Specialty lattes, fresh-made breakfast and lunch, served with love on Atlantic Avenue and inside City Hall.
★★★★½ 4.5 from 388 Google reviewsOur special for today? Breakfast. All day. Every day.
See the MenuSit down with us in Chelsea or grab your coffee on the way into City Hall. Order ahead at either one and skip the line.
Our full café in the Chelsea neighborhood: the complete espresso bar, all-day breakfast, lunch, smoothies and refreshers.
Our café in the City Hall lobby, serving coffee, snacks and grab-and-go breakfast and lunch to City Hall employees and visitors.
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A taste of what we're pouring and plating.
Earn loyalty rewards by using your Beat the Grind card. It works just like the Starbucks rewards system: load your card, pay with it at the counter, and your rewards add up every visit.
Earn 1 Star for every $5 you spend. Collect 20 Stars and get $5 off your order. Just give your phone number at checkout to join.
The owners of Beat the Daily Grind describe their partnership as a blessing, one they believe was brought together by God at exactly the right time.
When the opportunity to take over the café presented itself, Rev. Collins Days Sr. connected the three. He is the father of Dr. Constance "Mandy" Days-Chapman, principal of Atlantic City High School, who holds a doctorate in organizational leadership from Stockton University, and Catherine "Bria" Days, a vice principal in the Atlantic City School District. He has also been a mentor and role model for years to Michael Shane Cogossi, who holds a Master of Business Administration and has built a career in healthcare since 2019, focused on billing and finance. Shane also works on real estate and social services projects across Atlantic City.
All three owners hold careers outside the café, and they credit their staff for its success. From Chef Dom Barksdale in the kitchen to baristas who know regulars' orders by heart, the team keeps the coffee right, the food fresh and every guest feeling at home. To the owners, the staff is the heart of Beat the Daily Grind.
Iced specialty drinksReel · Sep 23 · View on Instagram
Ordering at the City Hall counterReel · Sep 22 · View on Instagram
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Opening day at our second locationReel · Sep 15 · View on Instagram
Beat the Rush, Part 3Reel · Sep 15 · View on Instagram
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Two iced lattes with cold foamPost · Sep 4 · View on Instagram
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Waffle breakfast platterPost · Aug 26 · View on Instagram
Office breakfasts, meetings, parties and private events at our Atlantic Avenue café. Tell us what you're planning and we'll get back to you with options.
We'll reach out soon to plan your event. Need us sooner? Call 609-541-6134.
Wildflowers, artfully arranged.
The Atlantic Avenue café is also home to the Atlantic City satellite studio of Lily's Wildflowers, the floral design studio founded in 2014 by Kimberly DiRusso, Shane's mother.
A graduate of the American School of Flowers in New York and a member of Chapel Designers, a network of top wedding and event florists, Kimberly is known for bold, lush arrangements. She sources from New Jersey growers when flowers are in season and from trusted vendors worldwide for specialty requests.
Lily's Wildflowers designs for weddings and events, luxury bouquets for birthdays, anniversaries and sympathy, prom and corporate florals, and hosts hands-on floral design workshops.
"This spot is a must try! The place is a whole vibe. The Pastrami panini was out of this world."
"Some places don't get matcha right but this place does. 10/10 will be coming back!!"
"Stumbled upon this lovely gem! So happy I did. The service by Chef Dominic was outstanding and the staff were so pleasantly nice."
"The ambiance was awesome, relaxing good music, calm comfy vibe... ordered coffee and an iced salted caramel latte and they were delicious."
"The salmon burger and green tea drink were well made and delicious. I feel spoiled being a local that can come often."
"Everything was great. The staff is very friendly. My food was perfect. My drink, the chai, was delicious."
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