make anything right if (your drink) is not how you ...