Riverhead's Mugs on Main closes
Salted Caramel-O-Yeah, a French toast mug and a creme brulee oatmeal mug at Mugs on Main in Riverhead. Credit: Rick Kopstein
Riverhead is losing a popular, independently owned coffee shop this week.
Mugs on Main coffee shop announced it will be closing on Wednesday in an Instagram post published last week. The post had 402 likes with more than 70 comments on Monday.
"We’ve been plagued with ongoing facility issues and flooding since opening our doors and we can’t afford to continue to fix the problems," the post reads. "We will miss the community of our regular customers of being part of your daily lives, and you being a part of ours."
The post confirms the coffee shop's second location, Mugs at Schmidt’s, inside Schmidt's Country Market at 164 Jessup Ave. in Quogue will remain open.
The owners, husband-and-wife duo Jeff Schaeffer and Kasandra Watkins-Schaeffer, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Mugs on Main opened on Main Street in 2023, serving items such as soups and its broken bacon, egg and cheese, a deconstructed version of the favorite breakfast sandwich served in a mug. It opened in Quogue this summer, tucked into a 13-by-13-foot nook at the front of Schmidt's Country Market.
During its time in Riverhead, it became a "cherished part" of the downtown, Melissa Martin, of the Riverhead Business Improvement District, said in a statement to Newsday.
"More than just a coffee shop, it served as a welcoming gathering place where people could connect, work, meet friends, and enjoy the unique character of our downtown," Martin said. "We are saddened to see them close their doors and recognize that small businesses face many challenges in today's economic environment. We remain hopeful that a new cafe will emerge to fill this space and carry forward the warm, inviting atmosphere that made Mugs on Main such a beloved destination."
Mugs on Main, 33 E. Main St., Riverhead, 631-381-0494, mugsonmain.com. Open 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily until Oct. 14.
Melissa Azofeifa is a restaurants reporter with Newsday's FeedMe team. Having grown up on Long Island, she loves talking about food and its impact on culture. A graduate of Stony Brook University, she joined Newsday in the fall of 2024.
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