Primo Passo Coffee Co. opened in March and in spite of it’s location (across the street from Starbucks and a few blocks away from Caffe Luxxe), it seems to be doing pretty well.
Kyle has been twice, but yesterday was my first visit. I don’t frequent Montana Ave as often now that we’ve moved. Not that we are that much further away now, but it was nice to see our old ‘hood again.
PPC co is on Montana and 7th.
The interior felt minimalist and modern. Like they just want you to focus on the coffee. And it’s stumptown coffee!
Primo Passo, by the way, means “first step” in Italian, which is very fitting in a caffeine dependent society. There’s not much I can or will do in the morning before I have a cup of joe.
Kyle met the owner and learned that he and his wife have been dreaming of opening this kind of boutique coffee shop for quite some time. It’s not even their main source of income…just a passion project they wanted to make a reality.
Pour over coffee. Looks like Blue Bottle has some competition.
Say hi Kyle! HI!
Even though the inside is open and spacious, the seating is scarce. I’m guessing they are trying to avoid becoming the study spot for Starbucks’ spillover.
The menu is also pretty minimalist. They have some baked goods, which are from Farmshop at the Brentwood Country Mart.
They use Straus organic milk and for their non-dairy beverages Pacific soy blender (also organic). I didn’t even think to ask if they had almond milk. Next time.
Their drinks are pretty pricey. Above is an iced soy mocha which cost $5. All their iced drinks are double shots though, so that’s a win. I suppose if you’re going to charge $4 for a cup of coffee, Montana Ave is the place to do it. These Palisades people certainly aren’t short on cash. 🙂
i’d like to make an appearance here with you sometime. =) i’m kind of a fan of that ‘hood. slash, we should do yogaworks soon.
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i know i know i know. i need yoga and ethel time asap.