Coffee, connection, and the love that started it all.
WHERE IT BEGAN
For Annie Cheng, that story began beside her father. Growing up, she joined him almost every day as he picked up his morning coffee. Sitting beside him, watching people come and go, she came to know the comfort of a familiar place.
From him, she inherited a love of coffee—and an appreciation for the community a coffee shop could create.
A SHARED DREAM
Years later, Annie and In Hwan Heo spent countless hours in San Francisco cafés, talking about their dreams and the life they hoped to build together. Those coffee dates became a refuge.
They found good coffee everywhere. Finding a place that truly felt like home was harder.
So they imagined a café people would return to: somewhere that remembered their name, their usual order, and the small details that made them feel seen. A place as comfortable, familiar, and warm as they felt sitting across from each other.
On Valentine’s Day in 2015, they opened HOME Coffee Roasters. The name was the feeling they had been searching for—and decided to create themselves.
THE EARLY DAYS
Annie and In Hwan wore every hat, opening before sunrise, closing late, and wondering whether their dream would work.
Slowly, it did. People came for the coffee and returned for something more. Baristas remembered favorite drinks. Regulars learned each other’s names. Strangers started conversations. HOME became part of daily routines—and some of life’s most important moments.
A LOVE THAT LIVES ON
From the beginning, Annie’s father believed in HOME. Every day, he stopped by for his usual latte, a ritual that was also his way of supporting their dream.
He proudly told friends, family, and even strangers that HOME was one of the best coffee shops in the country—long before multiple locations, awards, or recognition.
Even on his final day, the only thing he asked for was a latte from HOME.
His belief left a lasting mark: a reminder that what we build together, and what we believe in, can outlive us.
GROWING TOGETHER
One café became two, then three, then four. The reason HOME exists has never changed.
Today, thousands of people walk through our doors each week. Many don’t know about the coffee dates that inspired HOME, or the family who believed in it from the beginning. But they can feel what Annie and In Hwan hoped to create.
A place to slow down, connect with others, or simply be themselves. A place where they feel welcome. A place that feels like home.
It was built with love, community, and the simple belief that everyone deserves a place where they belong.
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