Our Story
A kitchen at home
on Western Ave.
Café Consume was born from a gut feeling. Andrés Merlos wanted the coffee shop he'd always been looking for — one that felt alive, messy in the best way, and genuinely connected to the people in it.
There's no wall separating the kitchen from the café. Customers watch espresso being pulled, hear bacon sizzling, and see the daily rhythm of a real working kitchen. That openness is the whole point.
Every detail is intentional — the barn-find stools from Muskegon, Michigan; the bourbon vanilla bean syrup made in-house; the dark chocolate mocha sauce ground from kilo bricks. The bread comes from a local baker, the bacon from a trusted butcher.
Next door, brother Guillermo and their mother Olga run Consume Vintage — curated secondhand finds with the same love for discovery that runs through everything the family does.