Coolest New Businesses In America

1. You may have heard water gives great resistance and that cycling is low impact on your body. Using that knowledge, Aqua was founded in New York City. Their underwater cycling class (well, the bike is under water which comes up to your waist) burns more calories than one alone. .....

Viking Braggot Company

2. Combining the brewing process of beer and mead leads to the creation of Braggot, one of the oldest alcoholic beverages and highly favoured by the Norse Vikings. Try the Gypsy Tears (made with clover honey, hibiscus, and blueberry) and Valkyrie (made with wildflower honey, blackberries, and an ancient herb called Tulsi) at their Eugene, Oregon brewery. .....

Dash

3. Connect your smartphone to your car with a small plug in to get real time vehicle diagnostics which keep you safer and notifies you when your car needs a tune up. It even gives you tips on how to drive more efficiently and save on gas money. .....

Kurts Cuts Barbershop

4. Feel like royalty with Kurt Luetjen in Denver. With only one chair in his shop, Kurt uses two decades of barber experience to make each visit a personal experience at good prices too. .....

My 420 Tours

5. Since Colorados legalisation of marijuana in 2013, many tourists have flocked to the state to partake. My 420 Tours has made a business of taking tourists to visit new local businesses such as growers, cannabis cooks, and shops where anyone over 21 years old can buy pot. .....

Kitchen LTO

6. A Dallas restaurant with ever rotating chefs, Kitchen LTO stands for Limited Time Only. Prospective chefs are put through a rigorous selection committee and social media voting by Dallas locals for who will be the resident chef (complete with their own unique menu) every six months. .....

Instagramers Gallery

7. Cameras may have gone mostly digital, but thats not to say art galleries are on their way out. Miami art district based Instagramers Gallery showcases only photos taken with Instagram from amateurs and professionals alike. Miami has really upped its hipster reputation. .....

Hopsters Brew Board

8. A saviour for beer lovers, Hopsters in Newton/Boston, Massachusetts lets you pick your own combination of barley, hops, and malt and make your own beer Brewing in their kettles, you can walk away with about three cases of your own beer to impress friends & family. (And the nibbles are great too.) .....

Mind Fest

9. One of the oddest businesses in St. Louis, Mind Fest offers local Missourians non traditional classes to expand their experience. Classes starting soon include an introduction to the roots of hip hop, what the ancients though about love and sex, and how to raise chickens in your backyard. .....

Sister Louisas Church of the Living Room Ping Pong Emporium

10. Sister Louisas (or as the locals call it, Church) in Atlanta is a church open late night. Well, its not really a church, more of a bar. Ok, entirely a bar. Owner Grant Henry went through years selling religious art and working as a popular bartender before opening up his own .....

Unicorn and Narwhal

11. A strange mix of nostalgia and creepiness, Unicorn & Narwhal are two circus/carnival themed bars in Seattles Capitol Hill neighborhood. Carnival games and animal heads dot the walls, seemingly looking down and wishing they could have some of your beer or mondo corndogs. .....

Josephine

12. If youre too tired to cook but still want a healthy, home cooked meal, log onto San Francisco area based Josephine.com. Local home cooks (maybe even one of your neighbours) post what they are cooking and set a price per plate. If you like it, you buy it and are told the location to pick up dinner for you and/or your family and friends. .....

Marlow Goods

13. Couple turned businesspeople Andrew Tarlow and Kate Huling mix fashion and food, using not just the meat to sell in their butcher shop but also the leather and wool to make crafts including sweaters, blankets, and rugs. .....

Stitch Fix

14. You dont have to be a millionaire to have your own personal stylist anymore. After filling out a style profile, Stitch Fix stylists pick five items in and around your traditional style and mail them to you. Send back what you dont like and keep buying so the stylists better understand your tastes. .....

Barcade

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The Beez Kneez

16. What do you do when you love cycling and beekeeping but live in the heart of Minneapolis? You put on an antennae helmet and deliver your own bees honey to locals in the community, of course Beez Kneez also teaches locals how to have a hive and the importance of bees to the ecosystem. .....

