About Ula
We’re more than just a cafe.
We’re your go-to morning coffee spot.
Your “meet with friends and hang on the patio” destination.
Your community hub.
The place where you scored that meeting for your side hustle, where you raised your kids, or maybe just that cute lunch discovery after your Brewery visit.
Whoever you are and wherever you come from, we want to be part of your story.
But first, come be part of ours.
Our Values, Manifested
Wholesome Food, Sourced Locally, For Everyone
We believe food should be as delicious as it is nourishing. That’s why we:
Make as much as we can on site, from our own housemade syrups to our sandwiches and baked goods
Focus on whole ingredients
Source our ingredients as locally as possible
Buy seasonally when we can
We also believe that Ula should be a place where everyone can happily eat. That’s why we have an impressive list of vegan and gluten-free options available, and keep our pricing as reasonable and fair as we can.
Coffee You Can Feel Good About
Ula features coffee from New Harvest Coffee Roasters, a Rhode Island-based roaster focused on organic and sustainable coffee. New Harvest’s coffee is carefully sourced directly from farmers through their Source Direct program, and they always pay at least 20% above the Fair Trade minimum for their direct trade coffee.
Our roasters know their farmers personally and support local cooperatives to help them grow their businesses.
You’ll love Ula’s House Blend, a medium/dark roast with notes of chocolate, caramel and marshmallow which hails from the Marcala region of Honduras and is grown and processed by the members of the COMSA cooperative, created by Honduran farmers in 2000. Our light roast is called Los Portillos, and is grown in a very small family farm in the Santa Barbara region of Honduras. The owner and grower, Adolfo Reyes Portillo, and his family do all the picking, depulping, fermenting and drying themselves!
Efforts to Make Mother Earth Proud
We are almost entirely plastic-free in both front and back of house.
We are aware that the restaurant industry generates about 78% of all disposable packaging, and that single-use plastics hurt our planet.
That’s why you’ll find that all of our disposable packaging is made from plants and commercially compostable with our composter, Save That Stuff.
We encourage our patrons to hang onto their cups and bring them back to our compost bins so we can help protect our most valuable resources.
Plus, we have ample bike parking and are located just steps from Boston’s Greenway, making it easy to take your bike to Ula. You can also get discounts through our participation in the Bicycle Benefits program and can pick up needed biking gear at our next-door neighbor, Bikes Not Bombs!
Supporting Small Business + Creating Inclusive Community
From showcasing local art and music to hosting community events, we regularly collaborate with artists, creators, makers and small businesses to support their work and showcase their talents to the community.
We want everyone who walks through our doors to be seen, valued, and celebrated for the qualities that make you unique.
Plus, we are one of the few Boston businesses that are both accessible to the T and offer free parking on site, making our cafe great for small groups and intimate meetings for people coming from around the city and suburbs.
Donations for Local + Global Impact
From fundraisers for local area businesses to special menu offerings that donate to national and international causes, we make it as easy as buying your daily cup of coffee to support initiatives you care about.
Learn more about some of the efforts we’ve supported:
Compassionate Care Center
People that Focus on Unity Through Diversity
Our owners are a wife-and-husband duo of passionate Egleston Square residents with a deep love for coffee + community, and we actively work to build a diverse and talented team of people who share our values.
Marvin Mathelier
Co-Owner
Brooklyn native, US Marine, Haitian American, marketing MBA, management consultant, Jamaica Plain neighborhood rep and founder of Call It Out, an organization to end systemic racism in Egleston Square.
Beth Santos
Co-Owner
CT born, NH raised, Portuguese-Italian, travel-loving citizen of the world. Founder and CEO of international women’s community Wanderful, Business Insider’s one of 17 changing hospitality, serial entrepreneur with an MBA in social enterprise.
