Spiller Park Coffee "SP4"
Coffee shop · Atlanta ·
Craft espresso, single-origin brews, avocado toast, pecan milk
Craft espresso, single-origin brews, avocado toast, pecan milk
"Warm and earnest, this neighborhood coffee shop opened with the founder happily bartending drinks while house chai perfume and 1980s tunes filled the air. Housed in a 112-year-old building, the interior leans into its historic character — original floor dips, penny-tile botanical motifs, vine-line molding and a tin-influenced ceiling painted a signature green-cyan that shifts in tone across layers — giving the space a nostalgic, layered charm. Early operational challenges with a landlord change were resolved through a new partnership with neighboring Atlanta Tech Village leadership, and the team plans to expand the coffee menu with varied brew methods and stronger options while adding more grab-and-go food to take advantage of street parking and increased foot and bike traffic. The owner views the shop as part of a larger effort to enliven the street and improve transit-oriented pedestrian life, and is already eyeing further expansion, including a potential high-profile location on Peachtree Street. Its name references a nearby ballpark where Atlanta’s first minor-league and Negro American League teams played nearly a century ago." - Sarra Sedghi
"I noted Spiller Park Coffee’s fourth outpost in Historic Hotel Row is now open." - Beth McKibben
"A fourth Atlanta location of Spiller Park Coffee, owned by Dale Donchey, will open in 2023 at Hotel Row." - Beth McKibben
"Slated to open on Mitchell Street in downtown Atlanta by early 2023, this fourth-location coffee shop emphasizes history and intimacy by preserving a space that remains largely as it was a century ago. Owner Dale Donchey—who has tested the site with pop-ups including a Super Bowl 2019 activation and a summer pop-up that also featured his Dear Friend, Bagels—wants to keep the building’s original character: white, teal, and maroon penny tiles forming geometric and floral patterns; tin ceiling tiles with exposed slatted wood; molded-metal walls accented with fleur-de-lis and vine designs; and a front-door plaque reading “Imperial Cafe,” a detail that points to the site’s possible past as a cafe for a nearby fruit-and-vegetable company. Donchey plans a Roaring-20s-ish renovation that touches as little as possible while layering in his signature vintage-baseball–inspired, modernized coffee aesthetic; he describes the location as his “home hitter,” a deliberate, small expansion intended to balance growth with hands-on stewardship and neighborhood preservation." - Sarra Sedghi
"I noted that the Spiller Park Coffee kiosk has already closed after receiving notice from Jamestown Properties." - Beth McKibben
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