Onyx Coffee Plans Expansion in Northwest Arkansas

Jon Allen holds coffee beans at his Onyx Coffee house in Rogers. (Marty Cook)

Onyx Coffee Lab of Rogers announced plans to open a new location in downtown Springdale at the historic First Security Bank building.

The café will occupy a portion of 46,000-SF of space sold by First Security Bank of Searcy to real estate group Moses Tucker Partners in 2022. A $3 million renovation is planned for the multi-use building at 112 W. Emma Ave. to provide retail, restaurant, residential and office spaces.

Construction on the new café will begin Sept. 1, Onyx said in a news release.

The concept will feature an evolving specialty coffee program like Onyx’s other locations, but its focus will be chocolate. The entire bean-to-bar production facility will be open to customers to learn more about roasting cacao and developing single-origin chocolates from around the world, according to the release.

New breakfast, pastry and lunch items will be offered alongside house-made ice creams and a small selection of natural wines.

Onyx co-founders and Springdale natives Jon and Andrea Allen said they’ve spent two years planning the new café. “We knew that we wanted to bring a location to Springdale and decided that now is the time for Onyx to open in downtown Springdale,” Andrea Allen said. “Emma Avenue is always buzzing with activity, and we felt it was the perfect time to return to our roots.”

Onyx currently has four locations in Bentonville, Fayetteville and Rogers.