National coffee chain opens its first Columbus area location in Phenix City
Dutch Bros Coffee opened its first Columbus area location in Phenix City at 2039 U.S. Highway 280/431 on Dec. 31.
The shop offers a menu including specialty coffee, teas, smoothies, freezes, lemonade, the Dutch Bros Rebel energy drink and Nitro Cold Brew, according to their news release.
The company plans to partner with local organizations focused on community enrichment, according to the news release.
Dutch Bros opened a location in Auburn in 2025, continuing the brand’s expansion in Alabama. The company, founded 34 years ago in Oregon but headquartered now in Arizona, had 1,043 locations in 19 states as of June 2025, according to Yahoo Finance.
Reviews of Dutch Bros in Phenix City
Commenters on the Columbus, GA Foodies Facebook page have started to sharing their reviews of this coffee shop’s debut in the Columbus area. Among them:
- Grammi Bee noted the busyness of their opening day: “Not sure what the hysteria over coffee is but Wow! This new Dutch Bros place next to Slim Chickens(one of my favs) on 280 has cars wrapped around it & multiple lines of cars waiting. They have PD directing their car lines. Never seen anything like it. Hoping to check it out in a month or so when I can get in the parking lot. Bless it. Glad to see new places come to PC.”
- Nelly Davisdoo wrote, “Golden eagle + pup cup and my total was 11 and some change. The line didn’t take too long and the service was so sweet. I don’t know who compared it to Starbucks a couple days ago but I do not get that impression. Both atmosphere, and flavor.”
Store hours are 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays and 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.
This story was originally published January 6, 2026 at 12:48 PM.