That's right folks... NEW HOURS ARE M-F 11am - 10pm / Saturday 11am - 4pm
DCe has never done too much early morning business and I don't see much potential for morning traffic growth so I have decided to stop opening at 8am.
Now DCE will open at 11 Monday - Saturday. I have been very fortunate to be able to run DCE as a lifestyle business and I know my regulars understand that we are not trying to be your average coffee shop. We are a strange kind of hybrid cafe/bar/house and we have a unique charm and niche. Over these last 18 months I have fiddled with the opening hours and style of business that I want to run. The facts are DCE is only profitable because I have no payroll. East Market St. is developing much more slowly then I or anyone else expected (RE: Primo & Market on Market closing). There just isn't enought morning traffic & business to continue to justify getting up so damn early! Instead I'm going to be taking a steam and sauna over at the YMCA.
We have become very successful in the afternoon as both an after-lunch coffee stop and afterwork lounge & beer stop. We have also seen a lot of enthusiasm for our lineup of concerts, political events and art shows... So in the comming months I will be working hard to make sure that we have some kind of entertainment at least 4 nights a week.
Now I know most of you don't visit with me in the mornings, a few of you do and I really hope you will still come in after lunch once in a while.
Thanks for all the support over the last 18 months and here's to the next 18!
Derby City Espresso
standing strong and drinking doubles.
