Intermezzo Caffe Now Open for Biz in the Strip

We share the same coffee roaster, bread baker and passion for good coffee, but those are about the only similarities you'll find between us and Intermezzo, a pocket coffeehouse which recently opened on Smallman right before it jogs left at the church toward Benkovitz Seafood. 

Intermezzo is so tiny it could literally fit in the front half of just one side of our shop.  But as they say, good things come in small packages.  While there are no inside tables, there are several outside.

The shop's owners, Luke and Alexis, offer three different drip coffees from Intelligentsia Roasters daily plus Black Cat espressos, caps, macchiatos and lattes.   They also have breakfast pastries brought over from the North Side and some panini made on Mediterra Bakehouse breads.

Everyone in Pittsburgh ends up in the Strip eventually.  So when you do visit the Strip, make a note to stop by Intermezzo.  Luke and Alexis are very interested in your feedback on their coffees and shop.

Alexis also turned us on to one of the bottled soft drinks they sell called "Pennsylvania Punch" which was featured on some QED program recently (we missed it) and has proven quite popular.  We bought one along with a macchiato.  Good stuff.

Comments

[Luke]

Thanks for the great write up guys! Your first referrals (at least the first that told us) stopped in this afternoon and business has been very brisk. Coincidence? Stop in again and try the Italian sodas with some vanilla whipped cream on top. We hope to have our sandwiches and salads ready for Friday. Can't wait to come and visit Aldo!

[RichW]

Luke & Alexis - best of luck. We look forward to seeing you up here, but we also know that you're going to have a hard time find the time to do so!