LGBTQ+-owned and women-owned, The Template at 5032 Niagara Ave operates as a hybrid coffee shop, art gallery, and private event venue with a stage, lighting rig, projectors, and green and white screens built into the back of the space. Tuesday live-mic sets running into the evening transform the daytime cafe into a performance venue, a dual-use model that shares event-programming DNA with Kilowatt Brewing Ocean Beach on Cable Street. The beverage menu goes beyond standard drip to include kava drinks, lavender matcha, homemade-syrup lattes, and chai built with whole spices. Rotating art installations from San Diego artists line the walls, and periodic maker's markets turn the floor plan into a retail pop-up, extending the community-hub function beyond the Newport Ave dining core that includes Little Lion Cafe. Full-venue private event bookings with in-house videography, photography, and a cafe-service bar represent the highest-capacity programming the space handles.