1418 Central Ave · Charlotte, NC 28205

A chair is waiting
for you.

We're on the quiet end of Central Avenue, two doors down from the bookshop. Walk in, look around, sit anywhere you like.

Inside the café
The room

Twelve seats,
and the long table.

Two espresso machines (a La Marzocco GS3 and a manual Pavoni), four pour-over stations, a small pastry case. The communal table is hurricane-felled cypress, milled in Marshville.

There is no wi-fi password. There are books on the shelf you can read. We will remember your name by the third visit, and your order by the fourth.

Hours
Tuesday – Sunday
7am – 4pm
Closed Mondays for roasting.
Find us
1418 Central Ave
Charlotte, NC 28205
Street parking on Pecan + the lot behind Common Market.
Call (704) 555-0182

The menu,
in full.

Coffee, tea, a small pastry case from Cottage Bakery down the street, and a tight food menu we update weekly. Cash and card both fine. Tips go to the team.

Espresso

Single-origin shots. Ask which today.

Espresso
Double, served in ceramic. Sparkling water on the side.
$4
Macchiato
Two ounces, two dots of milk foam.
$4.50
Cortado
Glass, equal parts. Our most-ordered.
$5
Cappuccino
Six ounces, dense foam, no flavors.
$5.50
Flat white
Eight ounces, microfoam, no latte art arguments.
$6

Brewed

Whichever bean you choose, by the cup.

Pour-over (V60)
15g, slow extraction, ten-minute wait.
$7
Batch brew
Today's coffee, brewed continuously. Always fresh.
$4
Cold brew
Sumatra Lintong, sixteen-hour steep.
$5.50

Not coffee

For when you've had enough, or are bringing a friend.

Loose-leaf tea
Genmaicha, hojicha, jasmine pearls, English breakfast.
$5
Sparkling water
Topo Chico. Lime if you ask.
$3
Hot chocolate
Single-origin Ecuador 70%, steamed milk, no whipped cream.
$6

From the case

Delivered each morning from Cottage Bakery.

Croissant
Plain or almond. Until they're gone.
$5
Olive oil cake
Lemon zest, sea salt, a slice.
$6
Sourdough toast
With butter and honey, or with avocado and Maldon.
$8
Soft-cooked egg sandwich
Until 11am. Gruyère, dijon, chive.
$10
A few details

Before you come.

Parking

Street on Pecan or Thomas. The Common Market lot one block north is free after 7am.

Laptops

Welcome before 11am and after 2pm. The long table is for sharing.

Dogs

On the patio, yes. A bowl of water lives by the door.