THE
AGORA
COFFEEHAUS &
EVENT VENUE
Located in Historic Downtown Red Oak
Red Oak Agora exists to serve fresh house-roasted organic coffee with clean, quality ingredients while offering a relaxed space for our community to connect and form lasting relationships.
Established in 2024
What is The Agora and what does it mean?
During Ancient Greek times, the agora was a market and a place for assembly.
The Agora in Red Oak, Iowa is designed to be a community hub; a place where people can gather, share conversation over coffees and teas, and/or find a cozy nook to read a book, get some work done, or study for personal advancement. The space is also available to rent for private events.
When are you open?
Saturdays and Sundays from 7:00 AM to 2:00 PM
With your support and with us establishing our workflows and recruiting people that also want to achieve our mission… our goal is to expand our hours into the rest of the week.
Where is The Agora located?
The Agora is located next door to the Red Oak Grand Theatre – just off “The Square” – in Historic Downtown Red Oak at 404 E Coolbaugh Street.
The Coffeehaus & Event Venue occupies a 5400 sq. ft. Classical Revival brick building built in 1901. The building historically was occupied by furniture stores up until 2014 when previous owners converted the main floor into an event venue and the upstairs was converted into an eclectic living space.
The front exterior of The Agora on its opening day for the coffeehaus; Saturday, November 29th, 2025. The warmth from the inside peers through the storefront windows on the cold Saturday morning. A light dusting of snow covered the community but didn’t stop people from stopping by for their first freshly roasted cup of coffee in The Agora.
What makes The Agora different?
We strive to craft high quality products, utilize and offer clean foods and ingredients, and provide a welcoming and comfortable sit-down experience for all to enjoy.
- We source organic specialty coffee beans and roast the beans on-site.
- We try the best we can to utilize clean and organic ingredients in our drinks.
- We offer gluten-free snacks and other options for those with sensitivities.
- We provide high-speed secure internet for those who want to get some work done.
- We have a strong rooted passion for this community and want to succeed.
What events can be hosted at The Agora?
The venue has been used for many common event types like graduation parties, celebration of life lunches, wedding receptions, bridal / baby showers, birthday parties, business meetings, and more.
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Good morning! As we’ve been getting ready for baby #3’s arrival, we have brought on a new barista to our team - welcome Jonah to the Agora!
We are open this weekend from 7 AM to 2 PM.
We’ve been working on a new Peruvian medium roast coffee. We have a limited number of bags available. I’ll make another post soon diving into the roast more.
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In-the-works: ⚙️ We purchased a used commercial coffee grinder so we can grind bags of coffee for people who don’t have grinders.
We prefer leaving beans whole and encourage you to grind before use so you can enhance the brew quality… but we understand not everyone has that convenience… so we wanted to be able to provide YOU that convenience.
As you can tell this grinder was pretty dirty and it had a penny stuck in its burrs. We fixed the grinder and cleaned it up, but it needs to be further optimized. The shoot is too large for our bags and there’s a gap where coffee grounds spill from. We’ll get something figured out 🧐💭
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📢 We have a few things to share:
1. A few people have asked, so we want to clarify: yes, we’ll be open this weekend. 😊 Consider having your holiday party get started with some caffeine and vibes. If you want to send someone down, we do have drink carriers to assist with caffeine transport. 🚀
2. Please don’t hesitate to reach out and provide us feedback. 💬 We listen and take steps to enhance our space. For instance, we’ve had people ask for stevia packets, so we ordered raw sugar and organic stevia packets for those who want to sweeten up their drip coffees. ☕️
3. Is it just us, or was the fog an eerie coincidence with the release of new episodes of Stranger Things? 🤔😜
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