Point Break Coffee has a second location, and it landed downtown. The James Island original, opened in 2022 (first as Chill Charleston) by fitness-studio owner and lifelong surfer, paddleboarder and skater Mary Ann Stisher, has expanded to a tiny 290-square-foot space at 49 Archdale Street. It opened June 22 in good company, tucked near Le Farfalle, Off Track Ice Cream, Azur and the forthcoming café The Larrikin.
The concept is clean eating, literally. Smoothies, matcha, açaí bowls, avocado toast and gluten-free treats from local bakeries. The James Island flagship on Folly Road has a drive-thru; the downtown outpost is more of a grab-and-go, sitting across the street from a Pilates studio Stisher helps run. Fitting.
One catch for the coffee purists: the espresso machine doesn't arrive until the fall, so lattes and cappuccinos are a few months out. For now it's smoothies, bowls and matcha.
"I have an incredible team and can't wait to grow our community downtown," Stisher said.
There's a second act coming. This fall, Stisher plans to open the space Wednesday evenings from 4 to 8 for music, healthy bites and mocktails from High Rise Beverage Co. Downtown has no shortage of coffee shops, but a health-forward, surfer-run spot with a Pilates studio across the street and zero-proof happy hours on the horizon is its own kind of Charleston. Hours are 9 to 5, Thursday through Monday.
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