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Five & Hoek Coffee: A Look Inside

Written By: Caitlyn Tate

One thing we Knoxvillians sure love is local coffee. And though Knoxville is teeeechnically the second Five and Hoek location for owners Beth and Tyler Fivecoat (the original location is in Illinois), we have of course welcomed them as our own in true southern scruffy city fashion! Does the word ā€œpivotā€ give you flashbacks to 2020? šŸ˜‚ Weā€™ll be kind and use the word ā€œrerouteā€ instead. SO the pandemic forced the Fivecoats to reroute (šŸ˜‰) their original business plan concept in Wheaton, Illinois. To accommodate safety concerns and health mandates, they converted their new and thriving shop to a walk-up window and it was a hit! So much so that she continues to operate today. However, they missed the community aspect – having people gather together over coffee. This desire for community led them to their next adventureā€¦. Searching for a new city to open a brand new spot to match the dreams they originally envisioned!

How adorable are those dreamin’ owners, Tyler & Beth??

Thankfully, the mountains, warm temps and plethora of outdoor activities to choose from here in cute ole Knox enticed the Fivecoats. (I mean, we get it šŸ˜‰) They officially decided to move to Knoxville and make this Scruffy City their brand newww home – a home to raise their kids and use their creativity and expand their passion project (Hint: that passion project is Five and Hoek!).

This is the outside of Five & Hoek Coffee Shop in Knoxville

Speaking of Five and Hoek, how do you even pronounce this super aesthetic coffee shopā€™s name? Are we thinking [hoke] as in rhyming with [joke]? Or maybe [hook] as in the loved-to-be-hated Captain?Ā  Turns outtttttt itā€™s pronounced like that mustache-twirlin’ scoundrel! Hoek is a combination of the first part of their last name (Fivecoat) combined with the friends whom they first started the shop with. Five is the street the original location was on – and the rest is history! (In their defense, the big ole “Hoeked on Coffee” sign that greets you as you enter could have probably been a clue… šŸ˜‚)

Do you see the sign in the left hand corner?šŸ‘€

While the original location has been a walk-up only spot since 2020, we in Knoxville get to enjoy the BEAUTIFUL walk-in-and-stay-awhile space. (And once youā€™re ready to get up and go, sheā€™s also within walking distance to the Mill and Mineā€™s entertainment and Public Houseā€™s deliiiicious patio and Marble City Marketā€™s endless convenience!)

Tyler and one of the baristas chat easily with customers as they whip up those caffeinated bevvies

When you walk into Five and Hoek, youā€™ll feel like family – inevitably greeted by the friendliest baristas or Beth and Tyler Fivecoat themselves. Definitely try one of the housemade caramels that make this little shop unique in your latte (salted beer caramel, anyone?!), the Knoxville chai blend, ORRR if black coffee is more your jam, youā€™ll definitely be in good hands with quality beans roasted in-house to perfection šŸ¤¤

Where the roasting magic happensāœØ

Itā€™s safe to say weā€™re HOEKED on this cute little coffee shop šŸ˜‰ Let us know youuur fave drink order at Five + Hoek! DISCOVER MORE LOCAL COFFEE HEEEERE

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