Atomic was born in 1996 when two brothers, both professional cyclists at the time, set out to answer the question "how hard can it really be to run a cafe?". The first Atomic Cafe opened on Cabot Street in Beverly later that year.
That simple question has lead us down a flowy single-track we've been riding for over two decades now. In the early 2000's we began roasting coffee to create a point of difference for ourselves. At the time, Atomic Cafe was established, but we were becoming frustrated with the companies we were buying coffee from. This was very unique at the time as we were the only micro roaster in the area. We roasted on a Diedrich IR7 in our original Cabot Street cafe to raise awareness for what we were trying to accomplish-- sourcing, roasting, and serving great coffee.
The decision to roast coffee for our own shops eventually spun off into a separate company, Atomic Coffee Roasters, as we set our sights on elevating coffee experiences beyond the four walls of a cafe.
