As you walk to the main entrance it is to the left before entering the front doors. Employee Dora Lidia Estrada said their best selling brew is Café Regular. They offer a number of specialties including Espresso, Cappuccino, and Mocha. Café Rosy opened more than 20 years ago and has added pastries and more. The small coffee shop offers both intimacy and a friendly atmosphere. Also located on the main street, across from

Oxxo, is a newly opened coffee shop named Aromas del Che. Dayanara Silva, who works there, explained that the shop has been open for less than a year.

Dayanara said that Café Latte is very popular in the mornings and Café Express is the shops specialty. She said that the coffees are all natural and this is one reason why the coffee shop has caught on so quickly in the area. The shop serves pastries, too. The interior is very interesting with some unique pieces of coffee equipment.

One of the Mexican chain coffee shops, D'Volada, has been open for seven years. It is located across the street from the Rosarito Beach Hotel. The shop specialties are Café Altura and Espresso Grotto. Their best selling coffee is Café Altura. According to Pablo Canielo, an employee at D'Volada's, the shop is similar to most of the others in the franchise with indoor and outdoor seating. They also offer a limited number of pastries.

Coffee has been a part of many societies. For example, coffee was initially used for spiritual purposes. In 1511 coffee was banned by jurists and scholars meeting in Mecca. Later, coffee was regarded as a Muslim drink. It was prohibited by Ethiopian Orthodox Christians until 1889. Today, the Word of Wisdom – a doctrine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — says that coffee is physically and spiritually unhealthy and says that hot drinks are not for the belly. This has been interpreted to mean that coffee, as well as tea, are forbidden drinks.

Hopefully, everyone will spend part of their day, on September 29, by visiting a local coffee shop – this will show your support for National Coffee Day!

Want a coffee in Rosarito?

It's only 30-minutes south of the border, so come on down!

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