Anaheim / North Orange County
Coffee in Anaheim splits by format. Drive-thru stores sit on the flatland arterials: Starbucks' locator shows drive-thrus on Lincoln Avenue, Katella Avenue, Euclid and Brookhurst Streets, State College Boulevard and near the 91 on Harbor Boulevard and Tustin Avenue, with one more at Weir Canyon Road in Anaheim Hills. Walk-in and visitor coffee sits in the resort area (Starbucks at Anaheim GardenWalk, Downtown Disney and on Harbor Boulevard at Ball and at Katella) and downtown (Lincoln & Anaheim at Anaheim Towne Center and the Packing House stalls). West Anaheim is where new supply is coming: the City says 39 Commons at Beach and Lincoln will bring Anaheim's first Dutch Bros.
Population
344,521
Median HHI
$95,227
Median age
36.2
Homeownership
46.2%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
Primary retail corridors
Harbor Boulevard · Lincoln Avenue · Euclid Street · Katella Avenue · Ball Road · State College Boulevard · Imperial Highway
Specific shopping centers in Anaheim that already carry credible co-tenancy for this use. Listed in approximate order of fit.
400 W. Disney Way
Anchors / key tenants: House of Blues Anaheim, Lucky Strike, Mission Escape Games, Flightdeck
$284M lifestyle center one block east of Disneyland Resort (opened 2008). Restaurant- and entertainment-heavy with two dance clubs, House of Blues, and family-fun attractions. Visitor-and-tourist daypart dominates.
1565 Disneyland Drive
Anchors / key tenants: LEGO Store, World of Disney
Size: 330,000 SF
Disney-curated open-air shopping and dining adjacent to Disneyland and Disney California Adventure. Brand and credit bar is unique — Disney selects tenants directly. Strong tourist daypart year-round.
Harbor Boulevard from Katella to Ball
Anchors / key tenants: hotel/tourist-serving retail and dining
The dense Harbor Boulevard corridor serving Disneyland-area hotels and visitors. National casual dining, value retail, and tourist-serving operators dominate.
440 South Anaheim Boulevard
Anchors / key tenants: Anaheim Packing House food hall, Farmers Park, MAKE Building
Adaptive-reuse food hall and creative-retail district in downtown Anaheim. 30+ food vendors in the Packing House, a winery, a distillery and a burger bar in the MAKE Building, and Farmers Park lawn programming. The chef-driven and craft-food node for north OC.
8020 East Santa Ana Canyon Road
Anchors / key tenants: Target, Nordstrom Rack, Hobby Lobby, 24 Hour Fitness, ULTA
Anaheim Hills’ affluent suburban center — different trade area than the rest of Anaheim. Target, Nordstrom Rack and Hobby Lobby anchor the center, with casual dining, fitness, and family-service retail. The former Edwards theater closed in 2022 and that part of the site is approved for apartments.
Existing operators are the most honest comp for whether a use can support Anaheim rents. These are publicly visible coffee shop space businesses currently trading in the market.
Starbucks drive-thru stores (Anaheim flatlands)
1131 W. Lincoln Ave (92805); 2595 W. Lincoln Ave (92801); 1626 W. Katella Ave (92802); 555 N. Euclid St (92801); 500 N. Brookhurst St (92801); 1224 N. Harbor Blvd (92801); 1134 N. State College Blvd (92806); 2013 E. Ball Rd (92806); 1070 N. Tustin Ave (92807); 1190 N. East St (92805)
Each of these lists a drive-thru on Starbucks' own locator. Across eight search points covering the city, the locator returned 31 stores with Anaheim or Anaheim Hills addresses, and 11 of them list a drive-thru. The East St. and Romneya Dr. store at 1190 N. East St lists the drive-thru as its only pickup option, so a drive-thru-only format already operates in the city.
Starbucks, Weir Canyon & Santa Ana Canyon (drive-thru)
8295 E. Santa Ana Canyon Rd, Anaheim, CA 92808
Company-operated store with a drive-thru per Starbucks' locator, the drive-thru option in the Anaheim Hills trade area.
Starbucks inside Target and Vons (Anaheim Hills Festival)
8148 E. Santa Ana Canyon Rd (Target Anaheim 0677) and 8010 E. Santa Ana Canyon Rd (Vons Anaheim Hills 2216), Anaheim, CA 92808
Licensed Starbucks counters inside the Target and Vons stores, per Starbucks' locator. Target and Vons are both on the Anaheim Hills Festival store directory. The directory does not list a freestanding coffee shop.
