One Family, Two Coffee Businesses: The Story Behind Relampago and DOS in St. Augustine

Some coffee stories only make sense once you know they are connected. Relampago Coffee Lab on Spanish Street and DOS Coffee and Wine on San Marco Avenue look, on the surface, like two entirely separate St. Augustine businesses. They are actually sister operations under the same ownership, sharing the same beans and the same roasting room, and understanding that connection changes how the whole story reads.

Two Rooms, One Roast

DOS Coffee and Wine's own website links directly to Relampago's retail offerings and lists the Spanish Street cafe as part of the same family. Instagram makes the relationship even plainer, with Relampago's account describing itself as part of the DOS Coffee and Wine family. The roasting itself physically happens at the DOS location on San Marco Avenue, and that same roast supplies both rooms.

A Real Local History

Local press coverage has told part of this story before, describing DOS as dating back to 2013, set up inside a former auto parts building on San Marco Avenue, with Relampago functioning as the downtown roasting cafe. Other research sources place Relampago's own roasting history back to 2015. Either way, this is a business with real roots in the city, not a recent arrival chasing tourist traffic.

A Third Story Worth Telling Alongside It

St. Augustine's specialty coffee story does not stop at one family running two rooms. Just a short distance away, 3rd Wave Coffee Roasters keeps a public tasting room open Thursdays from nine in the morning until four in the afternoon, and Saturdays from nine until one. That is its own genuine small scale roasting story, distinct from the Relampago and DOS connection, and it deserves to be told on its own terms rather than folded into someone else's narrative.

What Makes This Worth Its Own Page

A family running two connected coffee businesses, with the roasting happening in one place and served in two, is a genuinely charming and specific story. It is exactly the kind of detail that makes a small city coffee scene feel real rather than generic. Right now, that connection lives mostly in social media captions and scattered press mentions rather than a single, clear page either business's own website tells in full.

One Family, Still Two Missing URLs

Even with a story this good, both Relampago and DOS are still missing something simple: a unique, dedicated web address that fully explains their connection to a new visitor or a search engine trying to understand what either business actually is. Telling this story properly, once, in one place, would let both rooms benefit from a connection that right now only lives in fragments.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Are Relampago Coffee Lab and DOS Coffee and Wine connected?

Yes, they are sister businesses under the same ownership.

Where does the roasting actually happen?

At the DOS Coffee and Wine location on San Marco Avenue, supplying both rooms.

How is this connection confirmed?

DOS's own website links to Relampago's retail offerings, and Relampago's Instagram describes itself as part of the DOS Coffee and Wine family.

How old is this family business?

Local press places DOS back to 2013 in a former auto parts building, with other sources placing Relampago's own roasting history to 2015.

Is 3rd Wave Coffee Roasters part of the same family business?

No, it is a separate, independent small roaster with its own public tasting room.

When is 3rd Wave's tasting room open to the public?

Thursdays from nine in the morning until four in the afternoon, and Saturdays from nine until one.

Is this family connection currently explained on either business's own website?

Not fully, it currently lives mostly in social media and press mentions rather than one clear page.

Why does this story matter for search visibility?

It is a genuine, specific detail that makes the coffee scene feel real, and telling it clearly helps both a visitor and a search engine understand the connection.

Is this presented as a criticism of either business?

No, it is presented as a real, worthwhile story that deserves clearer telling, not a shortcoming.

How can Hillcane help tell a family coffee story like this online?

Hillcane can help build the page that finally tells this connection clearly. Reach out at hillcane.co/contact or call (256) 384-2449.

Work with Hillcane

Relampago and DOS are run by the same family, with the roasting happening in one room and served in two. That story barely exists online yet.

If your St. Augustine coffee business has a real story like this waiting to be told, reach Hillcane at hillcane.co/contact or call (256) 384-2449.

Reach out at hillcane.co or (256) 384-2449.