Glamsquad

17. Running late or just dont want to go to the salon or barber? NYC, LA, and Miami based Glamsquad comes to you, sending hair stylists or make up artists to your home or office with all the tools and product of a salon to get you ready for the big event. .....

A Gathering of Stitches

18. A community space for fiber and textile artists, this Portland, Maine, shop gives locals the opportunities to come in and make their own designs from screen printed shirts to quilts to any dyed textile. You can also take classes to boost your own skills. .....

Clef

19. Clef is a new, secure way to log into websites. An alternative to traditional passwords, Clef works by holding your phone up to your computer screen and using a UPC like design to unlock any of your accounts. .....

CustomMade

20. If you see something you like but have no idea how to have it made, in steps CustomMade. The online company allows you to snap a picture of a product or tell them what you want and theyll connect you to pre vetted designers which can make it into a reality. From jewelry to furniture to your own fireplace, the only limit is your imagination. .....

Berrista Coffee

21. Though a sour, no sugar donut sounds funky to you, it might just be the sweetest donut you ever taste. Berrista Coffee in Chicago gives each customer a Miracle Berry, a fruit which temporarily alters our taste buds to make sour and bitter foods taste sweet. Chef Homaro Cantu spent 8 years of research to perfect the recipes and remove refined sugar, making donuts, paninis, and their other items into health foods. .....

Gotham Greens

22. Brooklyn based but nationally operating, Gothan Greens is trying to fix some of the major problems in how we eat and get our food. The company designs and builds commercial greenhouses on rooftops and urban areas around the U.S. to give locals access to fresh produce. Every year they bring in over 200,000 pounds of greens and more. .....

Arctic Fire Clothing

23. Have you ever said its too cold to go outside and exercise? Arctic Fire Clothing fixes that problem by selling heated shorts to put under other clothes, keeping you warm in the cold and snow. .....

nPower PEG

24. This Personal Energy Generator (PEG) uses your kinetic (motion) movement from walking, biking, and more to charge its batteries. You can then use the battery to charge electronics like your cell phone. Clip it onto your backpack or belt loop and off you go. .....

The Green Microgym

25. Its not really surprising to find a Portland gym where your exercise actually creates energy to power the building. Founder Adam Boesel worked through many prototypes before making those which plug .....

Baco Mercat

26. What it is An inventive new restaurant from former Lazy Ox chef Josef Centeno.Why its cool The restaurant is named for, but is definitely not limited to, one of the chefs wildly popular and signature creations, the baco, described as ahybrid taco gyro thing with fillings like pork belly, beef carnitas, and oxtail hash. Other dishes include Caesar style Brussels sprouts, sauteed peaches, and coffee charred rib eye. .....

Bacon Bacon

27. What it is Bacon centric food truck.Why its cool Bacon Bacon comes in the form of a food truck and a brick and mortar restaurant. And both serve, yepyou guessed itall things bacon. The Bacon Bacon Truck rolls around San Francisco distributing six bacon friendly sandwiches, including a pork meatball banh mi and grilled cheese, as well as french fries and root beer. Bacon Bacon also sells a bacon bouquet and chocolate covered bacon. .....

Bearded Bastard

28. What it is A new brand of mustache wax.Why its cool The man known as Jeremiah Newton, who also sports an impressive face full of hair, started Bearded Bastard to help soften the burliest of beards and tame the unruliest of mustaches. Products so far include the Woodsman mustache wax and Woodsman beard oil, but the new Austin based company is developing many new man inspired oils and tonics, which will be available soon. .....

BiKN

29. What it is An iPhone case and tracker system.Why its cool A product of Treehouse Labs, BiKN turns your iPhone into a tracker for all the things that are important to youpets, keys, bags, or anything really. The tracker is mostly run out of an app, but it is based on your use of the protective iPhone case and the BiKN tags. The case tracks your things even when your phones battery dies and the color coded BiKN tags attach to the things you want to .....