Starbucks, Anaheim GardenWalk
321 W. Katella Ave, Anaheim, CA 92802
Starbucks' locator names this licensed store 'Anaheim GardenWalk'.
Starbucks, Downtown Disney Store
1570 S. Disneyland Drive, Anaheim, CA 92802
Company-operated store in the Downtown Disney District per Starbucks' locator. Nearby on the resort stretch of Harbor Boulevard the locator also lists Harbor & Ball (1200 S. Harbor Blvd, in-cafe only) and a licensed counter at the Hyatt House at Harbor and Katella (1800 S. Harbor Blvd).
Starbucks, Lincoln & Anaheim (Anaheim Towne Center)
110 W. Lincoln Ave, Anaheim, CA 92805
Company-operated, in-cafe only, in the Anaheim Towne Center per the locator. The downtown Starbucks option.
Randy's Donuts (Anaheim Packing House)
440 S. Anaheim Blvd, Anaheim, CA 92805
The Anaheim Packing District merchant directory lists Randy's Donuts as 'Donuts & Coffee' in the Packing House, and Mini Monster as a boba tea stall. In the food hall, coffee is sold from stalls, not a standalone cafe.
Dutch Bros (planned, 39 Commons)
Northeast corner of Beach Boulevard and Lincoln Avenue, Anaheim
The City's June 30, 2026 release says 39 Commons will include a Dutch Bros and that it will be the chain's first in Anaheim. Dutch Bros' own California list (255 locations) shows no Anaheim store today. Construction runs through 2027 and into 2028, with businesses opening in phases.
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Use class and permit: Anaheim's 18.36.040 puts coffee bars in Restaurants-General (drinks and food prepared on site, including quick-serve and drive-through), which Table 8-A (18.08.030) permits by right in the C-NC, C-R and C-G zones. In the O-L and O-H office zones it needs a minor conditional use permit, which the Planning Director decides under 18.66.040, so a lobby cafe in an office building has one more approval step.
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Drive-thru: Drive-Through Facilities need a conditional use permit from the Planning Commission in all five commercial zones (Table 8-A, 18.66.040). Under 18.42.080 the lane must be striped and separate from site circulation, cannot sit in a required landscape setback, must start at least 25 feet from the ultimate right-of-way line, and each stacking space is 9 by 22 feet and does not count as parking. Two or more lanes need a licensed traffic engineer's study covering peak periods, service time, arrival rate and queue length, approved by the City Traffic and Transportation Manager.
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Parking under Table 42-A (18.42.040): Restaurants-General is 4 spaces per 1,000 sq ft with 20 seats or fewer and 10 per 1,000 above 20 seats. An 1,800 sq ft cafe with 30 seats needs 18 spaces on its own, against about 7 at 20 seats. Inside a Commercial Retail Center-Large the center rate of 4 per 1,000 applies until restaurants pass 40% of the center's floor area, so ask the landlord for the current restaurant share.
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Patio seating (18.38.220): Outdoor Seating is capped at 7 tables and 15 seats, cannot sit in the right-of-way, a required walkway, setback or parking area, and is not counted in floor area for parking. A larger Outdoor Dining area must be enclosed by permanent planters, fencing or similar at least 36 inches high, and in a Commercial Retail Center-Large up to three parking spaces next to the restaurant can become dining under an Outdoor Dining Parking Permit (18.42.130). Table 42-A adds no parking for outdoor dining of 1,000 sq ft or less.
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Specific plans change the drive-thru answer: the Anaheim Resort Specific Plan (18.116, Table 116-C) prohibits Drive-Through Facilities and drive-through restaurants in its C-R District (Development Area 1), and its Central Core standards (18.116.130.080) prohibit uses meant mainly to attract cars. The Beach Boulevard Specific Plan (18.122, Table 122-B) allows drive-throughs only in its N-C, R-C and O areas, limited to 5:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. At Anaheim Hills Festival (18.108, Table 108-B) they need a CUP in DA-1, DA-2, DA-3 and DA-5 and are prohibited in DA-4.
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Health and grease: OC Health Care Agency Plan Check reviews plans for every new or remodeled food facility (Health and Safety Code 114380) and construction can start only after approval. Plan on a menu and equipment spec sheets with the submittal, a preliminary inspection at about 80% completion, and the health permit application paid before the final inspection. OC San's FOG ordinance (OCSD-25) leaves each city's own FOG program in charge and does not regulate limited food preparation such as reheating and assembly, so ask Anaheim Public Works whether your menu triggers a grease interceptor before you size the plumbing.
Zoning, licensing, and demographic figures on this page come from the public records below. Codes and licenses change, so confirm with the city and the licensing agency before you sign.