Contained in the revamped Mission Espresso store in Columbus. All pictures courtesy of Mission Espresso Co.

4 years after shuttering its authentic Columbus, Ohio, cafe throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Mission Espresso has returned to the house, persevering with a quest for high quality.

“Welcome Again” reads the mural painted in a entrance window of the store that soft-reopened for espresso service earlier this month. Mission Espresso initially opened as a quality-focused multiroaster store on the location in 2011. 

Re-enlivened with the grumble of grinders, the hum of pumps and shoosh of steam into milk, the 1,400-square-foot store required minimal refurbishing previous to the opening. 

“We took the chance to replace counter stream and a few design updates,” Mission Espresso Proprietor Matt Roberson advised Each day Espresso Information. “We labored to discover a steadiness of preserving the magic of the unique house whereas giving it a renewed really feel.”

The Brief North store maintains its authentic excessive ceilings, concrete flooring and a mixture of pure wooden and uncovered brick surfaces. 

Atop the geometric-white-tile-fronted bar, a La Marzocco GB5 espresso machine anchors the espresso program, whereas a Mahlkönig EK43 grinder on the again bar is painted copper to match the actual copper and brass case of a restored vintage Gaggia Orione lever machine.

Roberson, who took possession of the espresso firm in 2022, restored the Orione in his basement.

Roberson presently roasts for Mission Espresso on a 5-kilo-capacity US Roaster Corp machine within the metropolis’s South Facet. Whereas roasting turned Mission Espresso’s major focus throughout the pandemic, the corporate returned to everlasting in-person espresso service and gross sales final yr with the opening of a espresso bar on the its roasting facility.

A grand re-opening date has not but been set for the old-made-new cafe, but the proprietor is engaged on a number of new methods to re-engage with the group. 

“We’ll be placing some additional vitality into reside music and different arts and arts-adjacent occasions,” stated Roberson. “I’ve all the time liked that side of espresso tradition and the group that it builds, so we need to play our half in ensuring there’s house for these mainstays. We plan to maintain rolling with the unique ‘Mission;’ hold doing our half to push the Columbus espresso scene ahead.”

Mission Espresso is positioned as soon as once more at 11 Worth Avenue in Columbus. Inform DCN’s editors about your new espresso store or roastery right here. 

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