Caffeine round up: Cafe con Leche relocates to W. Vernor and Biggby Coffee set to open on Woodward

Cafe con Leche, formerly in the Mexicantown Mercado, has relocated to W. Vernor and Scotten, fronting Clark Park. “It’s a great location and it looks more like a coffee shop,” says Vittoria Katanski, Southwest Detroit Business Association’s director of marketing.

The new space is located in the same row of storefronts as Tropical Day Spa, at 4200 W. Vernor. Call 248-736-1196.

Hours are Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday from 6:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. and weekends from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Read more about Cafe con Leche and owner Jordi Carbonell here. He hopes to have his (new) door open by the end of the month.

Up in Midtown, Biggby Coffee’s first Detroit location is opening in the ground floor of the StudioOne Apartments. It joins Fifth Third Bank, Radio Shack and Utrecht Art Supply. Starter’s Bar and Grill also will open there, too.

Model D can hardly keep up with all the coffee shop openings these days. Read this and this to learn about three other recent openings, all in downtown.

One more place to grab a cuppa in the CDB that gets high marks from readers is is the Coffee Cafe, located in the Dime Building at Fort and Griswold. Call 313-962-2049.

Sources: Vittoria Katanski, SDBA; Jordi Cabonell, Cafe con Leche and Jose Cayo, Jr., Biggby Coffee
Writer: Kelli B. Kavanaugh