This independent specialty café has served its Lakewood, Ohio neighborhood since 2019, building a loyal following around high-quality coffee, fresh-baked pastries and croissants, and a full breakfast and lunch menu. Operating seven days a week from a well-located, approximately 1,530 square-foot space, the business supports dine-in, takeout, and third-party delivery, driving predictable daily traffic and streamlined operations. The café's warm, comfortable atmosphere has made it a go-to spot for local professionals, students, remote workers, and families alike, supporting steady repeat business and strong word-of-mouth. With a diversified, high-margin menu spanning beverages, bakery items, made-to-order crepes, sandwiches, and retail coffee, the business is not reliant on any single revenue stream.
In 2025, the business generated $473,196 in gross sales with Seller's Discretionary Earnings of $47,374. It is being offered at an asking price of $173,000, with seller financing available up to $50,000 for qualified buyers — a true turnkey opportunity for an owner-operator or investor seeking a stable, cash-flowing business with clear, achievable upside.
- Asking Price:
- $173,000 Furniture / Fixtures and Inventory / Stock included
- Sales Revenue:
- $475,259
- Cash Flow:
- $47,373
Property Information
- Real Estate:
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Lease
- Premises Details:
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Since opening in 2019, this café has operated continuously at the same location, successfully navigating the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic while maintaining a loyal, repeat customer base — a strong signal of the business's resilience and staying power.
The concept was built around a simple, effective value proposition: high-quality coffee, thoughtfully prepared food, and a comfortable environment where customers can recharge, work, or connect. The menu features specialty espresso drinks prepared with carefully selected beans, freshly baked croissants and pastries, made-to-order sweet and savory crepes, and a rotating selection of sandwiches and light plates, including options with salmon, chicken, ham, and fresh organic vegetables to appeal to a broad range of tastes and dietary preferences.
Over time, the café has become a recognized neighborhood destination rather than a purely transactional stop, attracting a consistent mix of local professionals, students, remote workers, and families. Its cozy, welcoming design encourages longer visits and repeat traffic, reinforcing steady, predictable demand.
Business Operation
- Expansion Potential:
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The business operates as a stable, established café with a loyal customer base and efficient day-to-day operations, and the opportunities below represent optional levers rather than requirements for continued success.
On the marketing and brand visibility side, a new owner could increase social media and digital engagement, pursue targeted promotions with nearby offices and residential communities, and raise visibility of catering and group-order offerings. There is meaningful room to grow catering and off-premise sales by expanding catering for offices, meetings, and local events, and by developing repeat catering relationships with nearby businesses.
Beyond that, menu and product expansion — additional food or beverage items, expanded grab-and-go selections, and broader retail sales of packaged coffee or branded merchandise — offers another avenue for incremental revenue. The business also stands to benefit from local demand drivers, including rising customer traffic anticipated from nearby residential development currently under construction, plus continued daytime demand from surrounding offices. Finally, operational enhancements such as extended or optimized hours based on traffic patterns, and new customer loyalty or retention programs, could further strengthen performance. A new owner can pursue any of these selectively, without needing to change a business model that already performs well.
- Competition / Market:
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The café competes primarily with other independently owned coffee shops and cafés within its local trade area, as well as boutique or specialty cafés emphasizing craft coffee or niche concepts. Competition is largely location-driven, with customer loyalty shaped by product quality, atmosphere, convenience, and service consistency.
The business's competitive advantages are considerable: an established, loyal customer base supports consistent, predictable revenue, with demonstrated resilience through the COVID-19 period; a diversified, high-margin menu spanning specialty coffee, fresh bakery items, made-to-order crepes, and retail coffee products reduces reliance on any single revenue stream; a clean, modern, welcoming environment enhances customer dwell time and repeat visits versus chain and lower-investment competitors; simple, efficient operations with standardized recipes and sourcing minimize new-owner training time and owner dependency; and favorable growth positioning from nearby residential development and underutilized marketing channels, including catering and digital advertising, rounds out a strong competitive profile.
- Reasons for selling:
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Retirement
- Trading hours:
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Business Hours of Operation
M-Th 7:30am - 5pm | Weekends 8am - 5Pm
- Employees:
- 4
- Years established:
- 2019
Other Information
- Support & training:
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4 Weeks
- Owner financing:
- Owner financing is available. Please contact the seller for more information.
- Furniture / Fixtures value:
- $98,993 - included in the asking price
