Misfit Coffee to close in Lyn-Lake Minneapolis

Misfit Espresso Firm’s brick-and-mortar location within the Lyn-Lake neighborhood of Minneapolis will shut on the finish of the month, however followers of the locally-crafted drinks will nonetheless be capable of discover their favorites across the Twin Cities. 

“All through all of the years now we have been so grateful to satisfy so many superb individuals, serve so many superb drinks, and achieve this many superb issues,” shared a publish on the enterprise’ Fb web page, asserting the coffeeshop and bar at 2401 Lyndale Ave. S. will shut completely Sept. 30. 

Founder Marcus Parkansky mentioned Misfit Espresso did somewhat little bit of every part as a younger firm and the closure will assist the enterprise look to the long run. 

“Misfit is greater than a espresso firm, it is actually a beverage firm,” he mentioned, including Misfit will proceed to promote merchandise on-line, collaborate with native breweries and distilleries and work on wholesale offers. The corporate can also be exploring THC-infused drinks.

And, Misfit will proceed serving drinks on to prospects at a weekly kiosk within the Weisman Artwork Museum and from their cellular truck, which visits Gold Medal Park on Saturdays. 

The enterprise started with the cellular truck operation in 2015. 

Parkansky mentioned they began roasting their very own espresso a couple of years later and, in 2020, acquired a 3,000-square-foot rental area in Close to North to deal with its manufacturing facility. 

The retail location in Lyn-Lake opened in 2018 and added a bar final yr, serving specialty cocktails such because the “Misfit Manhattan.” 

In gentle of the closure, plans to open a brand new retail location on the Close to North manufacturing facility this yr are on-hold, however might nonetheless occur sooner or later, in line with Parkansky. 

“We have all the time acquired plans and concepts up our sleeves,” he mentioned.