In 2022, David Kovatch opened Sacred Waters, the first kava bar in Ohio. Since then, he’s watched the kava market take off hand in hand with the functional beverage market.
“These are safe spaces for people to come and build community," says David Kovatch , who also owns Sacred Waters Kava Bar in Lakewood, the first kava bar in Ohio. Since then, he’s watched the kava market take off hand in hand with the functional beverage market.
Kovatch currently operates Sacred Waters Kava Bar in Lakewood and North Olmsted. In the coming weeks, he will be winding down the North Olmsted property in order to open a new location in Ohio City, specifically in the former Platform Beer space . “There’s this huge sober-curious movement going on,” Kovatch explains. “There are a lot of people who are waking up to the fact that alcohol is not good for you and are looking for an alternative.”
Kovatch says that since opening his two kava cafes, he’s been overjoyed to watch a community take shape in front of his own eyes. The cafes are peaceful, welcoming and comfortable, he says, places that cultivate kinship.
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