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The Coffee Importers of Dana Point has been owned and operated
by the Miller family since 1979. It was conceived as a harbor side-outdoor
coffeehouse and cafe with the ambiance of Europe by Bob and Bea.
Miller and currently their son Jim carries on this great tradition.
Inspired by the coffee houses and alfresco cafes they enjoyed
while vacationing in Europe, Bob and Bea Miller came home with a
dream to create a European Café stateside. Their vision
convinced their son, Jim and his wife, Michelle, to go in
with them on the purchase of a small Coffee Store Called
“Coffee Importers”.
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Bea Miller and son Jim
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In 1979, the “Millers”, Bob
and Bea and Jim and Michelle became the proud owners of a small
coffee shop in Dana Point Harbor. Outside
seating was an important piece of Bob and Bea's dream so
they bought four wooden tables and twelve chairs and off to the
races they went.
In 1981, the Millers purchased
the business across the stairway and opened the now famous Scoop
Deck Ice Cream Shop. The business grew so fast that Jim had to
quit his corporate restaurant job and move his family to Dana
Point in late 1982. By 1985, the Coffee Importers had 35
tables and 120 chairs.
The
business has seen a lot of changes since 1979. In 1995, the
Millers closed the original Coffee Importer and started the now
popular Bagel shop and Juice Bar.
Come
by and visit, we will be happy to see and serve you. Jim and his family have expanded
the original small coffee purveyor into an oasis “At
the Waters Edge” on the coast of
bustling Orange County, a destination for conversation and
the gathering place for
families and friends for more than 27 years.
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AWARDS
Coffee Importers named
Business of the Year 2004
Dana Point Chamber of Commerce
JIM MILLER
was awarded
CITIZEN OF THE YEAR 2005
Dana Point Chamber of Commerce
BUSINESS OF THE
MONTH
August 2006
City of Dana Point
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