With the grand reopening of our Strip District shop at 50 21st Street, Caffé Intermezzo will become 21st Street Coffee and Tea.
With recent articles in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Pittsburgh Magazine, Pop City Media, and many others… why would we want to change our name?
It boils down to this… “Caffé Intermezzo” translates roughly to “coffee break”, but it also was meant to be a break in your day. It was also an intermission of sorts from our previous lives in the corporate world. Since opening our shop in early 2006, our business has evolved significantly.
While there are many shops that strive to recreate an authentic Italian/European experience, we did not want to limit ourselves to that. The coffee industry in the United States is where much of the innovation is happening today. We are always looking at ways to improve our business, so bringing top quality equipment manufacturers such as Synesso and Clover (both of Seattle) to Pittsburgh helps us achieve this goal.
21st Street Coffee and Tea also puts the emphasis where it belongs. We are devoted to espresso drinks, coffee, and tea. That is what we want our new customers to understand. We are not a restaurant, but we will offer an expanded food menu at the new shop. We will also continue to grow our catering business.
You’ll begin seeing the new name downtown as well, and on our website (a new and improved version is on the way).
By the way, if you get a chance, go to the “Find a Clover” map to see Western Pennsylvania’s first pushpin… we’ll be opening in a few short weeks.