Brightside Boutique and Tattoo

30. What it is A fashion boutique and tattoo art studio.Why its cool Passersby recognize Brightside by its sunny, yellow shopfront. Named Baltimores best boutique in Baltimore Magazine, Brightside sells edgy, fashion forward clothing, shoes, and accessories. Partners Christie Griffiths and Kike (Kee Kay) Castillo run the operation together, with Griffiths focusing on the fashion and Castillo on the tats. .....

Brooklyn Cruiser

31. What it is A cool new bike company in Brooklyn.Why its cool Brooklyn Cruiser believes in elegant, simple, and affordable bicycles.We dont believe in cutting corners in our design or offering inferior bikes and charging a fortune for better components, says their website. They sell three speed mens and womens cruiser style bicycles, along with bike accessories like different seats, handlebar grips, and reflectors. .....

Curalate

32. What it is A startup that provides analytics for Pinterest.Why its cool Images drive the web, and smart businesses need to take advantage of visual platforms like Pinterest to connect with their customers. Curalate allows companies to actually measure the impact theyre having on Pinterest using image recognition algorithms. .....

800 Degrees

33. What it is Fully customizable, high quality Neapolitan style pizza.Why its cool From the owner of the incredibly popular Umami Burger chain, 800 Degrees is an entirely new take on the pizza restaurant. Its almost closer to a sandwich shop, where customers add a series of optional toppings like Fra Mani salami, an egg, or truffle cheese. Or pick one of the pre made pies and see it baked and ready within minutes. .....

Ela

34. What it is Modern American cuisine with molecular gastronomy flourishes.Why its cool Opened by an alum of the highly regarded LaCroix and Blackfish in Philadelphias Queens Village neighborhood, Ela is regarded as one of the best new restaurants in Philadelphia. Chef Jason Cichonski produces innovative dishes like diver scallopnoodles with shiitake marsala sauce and pickled golden raisins. .....

EL Ideas

35. What it is A micro restaurant named one of the best in Chicago.Why its cool EL has only one seating a night at a communal table. Dining here is an interactive experience, with each of the dishes explained by the chef and his small staff. If the idea of eating with 16 or so strangers makes you nervous, the food might convince you otherwise. Recent inventive dishes includecherries (pictured which are made from sea grapes, katsuobushi and umeboshi) .....

Federal Donuts

36. What it is A classic donut shop with some outrageous flavor combinations.Why its cool Federal Donuts is known for its unique and outrageous flavors like spicy peanut butter and jelly, maple bacon, and white chocolate pretzel. Their classic cake donuts are simple and are covered in either strawberry , vanilla spice , or Turkish mocha flavored sugar. They also serve a mean fried chicken. The shop comes from Michael Solomonov, who cooks at the moder .....

50 Eggs

37. What it is A dynamic, full service creative firm focused on developing brands within the entertainment and hospitality industries. Why its cool 50 Eggs has worked on some really cool projects. It owns and operates the award winning restaurant Yardbird Southern Table & Bar. It has been commissioned to create a new visual identity and uniform for the Miami Heat and has developed a Hall of Fame book commemorating NBA legend and executive Pat Riley. .....

Furnishly

38. What it is A curated online marketplace for local and vintage furniture.Why its cool Anyone whos had a bad experience with Craigslist can see where the idea came from. Furnishly makes the process of finding and buying great furniture from individuals and a variety of partner stores easier and more reliable. .....

Gangs of San Francisco

39. What it is A designer shop honoring San Franciscos history.Why its cool The one man operation, run by Laureano Faedi, relies on San Franciscos vibrant past for design inspiration. Faedis shirts and sweatshirts feature scenes highlighting everything from Playland at the Beach to the areas minor league baseball scene. The shop, Faedis first, was created from recycled wood and old whiskey and wine cases. .....

JoJo and Sofia

40. What it is A company that makes handmade vintage style accessories, like tie clips, cuff links, and antique looking jewelry. Why its cool Sarah Sebastian, founder of JoJo & Sofia, named the business after her two grandmothers. .....