Grown by friends.
Roasted by friends.
Enjoyed by friends.
Rise Up Coffee has been an independent small-batch coffee roaster and retailer since March 2005. Rise Up originated from an explosive combination of ambition and circumstance. Tim Cureton had what would prove to be a life changing coffee experience while traveling home from the Peace Corps service. His love affair with great coffee had begun. Utilizing a $16,000 business loan, Cureton along with co-founder Abby West, opened the first Rise Up Coffee. Rise Up began as a coffee trailer, before there were TV shows and movies about food trucks. What started in a parking lot in a town with a population of 1,029 has evolved into five high-volume cafe locations, a very active online store and many new exciting wholesale relationships.
Rise Up is known for its people. Now staffed by over a hundred amazing people, among them is Tim’s lifelong friend and business partner, Noah Kegley who joined the company in 2010 and now serves as Head Roaster.
Recently voted ‘Maryland’s Best Coffee’, Rise Up represents 15 years of total dedication to sustainable coffees, Certified Organic + Certified Fair Trade.
Cuisine
American, Beach Food, Farm Fresh, Sandwiches & SubsDining Options
Carry-Out, Coffee Shop, Open Year RoundMeal Types
Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Lite FareRecent Reviews
Rise Up Coffee
Vivian Jacobs : 4 on 2/16/2026 6:11 pm
Vegan review:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Chai latte with oat milk - not too mild 💋
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Hot chocolate with oat milk - real chocolate flavor not syrup.
⭐⭐⭐⭐Avocado toast - light on salt and wish there was lemon or lime flavor in mashed avocado.
⭐⭐⭐The happy cow -vegan breakfast burrito. With hot sauce it is 4⭐s but it lacks some flavor but the tortilla is nicely crisp. The sauce it comes with is mild and underwhelming, I liked the blue agave saracha.
When they called our order it was difficult to here our name but it was not loud so be careful.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Chai latte with oat milk - not too mild 💋
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Hot chocolate with oat milk - real chocolate flavor not syrup.
⭐⭐⭐⭐Avocado toast - light on salt and wish there was lemon or lime flavor in mashed avocado.
⭐⭐⭐The happy cow -vegan breakfast burrito. With hot sauce it is 4⭐s but it lacks some flavor but the tortilla is nicely crisp. The sauce it comes with is mild and underwhelming, I liked the blue agave saracha.
When they called our order it was difficult to here our name but it was not loud so be careful.
Vivian Jacobs
1771265471
4
5
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Whittney Kilgore : 5 on 2/22/2026 11:04 pm
This place was amazing! I had becon, egg, cheese, and has brown burrito and it was top tier! The service was great, place was clean, and whoever works in the back clearly knows how to throw down!!! My food and coffee was delish! I had a Cinnamon Toast Crunch latte 😍! This is a must visit while I’m ocean city! I went back the next morning too 🫠🤭
Whittney Kilgore
1771801475
5
5
Rise Up Coffee
Paige P : 5 on 10/26/2025 8:37 pm
Stopped by on our way out of town after visiting Ocean City. Loved they were open early and right off our main route. The coffee was great as was the breakfast. It did seem to get a bit busy later in the morning
Paige P
1761511033
5
5
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