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Blended businesses — coffee shops that double as everything from florists and bike shops to bars and bookstores — are popping up all over the Ottawa area. Here’s a sampling:
Blumen Studio, 465 Parkdale Ave.: “We’re a flower store first, but really busy as a café as well,” says owner Kat Kosk, who has an Italian espresso machine and offers Chemex Pour Overs as well as bouquets and potted plants. “It’s crazy in the last five to six years the attention to detail that people pay to their coffee.”
Blumen Studio, 465 Parkdale Ave.: “We’re a flower store first, but really busy as a café as well,” says owner Kat Kosk, (seen here) who has an Italian espresso machine and offers Chemex Pour Overs as well as bouquets and potted plants. “It’s crazy in the last five to six years the attention to detail that people pay to their coffee.”
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WAG, 1071 Bank St.: This bustling business in Old Ottawa South is billed as “a posh shop for spoiled pets — and home of the doggin’ it café.” You can treat Fido to a gourmet beef bone while you enjoy a caramel macchiato.
Cyclelogik, 1111A Wellington St. W.: Hintonburg shop, which offers Cervelo, Scott and Felt bicycles, tires, cycling clothes and indoor cycling classes, advertises that it’s powered by caffeine — step up to the bar for latte or a cappuccino.
Common Concept Shop, 380 Elgin St.: In May, the Morning Owl pop-up in the cool new clothing store above El Camino and Datsun will expand into bigger digs and add food and liquor, but still be connected to the space that combines clothing shop, hair salon and coffee shop in one.
Ministry of Coffee and Social Affairs, 1013 Wellington St. W.: Unlike the nearly three-year-old Elgin Street Ministry of Coffee, which is strictly a coffee shop, the Hintonburg edition, which opened a year ago, gets a whole new persona after dark. “The lights dim, the music comes up, bartenders replace baristas and a kitchen staff comes in,” says owner Fadi Karam. “It transitions from a coffee shop to a large bar.”
Siberian Cat Café, 205 Old Chelsea Rd.: Sip on rare coffee made from beans seasoned with sea water on the Îles de la Madeleine while you enjoy the company of the owners’ seven Siberian cats at this business that opened in Old Chelsea less than a year ago.
Bread By Us, 1065 Wellington St. W.: Billed as an “Artisan Bakery & Espresso Bar,” you can get loaves of fresh-baked bread, pastries and focaccia, but also cortados, hazelnut lattes and Chemex Pour Overs.
Black Squirrel Books & Café, 1073 Bank St., Old Ottawa South: Browse among new and used books while you sip on an Americano, cold brew Ethiopian coffee or — once renovations are complete — even a cocktail. “Sometimes books are busier, sometimes it’s the café,” says co-owner Steven Wong. “It makes for a resilient business.”
Origin Trade, 111 York St.: Open since just before Christmas in a brick house in the ByWard Market, like Hintonburg’s Ministry of Coffee, this coffee shop has split personality. “At about 5 or 6 p.m. we dim the lights, put candles out and transition to a lounge atmosphere,” says assistant manager Rebecca Damiano. “The owners say this is a trend that’s really big in Toronto and New York.” The rumour is that a new Starbucks Evening will open across the street from Origin Trade, in the former Fat Tuesdays building. Three of these new liquor-licensed versions of Starbucks opened in Toronto on April 5. Bridgehead has been serving beer and wine at some of its coffee shops since September.
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Blumen Studio, 465 Parkdale Ave.: “We’re a flower store first, but really busy as a café as well,” says owner Kat Kosk, who has an Italian espresso machine and offers Chemex Pour Overs as well as bouquets and potted plants. “It’s crazy in the last five to six years the attention to detail that people pay to their coffee.”
Blumen Studio, 465 Parkdale Ave.: “We’re a flower store first, but really busy as a café as well,” says owner Kat Kosk, (seen here) who has an Italian espresso machine and offers Chemex Pour Overs as well as bouquets and potted plants. “It’s crazy in the last five to six years the attention to detail that people pay to their coffee.”
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WAG, 1071 Bank St.: This bustling business in Old Ottawa South is billed as “a posh shop for spoiled pets — and home of the doggin’ it café.” You can treat Fido to a gourmet beef bone while you enjoy a caramel macchiato.
Cyclelogik, 1111A Wellington St. W.: Hintonburg shop, which offers Cervelo, Scott and Felt bicycles, tires, cycling clothes and indoor cycling classes, advertises that it’s powered by caffeine — step up to the bar for latte or a cappuccino.
Common Concept Shop, 380 Elgin St.: In May, the Morning Owl pop-up in the cool new clothing store above El Camino and Datsun will expand into bigger digs and add food and liquor, but still be connected to the space that combines clothing shop, hair salon and coffee shop in one.
Ministry of Coffee and Social Affairs, 1013 Wellington St. W.: Unlike the nearly three-year-old Elgin Street Ministry of Coffee, which is strictly a coffee shop, the Hintonburg edition, which opened a year ago, gets a whole new persona after dark. “The lights dim, the music comes up, bartenders replace baristas and a kitchen staff comes in,” says owner Fadi Karam. “It transitions from a coffee shop to a large bar.”
Siberian Cat Café, 205 Old Chelsea Rd.: Sip on rare coffee made from beans seasoned with sea water on the Îles de la Madeleine while you enjoy the company of the owners’ seven Siberian cats at this business that opened in Old Chelsea less than a year ago.
Bread By Us, 1065 Wellington St. W.: Billed as an “Artisan Bakery & Espresso Bar,” you can get loaves of fresh-baked bread, pastries and focaccia, but also cortados, hazelnut lattes and Chemex Pour Overs.
Black Squirrel Books & Café, 1073 Bank St., Old Ottawa South: Browse among new and used books while you sip on an Americano, cold brew Ethiopian coffee or — once renovations are complete — even a cocktail. “Sometimes books are busier, sometimes it’s the café,” says co-owner Steven Wong. “It makes for a resilient business.”
Origin Trade, 111 York St.: Open since just before Christmas in a brick house in the ByWard Market, like Hintonburg’s Ministry of Coffee, this coffee shop has split personality. “At about 5 or 6 p.m. we dim the lights, put candles out and transition to a lounge atmosphere,” says assistant manager Rebecca Damiano. “The owners say this is a trend that’s really big in Toronto and New York.” The rumour is that a new Starbucks Evening will open across the street from Origin Trade, in the former Fat Tuesdays building. Three of these new liquor-licensed versions of Starbucks opened in Toronto on April 5. Bridgehead has been serving beer and wine at some of its coffee shops since September.
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