Dara Llorens dreamed of owning a coffee shop when working at a Starbucks in Austin almost 20 years ago. Her dream finally came true this month when she opened Crepes & Coffee in The Plaza on Crockett Road, but with fresh ingredients and top-rate coffees and drinks, no one is mistaking it for a Starbucks.
As one of Palestine’s newest small businesses, Crepes & Coffee is filling a void for fresh, handmade French food and coffee at affordable prices and extended dining hours in a clean, modern setting.
“We just wanted something simple — something with fresh, homemade options,” Llorens says.
For these reasons, Llorens calls the cafe “a dream to serve the community.” However, building, furnishing, and staffing the coffee shop required a lot more than dreaming to accomplish.
Llorens saved money…