![]() Quality of service depended greatly on who wes working. Going with the theme, the bathrooms were generally dirty, the floors were unswept and the plants were dying. ![]() The many "trick" chairs which to the naked eye looked like normal chairs were really just broken. The cafe could seem a little neglected, however. Commendably, the cafe was friendly to a contingent of Davis' unsheltered population, including many who were involved in The Spare Changer. The motto for Roma, as printed on the cups, was "Liquid Culture." The Romas were unique among the coffee shops in Davis because they provided a laid-back atmosphere, good music, and great coffee (get Dina or Dan to make it!) without being pretentious.Ĭampus Roma was home to a healthy suite of regulars, some of who were there nearly all day long, seven days a week. There were often shows at the Romas: local bands often played, folks gathered to do poetry readings, and there was (at least during the school year) weekly stand-up comedy. Outside Campus Roma, on the side of the building near the doorīoth Romas were patronized mainly by students in need of a cozy place to study. There are two locations in Davis: the Café Roma downtown was sometimes referred to as " Espresso Roma," while the Roma by campus was simply "Café Roma." These names were incorrect but widely used (often inconsistently). The new unpainted doors can be seen.Ģ31 E Street #A, next to Chipotle across from E Street Plaza.Ī note on the counter of the Campus Roma (seen ) about the impending closure of the cafe.Įspresso Roma Café was the full name of this café. Aggie story There was discussion about an effort to Turn Cafe Roma into a Co-Op. ![]() The campus Roma closed ()-the owner decided to call it quits due in large part to lease issues. The downtown Roma closed, and was replaced by a Peet's Coffee. All information here is for historical reference only. UPDATE 9/26: Well, that didn't take long.ĭeveloper Jason Talbot has already purchased the Caffe Roma property and plans to reopen it later this year as the "Gypset Cafe." Talbot is also behind The Bazaar, a food market taking shape in the vacant Big Apple space at 1650 Polk St.This entry refers to a departed business that has closed or left town. We’ll provide updates once we know who is next in line. The same will probably happen to Caffe Roma’s longtime home. Francesco Covucci and Peter Fazio of nearby Il Casaro have already snatched it up. Pantarei, also on Columbus Avenue, closed this month after 12 years. It was in the hands of new owners less than a month later. Rose Pistola, for example, closed in February after 21 years. Sky-high rents or not, buildings don’t seem to languish without an occupant for long in North Beach. Stephen James and Brittany Quintero enjoy lunch in the sun at Caffe Roma on Columbus Avenue in the North Beach neighborhood of San Francisco, Calif. She also said the rent hikes would probably keep Caffe Roma from looking for an alternative location in that neighborhood. Irene Azzollini, one of the cafe’s owners, told Hoodline the operation was shutting down in part because of a rent increase. Times have changed and so has the coffee landscape in San Francisco. ![]() There was stability in the North Beach food scene.īut that was then. And like North Beach’s Rose Pistola, which came up in the same business generation, Caffe Roma was buoyed by the tight-knit neighborhood’s faithful audience. El Camino Real) will remain open.Īnthony and Sergio Azzollini founded the cafe and coffee roaster in 1989 but didn’t open the Columbus Street space until 1997. Coffee will still be sold through its website, and the doors to the Bryant Street (885 Bryant St.) and Millbrae spaces (143 S. Caffe Roma’s operations outside of the Columbus Avenue space will not be affected. ![]()
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