A Behind-the-Scenes Tour of Dear Mama Coffee on the Manhattanville Campus

Get to know locally roasted Dear Mama Coffee, one of the first businesses to occupy a retail spot on the Manhattanville campus.

By
Jessica Reyes
Kelly Moffitt
January 11, 2022

As the Columbia Business School prepares to open on the Manhattanville campus later this month, we're helping people get to know the campus a little better with a series of videos about the creative makers and cool spaces you'll find there. 

Our first stop? Dear Mama Coffee, located in the Jerome L. Greene Science Center, where we meet CEO and Founder Zachary Sharaga and get a glimpse at how their signature Mexico City Mocha is made. 

Dear Mama, which got its start in Harlem and is locally roasted to this day, was one of the first businesses to occupy a retail spot on the Manhattanville campus and it is quickly becoming a community space for people to work, gather, and enjoy a cup of coffee.


After you've tried Dear Mama, check out other coffee shops around the campus. Looking to get to know the Manhattanville campus in other ways? Take a look at our YouTube playlist featuring tours and the Manhattanville tab of our website to get to know the campus.