A very nice writeup about our shops can be found on page 12 of the July Issue (10 Great Neighborhoods) of Pittsburgh Magazine. It basically covers our original shop in the Strip, the Frick Building downtown, and our never ending quest to brew the perfect cup of coffee.
21st STREET COFFEE AND TEA
Formerly known as [...]
We received a nice surprise today when a trailer pulled up outside the shop and said they had a “coffee machine from Seattle” to deliver. That meant one of two things- either the Clover or the Synesso was here (that’s right… our brewers are made in the good ol’ US of A). [...]
Around the time we open up our shop at 50 21st Street in the Strip District we will also unveil a new type of coffee sleeve from Eco-Sleeve. Why the switch you ask?
Eco Sleeves insulate better than our current paper sleeves
Eco Sleeves are 100% recyclable
They are 100% biodegradeable
They look cool
They are lighter and cost [...]
If you’ve searched for our business on Google or another search engine, chances are you’ve come across our listing in AOL CityGuide. Go ahead, check it out. Notice anything odd?
There are a few issues with the listing that I’ve noticed:
The guy in the photo is not any of the owners or any [...]
For the next few weeks we do not plan on being open Sundays in the Strip- we’re going to use the time to get our new shop in order. Once the new shop opens, we intend to have regular Sunday hours- we’re thinking 8am to lunchtime to start.
Now if you happen to see us [...]








