The Food Truck For Coffee & A Nosh After Your Next Beach Walk This Winter
Surfboard Time Machine
I was in Matunuck last week — which has a very Malibu during the 1970’s vibe (pick up a copy of Rob Lowe’s memoir Stories I Only Tell My Friends or listen to the audio book and I think you’ll agree) — and ended up grabbing a hot drink at Surfside Coffee.
Open since July 2020, this funky food truck across from the Ocean Mist is known and loved by the locals for the coffee specials (including a Cold Brew), bagels, teas, chocolate chip muffins, and toasts topped with things like avo, peanut butter or chickpea spread.
And (woot, woot) they were even offering vegan chili the day I was there.
They also have t-shirts and trucker hats with their quirky logo that features a surfing coffee cup (an image that tbh reminds me of something out of an animated psa from ABC tv’s Saturday morning lineup circa the mid to late 1970’s).
I mean, if you’re looking to one up that person who alway seems to be checking in from “hidden gems” around the Ocean State, you definitely need either the tee or hat in your 2022 rotation.
Now, I know this week is way too cold (it’s gonna warm up soon, fingers crossed), but if you’re a big fan of wintertime walks on the beach, you will want to bookmark Surfside for before or after your next one in the 02979.
It’s also the one and only place for java and a snack in the area.
There are no chain coffee shops in the vicinity and you know what?
THAT only adds to the charm of this laidback and breezy (an old friend told me that her father used to refer to it as “God’s country”) coastal enclave.
Find Surfside Coffee at 920 Matunuck Beach Road in South Kingstown. They are open daily from 7am to 4pm.
As always, if you get coffee and a nosh there after reading this, please do let them know you were inspired by Patty J and PattyJ.com.
Photo Credits: Images above are all courtesy of me.