With pastel yellow walls and a fun menu, Sunshine Coffee has opened in Miami Beach, bringing a touch of sunshine to Española Way.
Created by husband-and-wife team Alan Philips and Gelareh Mizrahi, Sunshine Coffee’s colorful walls represent the sun and the joyful happiness of its namesake, their daughter, Sunshine, while the blue represents the ocean. At its core, Philips tells New Times that Sunshine Coffee is the essence of Miami.
“When I have an iced coffee and the sun hits my face, I just take a moment and appreciate this incredible life we all have here in this city,” says Philips. “We wanted to do our best to create a place where people feel that joy. The sun and ocean come together at the beach, which we would call our ‘common grounds.’ We use that play on words with the coffee, this is our common ground as a community, a place where everyone lifts each other up one cup at a time.’”…