June 5, 2025

This piece is sponsored by Sioux Metro Growth Alliance.

It’s the perfect time of year for a day trip to Beresford — where you’ll find fantastic local places to sip, dine and shop in the community’s historic downtown.

Cream & Sugar

Call it a coffee shop with a bit of a coastal vibe.

Cream & Sugar is a family business that recently moved to a new space in downtown Beresford at 111. W. Main St.

“We really wanted to bring a beach feel to the Midwest,” co-owner Ashlyn Atwood said. “We all love the ocean, and I’ve gotten to do a lot of traveling and wanted to bring a piece of it here just for the Midwest since we don’t get to see a lot of it.”

The menu is designed to offer something for everyone’s taste, including breakfast sandwiches, homemade waffles and plenty of sweet treats.

“We’ve got lots of coffee. That’s always my favorite,” Atwood said. “But we’ve got Lotus energy drinks, which are a plant-based energy source. We’ve got smoothies, blended drinks, lemonades, anything for anyone across the board.”

There’s also a drive-thru for quick service, and the hope is to expand with a patio.

“We have a lot of different groups of people that come in at least once a week. They’ve got their scheduled table. They always get the same thing to drink,” Atwood said.

“We’re really lucky for the community. They’ve supported us very well. We love all the people that come from all over, not just Beresford but other surrounding towns too.”

Hours are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays, with the drive-thru opening at 6:30 a.m., and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on weekends.

Makers Market

The newest place to shop local in Beresford opened earlier this year after mother-daughter owners decided local makers needed a place to sell their work beyond the community’s farmers market.

“They’re essentially small businesses, little small businesses in our community. How can we support them,” said Amy Cooper, who opened the business with her daughter, Catelyn.

Makers Market opened in January at 107 N. Third Ave., offering items from 42 vendors of all ages.

“We have fresh-baked goods, canned goods, homemade stuff,” Cooper said.

“We have shirts, sweaters, jackets. Anything you can think of, you’ll probably find it here. We have homemade cards. We have a kid-preneur program, so we have seven children who make things. We have one that makes dish towels, one that does photography, one that makes jewelry, one that does resin. So it’s really fun to get all of the stuff in here. It’s different all the time.”

The business partnered with Living Waters Trading Post to share its downtown space.

“Living Waters Trading Post is a health food store, and they have all kinds of homeopathic-type stuff, health, food, organic, and they have seeds for planting this time of year,” Cooper said.

The building dates back to the 1800s – and Beresford residents and those in the area have shown up to shop as these owners gave it new life.

“We’ve received so much support from the community. We were just overwhelmed,” Cooper said.

Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.

Kava Rose Brewhouse

Destination dining is waiting in Beresford, too, thanks to Kava Rose Brewhouse.

Husband-and-wife owners Makayla and Carson Johnsen are Beresford natives who moved back home and decided to offer a place where the community could gather.

“We originally started thinking coffee, and then we morphed in food, coffee and beer,” Makayla Johnsen said. “Carson has brewed his own beer. It’s a hobby of his. And so we wanted to leave the opportunity open to grow and do multiple things.”

It has grown into a restaurant with a bigger-city vibe to it.

“We’re not your classic grill,” Johnsen said.

“We like to use a lot of fresh produce. We marinate and prep our own meats. It’s scratch-kitchen style. We leave it open for creativity and do random things — so rice bowls, salads, wraps, sandwiches, burgers.”

Kava Rose Brewhouse also connects with the community, including displaying art from local students.

The restaurant is at 105 N. Third St., open for lunch and dinner from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, with brunch offered from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday.

“When we were kids, we would’ve been here daily just hanging out, having some smoothies or coffee or some food, doing our homework,” Johnsen said.

“That’s what we wanted when we grew up, and there wasn’t a lot going on in Beresford back then. And so we were like, OK, let’s create a place where we could feel comfortable for anybody.”