Welcome to The Coffee Ethic, located at 124 Park Central Square in downtown Springfield Missouri. The store opened on Friday afternoon December 7th, in time for the First Friday Art Walk. I’ve visited several times already and the facility has a friendly staff and quality coffee.
They feature PT’s Coffee’s, a Topeka-based firm I wasn’t familiar with. The latte’s have been very good and as I overheard one customer note, it’s nice to have a small (8 oz) and a large (12 oz). I’m still a big fan of Intelligentsia from my 15 years in Chicago. Kaldi’s has become my local (and St Louis) bean of choice but I’ll have to try a pound of their whole beans in my home espresso machine.
From the press release in September
The Coffee Ethic is owned by Jim Hamilton and Tom Billionis who are long time friends that share a love for coffee and the coffee culture. “For the last 12 or 13 years, we have been attracted to the culture surrounding the coffee shops … the community that it builds and the opportunity to interact with people,” Billionis said.
Hamilton and Billionis are leasing in the Kresge building, located on the square, that is currently being renovated by developer Craig Wagoner. The first floor of the Kresge also will house an art gallery and a new downtown location for the Springfield-Greene County Library. There will be an internal doorway adjoining the Coffee Ethic and the library.
I highly recommend it. Mudhouse is still the place to see and be seen but The Coffee Ethic is drawing the architectural crowd and those looking for an upscale and comfortable location. Check them out.
