THE
AGORA
COFFEEHAUS &
EVENT VENUE
Located in Historic Downtown Red Oak
Recent Updates
We’re a young business with a lot in motion — and we think you should know about it. Running a coffeehaus is a community affair.
The Agora is a place to slow down, connect, and enjoy fresh in-house roasted organic coffee made with clean, quality ingredients. Good coffee is the start. Community is the point.
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?
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 7:00 AM to 2:00 PM
As we continue fine tuning our operations, we will continue to expand upon our hours.
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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☕️ From behind the counter…
- By popular demand, Irish Cream is back in-stock! Those that really enjoyed the Irish Velvet and Black Abbey, you can order them once again. We also purchased a coconut syrup to test out.
- We’ve been working on/planning out several physical upgrades. A quick and easy one was upgrading our reverse osmosis pressure tank which is for our ice machine and water faucet (our espresso machine runs on its own special calcium -to-magnesium filter; it’s actually pretty cool, to help prevent calcium buildup it transforms the calcium molecule into magnesium - several benefits to that!)
- Working on changing how hot water is accessed throughout the entire commercial space. This will help to set us up for future improvements.
- Spending time researching a new espresso machine and coffee roaster. Both pieces are quite pricey, but necessary for growth. Looking at upgrading our espresso machine first to help with customer satisfaction. It always makes us feel bad when an influx of orders come in and we’re bottlenecked by the speed of our current machine: a single brew head, manual flow control… we’ve pushed its limits several times, too, which impacts the quality of shot pulls, steaming of milk, etc. We hope we’re providing an enjoyable product and experience to make further investments into our equipment at this stage worth it. Business is a gamble.
- On the coffee roaster side of things, this is where even more investment comes into play. We’ve had several conversations about wholesale opportunities and partnerships come up within the past week, which helps push us towards growth. I’d love to work with more businesses around the area to have our coffee be what’s made available to their customers, clients, employees, etc. We’ve even taken some steps towards setting up e-commerce sales and test the waters with that - not quite ready with that yet.
- In order for us to expand on the roasting side of things, we need to dial in on which beans to market… I’m happy to announce that we have received our second shipment of the Peruvian beans that we fell in love with. I won’t have them available this weekend.
- Lastly, more pop-ups incoming 😊
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Ever wonder why some colors look radiant and effortless on one person but completely wash out someone else?
The answer is COLOR THEORY! Come grab a coffee with friends and watch a live demonstration with Anna Marie Boeye as the model, performed by color analyst Adriana St Lezin
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In partnership with the Neighborhood Bakehouse, we will now have fresh pastries available at the Coffeehaus on Fridays as well as Saturdays and Sundays.
We’re working behind the seasons on what expanding our food offerings looks like. We still have renovations to tackle, but it’s coming up soon.
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