Ugly Duck Coffee

Ugly Duck Coffee Ugly Duck is a multi-roaster coffee shop serving specialty coffee in Rochester, NY. In addition to t We aim to serve espresso in an approachable way.

Ugly Duck Coffee is a pop-up espresso bar traveling around the City of Rochester, NY. We partner with local businesses and temporarily set-up within their walls, to offer patrons espresso based beverages. Each drink is crafted with the intention of highlighting the characteristics of the coffee, while maintaining the integrity of the roasters we partner with. Ugly Duck is always on the move with o

ur custom-built modular bar and looking for new collaborations and locations to visit. In addition to pop-ups, we cater special events. Head over to our website to see what that's about. Someday we may have a permanent home -- but until then, follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook to keep up with our whereabouts.

Ugly multiple ways, 🌈 at a wedding, post close shop snap. Hope y’all are enjoying as many moments as you’re able.
06/06/2026

Ugly multiple ways, 🌈 at a wedding, post close shop snap. Hope y’all are enjoying as many moments as you’re able.

Thanks for sharing small meaningful moments with us. We also have a new special on bar for a limited time in partnership...
06/04/2026

Thanks for sharing small meaningful moments with us.

We also have a new special on bar for a limited time in partnership with RBTL and Suffs.

“Silent Sentinels” - Peach Bitters, Espresso, Tonic Water, Ice

Hey friends! We’re adding to our team! We are looking for a service professional who is passionate about the coffee indu...
06/03/2026

Hey friends!

We’re adding to our team! We are looking for a service professional who is passionate about the coffee industry, eager to learn and ready to connect with the community.

Hours are starting between 12-20 hours a week, with opportunities to work mobile events and the Brighton Market.

If this sounds like you, please email your resume to our manager, Mary - [email protected] OR swing by the shop and fill out an application! We look forward to hearing from you!

We are SO excited to invite you all to Adair Finucane’s art opening this Friday June 5th from 5-7pm. A word from the art...
06/02/2026

We are SO excited to invite you all to Adair Finucane’s art opening this Friday June 5th from 5-7pm.

A word from the artist:

“Save for Goldie, Waiting, each piece in this show was created following my daughter’s birth in
August of 2022. Pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period are different for everyone. Despite
many moments of awe, joy, and gratitude, my transition to motherhood was overshadowed by
darkness and disconnection. I am grateful to have surfaced from the underworld stronger, wiser,
and more embodied.
Most of this art was made in the last year and a half, the pieces expressions of personal rebirth, and
my passion for cultivating beauty and self-love. I finally gave myself the gift of painting in oil;
a delight! Spent countless hours listening to q***r memoirs and historical fantasy novels while
obsessing over tiny shiny things; what joy and satisfaction beaded embroidery brings! And to collab
with an up-and-coming 3-year-old art star? Humbling! A pleasure!
These pieces are also statements of resistance against a dominant culture that desecrates the
Mother. While perinatal mental health is finally getting more attention, these issues are
embedded in — and often responses to — our toxic systems.
From shortsighted, profit-drivenpoisoning of our Mother Earth,
to mortality and health disparities for Black birthing women and q***r & trans people,
to the US being the one industrially developed country not to guarantee paid postpartum leave,
no wonder we’re angry.
Yet anger on its own is a poor tool for social change. It’s the creating — for me, through visual art,
singing, dancing, and performing — that fuses love into anger,
birthing a force that’s fiercely creative in favor of blind destructiveness.
I hope you, too, keep leaning into the practices that bring darkness into the light.
Awe na mná! (translation: Praise the women!; Irish)“

We are so grateful to have her artwork in the space and we hope you can come see it IRL!

We have also listed the spaces that will be participating in First Friday and we now have First Friday maps available on our back resource board! Swing by, pick one up and be sure to check out some other shows as well. ❤️

It’s summer market season. Come find us Sundays from 9am - 1pm. So many great local farmers to meet and support.
05/31/2026

It’s summer market season. Come find us Sundays from 9am - 1pm. So many great local farmers to meet and support.

HEY Y’ALL. We’re doing something different. Starting tomorrow (5/30) we’ll be partnering up with and giving away TWO (2...
05/29/2026

HEY Y’ALL. We’re doing something different. Starting tomorrow (5/30) we’ll be partnering up with and giving away TWO (2) lawn tickets to Bleachers on Saturday, June 20th.

Each time you purchase our special, “You and Forever” you will receive an entry to win the pair of tickets. No limit on the number of entries.

Entries close on Saturday, June 13th and the drawing will take place on Sunday, June 14th.

Swipe to see the special. See you SOON and GOOD LUCK. 💗

PHEW 😮‍💨 It’s been a busy one. Thanks for showing up today (and every day). Hope y’all get out there and enjoy the sun.
05/25/2026

PHEW 😮‍💨

It’s been a busy one. Thanks for showing up today (and every day). Hope y’all get out there and enjoy the sun.

Not the best spot to park it, but when the content that’s good ya gotta park it somewhere. Pick your battles is what my ...
05/23/2026

Not the best spot to park it, but when the content that’s good ya gotta park it somewhere. Pick your battles is what my better half tells me and I couldn’t agree more in moments like this (and most others). Also slushee.

Like this espresso pictured here our output can seem small in size. Don’t let that minimize how much impact you and it h...
05/22/2026

Like this espresso pictured here our output can seem small in size. Don’t let that minimize how much impact you and it has and can have.

Impact is a ripple effect that we all have within us to share with others. This doesn’t have to be service based it can be a kind gesture in any capacity.

Our industry talk last night was about a dozen folks, and it was really amazing to see such deep connection, curiosity, and support happening.

Color Roasters just hit the shelves! The joy is real. Pretty wedding set up from a couple weeks back, and if you didn’t ...
05/19/2026

Color Roasters just hit the shelves! The joy is real. Pretty wedding set up from a couple weeks back, and if you didn’t know are flipping UGLY.

Address

89 Charlotte Street
Rochester, NY
14607

Opening Hours

Monday 7am - 5pm
Tuesday 7am - 5pm
Wednesday 7am - 5pm
Thursday 7am - 5pm
Friday 7am - 5pm
Saturday 8am - 5pm
Sunday 8am - 5pm

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