Coffee’s Country Market

Specialties

Welcome to Coffees Country Market, Old Lyme’s hometown country market and meeting place for over 50 years! We are full of unique quality provisions, gourmet prepared foods, and offer an extensive delicatessen of foods made to order.

We offer carry out and full service catering for small and large receptions, weddings, event planning and corporate functions are provided by our experienced staff.

History

Established in 1958.

Coffee’s Market was born in 1958, but the Laysville store was originally founded by Nellie Maynard and stood on the north side of the Post Road, just west of Town Woods Road. It was sold to A.F. «Gus» Heeder and renamed the «Corner Grocer». The hurricane of ’38 wrecked that store and it was rebuilt across the road in its current location and continued under Heeder until 1958 when Kenneth Coffee Sr. and Margaret came to town. The Missouri and Kansas natives had been stationed in Groton at the end of his naval career and their plan was to «head west». Luckily for the residents of Old Lyme they got no further than Laysville, where they bought the store. Margaret not only worked in the store and raised her family of seven, but also worked as a nurse at «Seaside».

Coffees Market is now on it’s third generation of Coffees. Is that the end of the story? Highly unlikely … just ten minutes talking to Teresa and Kenny is enough to demonstrate that Coffees will never stop evolving.

Meet the Business Owner

Teresa C.

Business Owner

Ken Sr. and Margaret’s grandson Ken, and his wife Teresa, who had returned to the market to run Laysville Deli in 1996, took over ownership of both market and deli, adding full service catering for small and large receptions, weddings, event planning and corporate functions. They are supported by a team of culinary school trained chefs and confident and experienced staff. True to Coffee’s form, Kenny and Teresa continue to evolve the Market with new brands and new catering customers being added weekly. When it comes to your wedding celebration, Teresa will be your event planner in addition to your catering coordinator. She has an experienced list of professional musicians, florists, photographers, rental companies and venues that she has worked with who share her same high standards. Teresa’s «little black book» of contacts will be shared to help you select the best fit for your event. Wedding tastings are recommended and available upon request.