Delightfully quirky and intimately thoughtful, Thou Mayest Coffee Roasters combines two excellent things: coffee service and cocktails. The vision for Thou Mayest came from friends and co-founders Bo Nelson and Bill Holzhueter, who first began roasting green coffee beans for fun. “Like all good things, it started in the garage, as a hobby,” Nelson says. They first launched their coffee-roasting company wholesale and online, and eventually decided to open shop in Kansas City’s Crossroads Arts District.
John Anderson of local Utilitarian Workshop created the rustic campsite-inspired interior of Thou Mayest. He deftly adds his touch while leaving most of the original elements of the 104-year-old space to shine on their own. “We raided my grandpa’s fishing closet,” Nelson says. “We let the space tell us what it wanted to be. It was an incredibly collaborative and interactive design process, form all parties.”
Beer, cocktail and coffee menus rotate with the seasons; the blackberry Mojito, a recent summer cocktail, combines rum, fresh blackberry juice, fresh lime juice, simple syrup, mint and club soda. Thou Mayest roasts coffee beans each day and sells them by the pound for you to enjoy at home. You can grab a pastry or baked good to complement your coffee, with each made fresh locally by Heirloom Bakery & Hearth or The Upper Crust. Finally, the shop also carries a nice selection of cigars for you to sit out on their patio or sky deck and enjoy.
Thou Mayest Coffee Roasters, 419 E. 18th St., Crossroads Arts District, Kansas City, Missouri, 816.417.7333, thoumayest.com
Written by Jenny Vergara. Photography by Alistair Tutton.
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