Tínto Café and Provisions, the new culinary venture by founders Carolina and Kevin Jewett, is set to open its doors on John Street in the coming days. After the success of their first location, Tínto y Crema, the Jewetts say they are excited to move uptown and take part in the revival of John Street.
Tínto will serve fine wines, charcuterie, house-blended gelato, fresh baked goods, and small-batch, locally roasted coffee alongside a small, artisanal provisional market. The Jewetts have enlisted the help of former Brown’s Court Bakery owner and head baker, David Schnell, who will continue his legacy of providing baked goods to the community.
“Kevin and I could not be more excited to share our family’s passion with more of the Charleston community,” said founder and owner Carolina Jewett. “Growing up as a French-Hispanic girl in Charleston, I dreamed of opening my own business on the peninsula one day. After the success of Tínto y Crema, I knew that there was more to share,” she continued. “Tínto Café and Provisions was designed as the intersection of my family’s diverse legacy and honor our home today, the Holy City.”
With a long family history in the Charleston coffee industry, Francisco and Caroline Davila started Coffee Roasters of Charleston and shortly after the Rainbow Café on King Street where Carolina worked as a kid. Davila is one of the original “master cuppers” of the Speciality Coffee Association of America. Through Coffee Roasters of Charleston, Davila imported arabica coffee beans from around the world and was a true pioneer in the industry, teaching local restaurants how important that last taste truly is. His mission was, and still is to hear people say, “this is the best cup of coffee I have ever had”.
Carolina and Kevin Jewett joined the family business officially in 2012 with hopes to grow Coffee Roasters of Charleston into a national brand. The Jewetts later acquired the former Belgian Gelato Café at 6 Vendue Range in 2019 before rebranding to Tínto y Crema in 2021. Tínto y Crema serves the family’s small-batch, locally roasted coffee and gourmet gelato, made from scratch daily.
Tínto will be open Monday through Sunday at 45 John Street. Further opening details and updates can be found on Tínto y Crema’s Instagram page at @tintoycrema.
