A South Korean coffee and dessert chain with roughly 1,750 stores in its home country is preparing a storefront for Twosome Coffee & Cake, in the heart of Old Town Alexandria — and the company’s own job ads suggest it could be the brand’s first location in the United States.
City of Alexandria permit records identify a space at 404 King St. as “Twosome Place.” On a sidewalk encroachment application filed with the city, the project team answered the city’s question about the name of the business with “Twosome Place,” and classified the use as a restaurant — specifically, a bakery and café.
A commercial building alteration permit for the same address, issued June 23, covers what the city describes as a new tenant layout across 2,689 square feet, with construction valued at $270,000. The permit was applied for on April 6 and runs through January 2027…