Updated October 13, 2026
Coffee Shops and Cafes sold for a median of $176,500 in 2025, at an average of 2.28 times cash flow, after a median of 154 days on the market. The figures cover 253 sales reported to the BizBuySell marketplace in the Food and Restaurants category.
National figures from transactions reported to BizBuySell during 2025.
| Metric | Coffee Shops and Cafes, full-year 2025 |
|---|---|
| Reported closed sales | 253 |
| Median sale price | $176,500 |
| Median asking price | $199,750 |
| Sale price to asking (average) | 0.90 |
| Median revenue | $453,000 |
| Revenue multiple (average) | 0.45 |
| Median cash flow | $84,000 |
| Cash flow multiple (average) | 2.28 |
| Median days on market | 154 |
Source: BizBuySell Insight Report data tables, Full Year 2025 Data by Sector.
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The table lists the most frequently reported Food and Restaurants sub-sectors that have at least 20 reported sales, including this one.
| Sub-sector | Reported sales | Median sale price | Median cash flow | Cash flow multiple | Median days on market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants | 1,774 | $225,000 | $126,500 | 2.26 | 189 |
| Coffee Shops and Cafes | 253 | $176,500 | $84,000 | 2.28 | 154 |
| Bars, Pubs and Taverns | 217 | $270,000 | $128,375 | 2.86 | 189 |
| Ice Cream and Frozen Yogurt Shops | 98 | $157,000 | $75,343 | 2.53 | 172 |
| Bakeries | 93 | $200,000 | $96,564 | 2.68 | 207 |
| Juice Bars | 40 | $140,000 | $86,337 | 2.09 | 164 |
Source: BizBuySell Insight Report data tables, Full Year 2025 Data by Sector.
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The median sale price was $176,500 across 253 reported sales in full-year 2025, according to the BizBuySell Insight Report data tables. The median asking price for the same sales was $199,750.
Reported sales averaged 2.28 times cash flow in full-year 2025, with a median cash flow of $84,000, according to BizBuySell. Revenue multiples averaged 0.45. What any one business is worth depends on its own financials.
The median time on the market for reported sales was 154 days in full-year 2025, according to BizBuySell. That is the shortest of 6 comparable Food and Restaurants sub-sectors.
BizBuySell reports an average sale price of 0.90 of asking for these sales in full-year 2025 (1.00 would mean sales closed at asking). The median asking price was $199,750 and the median sale price was $176,500.
BizBuySell's data tables show 253 reported sales in full-year 2025. That counts only sales reported to that marketplace, not every sale in the country.
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