Where it began
From a hand-painted sign to a neighbourhood institution
In 2018, Dora and her sister Clara rolled the espresso machine through the front door of a former stationer's on Elm Lane. The plan was simple: good coffee, honest food, and enough space between tables for a real conversation.
Six years later, the sign is still hand-painted — by the same local artist, every summer. What's changed is the depth of the relationships: with the farmers who grow our beans, the miller who supplies our flour, and the regulars who've watched two children grow up behind that counter.
We haven't chased growth. We've chased quality, and this neighbourhood keeps coming back because it can taste the difference.
