Hungry Ghost Coffee
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Hungry Ghost Coffee was founded in [[Brooklyn]] by Murat Uyaroglu, a Turkish immigrant, with coffee sourced from [[Stumptown Coffee Roasters]]. Uyaroglu had opened an internet café back in [[Turkey]] during his college years, then moved to [[Prospect Heights, Brooklyn|Prospect Heights]] with his wife a few years later. In 2006, he took over a coffee shop on Sterling Place and borrowed money from his father-in-law to revitalize it.{{Cite web |last=Stahl |first=Michael |date=2018-01-30 |title=Who's Afraid of Starbucks? Not This Brooklyn Coffee Tycoon |url=https://thebridgebk.com/whos-afraid-starbucks-not-this-brooklyn-coffee-tycoon/ |access-date=2026-04-11 |website=The Bridge}} |
Hungry Ghost Coffee was founded in [[Brooklyn]] by Murat Uyaroglu, a Turkish immigrant, with coffee sourced from [[Stumptown Coffee Roasters]]. Uyaroglu had opened an internet café back in [[Turkey]] during his college years, then moved to [[Prospect Heights, Brooklyn|Prospect Heights]] with his wife a few years later. In 2006, he took over a coffee shop on Sterling Place and borrowed money from his father-in-law to revitalize it.{{Cite web |last=Stahl |first=Michael |date=2018-01-30 |title=Who's Afraid of Starbucks? Not This Brooklyn Coffee Tycoon |url=https://thebridgebk.com/whos-afraid-starbucks-not-this-brooklyn-coffee-tycoon/ |access-date=2026-04-11 |website=The Bridge}} |
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In 2012, Uyaroglu designed and opened the flagship store for Hungry Ghost Coffee on [[Flatbush Avenue]]. In 2017, he had a total of six locations.{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Nick |date=2017-08-21 |title=Brooklyn's Hungry Ghost to Open Two More Coffee Shops This Fall |url=https://dailycoffeenews.com/2017/08/21/brooklyns-hungry-ghost-to-open-two-more-coffee-shops-this-fall/ |access-date=2026-04-11 |website=Daily Coffee News by Roast Magazine |language=en}} The name is a reference to the [[ |
In 2012, Uyaroglu designed and opened the flagship store for Hungry Ghost Coffee on [[Flatbush Avenue]]. In 2017, he had a total of six locations.{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Nick |date=2017-08-21 |title=Brooklyn's Hungry Ghost to Open Two More Coffee Shops This Fall |url=https://dailycoffeenews.com/2017/08/21/brooklyns-hungry-ghost-to-open-two-more-coffee-shops-this-fall/ |access-date=2026-04-11 |website=Daily Coffee News by Roast Magazine |language=en}} The name is a reference to the [[hungry ghost]]s—East Asian "demon-like creatures who are afflicted with insatiable desire, hunger or thirst."{{Cite web |date=2019-04-18 |title=New Kid on the Block: Hungry Ghost |url=https://tribecacitizen.com/2019/04/18/new-kid-on-the-block-hungry-ghost/ |access-date=2026-04-11 |website=Tribeca Citizen |language=en-US}} |
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