Grand Coffee Co.

Grand Coffee Co. (operating as Grand Coffee + Smoothies, formerly Grand Coffee Company) is a craft coffee shop near Crown Center and Union Station at 2345 Grand Blvd in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. Founded around 2023 by Salvatore Silvio — grandson of Antonio’s Pizza founder Paul Silvio — it serves house-roasted espresso drinks, functional smoothies and açaí, plus pastries and grilled paninis with Italian-inspired recipes.

Description

Grand Coffee Co. is a downtown Kansas City café located on Grand Boulevard near Crown Center and Union Station.¹ The shop roasts its own coffee and makes pastries on-site.² Its menu spans espresso-based drinks (including a signature caramel macchiato and spicy mocha latte), functional smoothies built with additions such as grass-fed whey protein, collagen, creatine, MCT oil and electrolytes, açaí bowls, bagel sandwiches, muffins, cookies, and grilled cheese paninis with Italian-inspired recipes.²³⁴ The space is described as open, bright and calming, with ample seating and natural light, making it popular for studying and remote work.⁴ The brand operates under the motto “Fuel for the Driven.”³

Ownership and history

Grand Coffee Co. was founded by Salvatore Silvio, who opened the flagship Grand Boulevard location near Crown Center roughly a year before July 2024 — placing the founding around 2023.⁴ Silvio is the grandson of Paul Silvio, who founded the Kansas City pizzeria Antonio’s Pizza in the 1950s; other family members own Em Chamas Brazilian Grill and Hawg Jaw Brew & Que in the metro.⁴ Though he comes from a long line of KC restaurateurs, Salvatore was the first in his family to enter the coffee business — an idea he traced to time spent studying in coffee shops during his college years.⁴⁵ In 2024 the company opened its first Johnson County location, a shop with a drive-thru at 10610 Shawnee Mission Parkway in Shawnee, Kansas.⁴

Menu

Last verified: 2026-06-17 · Source: Grand Coffee + Smoothies official site + KC Restaurant Week + Yelp · URL(s): https://grandcoffeekc.com/, https://www.kcrestaurantweek.com/grand-coffee-company-crown-center, https://www.yelp.com/biz/grand-coffee-kansas-city · Confidence: Medium

Espresso & coffee drinks

• Caramel macchiato — signature espresso drink, one of the shop’s most-praised pours¹²
• Spicy mocha latte — signature espresso + chocolate with a kick; a standout the shop is known for¹²
• Specialty / seasonal lattes — rotating menu including a toasted pecan latte and a pistachio latte (pistachio syrup, espresso & milk, topped with vanilla bean powder)⁶
• Cortado — double shot of espresso with ~2 oz steamed milk (a mini latte)⁶
• Affogato-style pour — double shot of espresso served over a scoop of ice cream⁶
• House-roasted drip / iced coffee — coffee roasted in-house¹²

Functional smoothies & açaí

• Functional smoothies — built on fresh produce with add-ins such as grass-fed whey protein, collagen, creatine, MCT oil and electrolytes (e.g. the “BPM Smoothie”)³⁶
• Açaí bowls³⁶

Retail / food

• House-made bagel sandwich with hot-honey schmear; sunrise sandwich; bacon breakfast panini⁶
• Pastries — blueberry scones, muffins, cinnamon rolls, cookies, plus seasonal items (pumpkin cookie)³⁶
• Retail roasted beans — Cadence Blend, Sprinter Espresso, and single-origin Brazil – Cerrado Mineiro (12 oz bags, ~$16.29 each)³
• Merch — 12 oz ceramic logo mug (~$15.00), branded tees³

Brand motto: “Fuel for the Driven.”³ Drink/food prices beyond retail beans and merch are not published on the official site and are.

Links

• Website: https://grandcoffeekc.com/
• Locations / hours: https://grandcoffeekc.com/pages/locations
• Order online (Grubhub): https://www.grubhub.com/restaurant/grand-coffee-company-2345-grand-boulevard-suite-a-kansas-city/9600456

Sources

Disputes

None known.

Footnotes

1. Grand Coffee — Yelp (updated May 2026), 2345 Grand Blvd, Kansas City, MO — asserts: address 2345 Grand Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64108; coffee & tea category; active reviews updated May 2026 (currently open); house-roasted coffee and on-site pastries; signature caramel macchiato and spicy mocha latte; near Union Station. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴

2. Grand Coffee Company — Restaurantji — asserts: roasts own coffee, makes pastries on-site; near Union Station; signature caramel macchiato and spicy mocha latte; seating/natural light/study atmosphere. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵

3. Grand Coffee + Smoothies — official website — asserts: serves espresso drinks, functional smoothies (grass-fed whey, collagen, creatine, MCT oil, electrolytes), açaí bowls, bagel sandwiches, muffins, cookies, pastries; founder Salvatore Silvio; motto “Fuel for the Driven.” ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸

4. Kansas City café Grand Coffee Company opens first JoCo location — Johnson County Post, July 8, 2024 — asserts: owner Salvatore Silvio; flagship opened near Crown Center on Grand Blvd ~1 year prior (c. 2023); grandson of Paul Silvio (Antonio’s Pizza, 1950s); family also owns Em Chamas and Hawg Jaw Brew & Que; serves craft coffee, protein shakes, pastries, breakfast, grilled cheese paninis with Italian-inspired recipes; Shawnee location at 10610 Shawnee Mission Parkway opened July 2024. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶

5. Grand Coffee Company Brings Italian Values to the KC Coffee Scene — Roo News (UMKC) — asserts: owner Salvatore Silvio; family restaurant lineage; first in family to enter coffee; inspiration from college coffee-shop study time; Italian values. ↩

6. Grand Coffee Company — Crown Center, KC Restaurant Week listing — asserts: specialty lattes (toasted pecan latte; pistachio latte = pistachio syrup, espresso & milk topped with vanilla bean powder; seasonal pumpkin pie latte); cortado (double espresso + ~2 oz steamed milk); double espresso over ice cream; functional smoothies with grass-fed whey/collagen/creatine/MCT/electrolytes (“BPM Smoothie”); açaí bowls; house-made bagel sandwich with hot-honey schmear, sunrise sandwich, bacon breakfast panini; blueberry scones, cinnamon rolls, muffins, cookies, seasonal pumpkin cookie. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