There are no strangers at Aqus Cafe, only friends you haven’t met yet.

AQUS CAFE FOUNDRY WHARF

Aqus Cafe stands out because it's much more than a typical cafe. It's known as a community hub, hosting various events like poetry readings, music, community dinners, knitting circles, conversation cafes, and art exhibitions. Our focus on creating social capital and community-building activities makes it a unique place where people don't just come for coffee but for socializing, learning, and engaging in diverse community events. It's a place that brings people together and fosters social capital in the community. A fitting quote from W.B. Yeats : "There are no strangers here; only friends you haven't met yet."

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LOCATION & HOURS

Aqus Cafe Foundry Wharf
189 H Street
Corner of 2nd & H St.
Petaluma, CA 94952

707-778-6060

Mon - Thurs 8am - 7pm
Fridays 8am - 8pm
Saturdays 8am - 7pm
Sundays 8am - 6pm

  • Lesley McCullaugh:

    Don’t think for a minute that this English born and bred empress of Aqus Café’s busy counter isn’t in complete control of operations and management during weekday hustle and bustle of Petaluma’s most popular coffee house. Lesley’s illustrious career in fine dining and restaurant expertise dates back to her well-spent teens at the four-star Midland Hotel, Manchester. It is this Lancashire’s lass’s impeccable attention to detail that sets Aqus Café apart from competitors in consistent quality, order and efficiency. Lesley’s your point person for most all enquiries into Aqus Café operational business affairs.

    Michael McCullaugh:

    Not only is fellow Irish-American, Michael, Mr. Fix-It and Chief Problem Solver at Aqus, anyone doing business with the Café will know him as Chief Negotiator. Michael brings an illustrious lifetime career in the restaurant and bar industry to the artfully streamlined operations of busy Aqus Café. A self-confessed fountain of youth, Michael is often to be found socializing in the cafe after a 20-mile loop of the West Country by road bike.

    John Crowley:

    If Irish eyes are smiling, as in the 1912 classic ‘The Isle O’Dreams’, John certainly is the green-eyed boy to recreate innate social ambitions derived from his grandfather’s pub in Dublin. “I set out to create a nice place for people to hang out,” says John, whose authentic vision for a multi-generational utopian bonding space in which he could happily hang out at with like-minded friends and neighbors in Petaluma, birthed the evolution of the Aqus concept.

    Diane Gentile:

    As a co-founder in Aqus Community, a 501c3 nonprofit organization, Diane spends the majority of her time building community both in and beyond the cafe walls.

  • Community Foundation Makes Aqus Cafe More Than Just a Place to Eat and Drink – Ariana Reguzzoni, Press Democrat

    Looking for that Place Where Everybody Knows Your Name? – Press Democrat

    Aqus Foundry Festival for Comittee on the Shelterless– Press Democrat

    Petaluman Shares with Community – Argus Courier

    Rivertown Poets Brings Together Writers from Around Bay Area – Press Democrat

    Aqus Community Crawl Brings People Together – Argus Courier

    West Coast Songwriters North Bay Competition Continues at Aqus Cafe – Petaluma 360

    Residents Unwind, Socialize and Challenge Minds – Yovanna Bieberich, Argus Courier

    The Written Word: Quarterly Literary Reading Series – Yovanna Bieberich, Argus Courier

    A Fiddler in the North – By Frances Rivetti, Southern Sonoma Country Life

    A Time for Remembering – Yovanna Bieberich, Argus Courier

    Cafe Society by Dane Golden of the Argus Courier

    A Place of Perfect Harmony by Jeff Troiano for the Petaluma Magazine, photos by Nina Zhito

  • Musicians wishing to play at Aqus are asked to complete this information
    form: Click HERE

    WE ARE CURRENTLY HOSTING MUSIC ON FRIDAYS ONLY FROM 6 - 8PM.

  • Artists wishing to play at exhibit at Aqus are asked to complete this information form: Click HERE

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