Another shop on the blocks
The venerable Tea Spot has a sign up on the cash register announcing their demise. Sad. The location is a bit awkward. You’d think the ice rink plaza would get more foot traffic but it’s just enough out of the way to be relatively unvisited. The Tea Spot sign says that the owners are doing well in their wholesaling business so that’s where they’ll focus their efforts from here forward, the end of the lease being a good time for them to pull away from the retail shop. New owners could jump in on favorable lease terms (seems like business leases are going ridiculously cheap in Boulder right now) and an already-completed buildout.
So where does that leave the Boulder coffee shop scene?
- Amante for sale
- Playgrounds for sale (and closed until somebody buys it)
- Organica folded about 6-9 months ago
- Sidney’s just sold
- Tea Spot closing
Who is doing well? The obvious ones (meaning they’re always full):
- Amante NoBo
- Folsom St. Coffee
- Laughing Goat
- Logan’s (full all day though?)
- The Cup
- Saxy’s (but see recent post decrying the “success“)
- Starbucks (hahaha) … actually, only the Hill location seems to be consistently busy
- Vic’s (Ideal)
Organica Revisited
After a week or so hiatus from the Boulder coffee scene (traveling), I was stoked to return to a quaint local favorite, Espressoria. Holy crap, it was packed. Rather than traipse to the west side of town, I visited one of the less frequented spots – Organica. And what a perfect day to be there. The weather has cooled off, so the environment is perfect. Plenty of seats, plugs, light, views of Walnut, good music, great service, and decent coffee. I was stoked.
I don’t know why I don’t get to Organica more frequently, but with more experiences like this, it’ll get bumped up on my favorites list.
Organica
the key word is quiet. maybe this is bad. maybe it means we won’t be open too much longer here. but anyway, on the southwest corner of Walnut and 17th is Organica. it suffers from being too close to The Cup and Laughing Goat both a block away on Pearl, because Organica can’t really compete on beverage quality, but the working environment is good. big north-facing windows means lots of indirect light. if you’re the type that likes watching people while working then this is it. (well, you see more Walnut St traffic than anything, but there are plenty of bikers and strollers.) you can’t really work on a computer from the deep, plush wingback chairs, but if you’re just looking to kick back and read a book then you’re in luck. good spot….I hope it stays open.
location: Walnut & 17th
