White Electric Coffee

White Electric Coffee is a coffee shop in Providence, RI. The cafe serves the community with a menu featuring coffee, espresso, loose leaf teas, and specialty beverages, alongside food options such as fresh bagels, pastries, sandwiches, and salads. The establishment holds a 4.70 rating.

Established in 2000, White Electric Coffee transformed in 2021 into a worker-owned cooperative cafe. The team includes long-term baristas who transitioned the cafe to a horizontal, democratic cooperative model. The menu includes seasonal drink specials, such as the Sweet Corn Latte and Strawberry-Sage Matcha Spritz, with ten percent of proceeds from all seasonal specials donated to a different local organization each month. Food offerings include various egg sandwiches, avocado toast, and a variety of bagels with options for cream cheese, lox, or hummus.

The cafe is located on Westminster Street, near New Urban Arts and the Rhode Island Museum of Science and Art (RIMOSA). It is a short walk from Classical High School and the Providence Fire Department Headquarters.

White Electric Coffee is recognized for its unique status as a worker-owned cooperative and its commitment to the local community through monthly charitable donations.

This worker-owned cooperative cafe is a staple of the Providence coffee scene.