Cathedral City, CA

Your morning deserves a little danger .

There's coffee, and then there's the kind that makes you pause — poured with intention, paired with something baked at dawn. That's the kind of trouble we're into.

Est. 2018

Cathedral City

Single-Origin

Rotating Selection

Baked Daily

From Scratch

Barista pouring coffee at Perilous Coffee Company
Today's Special

Cardamom Rose Croissant — fresh out of the oven at 6 AM

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Interior of Perilous Coffee Company with warm lighting
Freshly baked pastries on display
Our Story

Born from the belief that the best mornings start with something worth risking your schedule for.

Perilous Coffee Company started as a weekend experiment — a folding table, a secondhand espresso machine, and a conviction that Cathedral City deserved better than the usual cup. What grew from that table became something we're still amazed by every single morning.

We bake everything from scratch, before the sun is fully up. Our pastries are laminated by hand, our bread is sourdough that waits for no one, and our coffee is sourced from farms that treat their land like family. None of it is rushed. None of it is ordinary.

The name? We like things that make you lean in. A little peril keeps the morning interesting.

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Perilous Coffee Co.

Cathedral City, since 2018

The Craft

We take the time most places don't

Coffee beans

Direct-Trade Coffee

We know the farmers by name. Our beans come from small lots — not commodities — and we roast in small batches so every cup reflects the terroir it came from.

Artisan bread dough

From-Scratch Bakery

No frozen dough. No shortcuts. Our croissants are folded 27 times, our sourdough ferments for 48 hours, and our butter is French — because the difference is everything.

Pour over coffee

Pour-Over Precision

Every pour-over is weighed, timed, and tasted. We adjust grind, ratio, and technique until the cup tells the story of that particular harvest.

Cozy café interior

A Space to Stay

Good coffee deserves good company and comfortable chairs. Whether you're working, reading, or just breathing slowly for the first time all week — you belong here.

Warm café atmosphere with natural light and wooden surfaces

"The kind of place that makes Tuesday feel special."

— Cathedral City

Visit Us

Come make your morning perilous

Address

28730 Avenida Maravilla
Cathedral City, CA 92234-8114

Hours

Monday – Friday: 6:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Saturday: 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Sunday: 7:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Perilous Coffee Company storefront on Avenida Maravilla

Walk-ins Welcome

No reservation needed — just show up hungry

Stay in the loop

First call on seasonal specials & morning drops

We send one email a week — usually at 6 AM, because that's when the good stuff happens.

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