StreetLevel: Cafe DuCharme Opens on President
Cafe DuCharme opened earlier this week on President near the corner of 5th Avenue. The small cafe, which gets its handle from the last name of its Swiss owner, is open from 7 to 7, and in addition to fair trade drip ($1.25/cup) has a variety of sandwiches (a prosciutto combo, eg, for $8.75) and…
Cafe DuCharme opened earlier this week on President near the corner of 5th Avenue. The small cafe, which gets its handle from the last name of its Swiss owner, is open from 7 to 7, and in addition to fair trade drip ($1.25/cup) has a variety of sandwiches (a prosciutto combo, eg, for $8.75) and breakfast fare. The shop’s proprietor previously had a coffee shop in Old San Juan.
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thank you dirty_wikster.
Fair Trade is an organized social movement and market-based approach that aims to help producers in developing countries and promote sustainability. The movement advocates the payment of a higher price to producers as well as social and environmental standards. It focuses in particular on exports from developing countries to developed countries, most notably handicrafts, coffee, cocoa, sugar, tea, bananas, honey, cotton, wine, fresh fruit, chocolate and flowers.
Fair Trade’s strategic intent is to work with marginalized producers and workers in order to help them move towards economic self-sufficiency and stability. It also aims to allow them to become greater stakeholders in their own organizations, as well as play a wider role in international trade. Fair Trade proponents include a number of international development aid, social, religious and environmental organizations such as Christian Aid, SERRV International, Oxfam, Amnesty International, Catholic Relief Services, and Caritas International.
was just going to comment on the hours, but 11217 said it first.. yeah 7pm? whaaaah? granted it’s a small cafe and i guess the owners wanna get home before america’s next top model is on and stuff, but do yourself a favor, get a DVR!!!
also, “fair trade coffee” hmmmm. im chary. what exactly IS that?
*rob*
Switzerland is over. They caved in to the IRS and now there are hundreds of Swiss private bankers on the streets.
The money is all going to Sungapore.
I stopped in on the way to the marathon. It is a charming little spot and we enjoyed our chat about Switzerland. Good coffee too.
i stopped by here the other day and had a great coffee with steamed milk and a ceci-cela croissant. i’m more of an early bird than a…late bird, so the hours don’t bother me.
> My only beef with places like this (and with Cafe Regular) are the hours.
I don’t get that either. I would bet they could easily sell enough coffee to make extended hours worthwhile.
” Not everyone in Park Slope goes to bed at 10. ”
That would be Brooklyn Heights 😉
My only beef with places like this (and with Cafe Regular) are the hours. 7pm? I know it’s coffee and people don’t want to be up all night, but I don’t get home from work till 7pm and then usually want to stop in and get a latte. Not everyone in Park Slope goes to bed at 10.
Luckily Cafe Regular du Nord is open till 8pm, but it could be open even later than that….especially on the weekends…I’d definitely stop by for a coffee after dinner…
Maybe it’s just me, and they wouldn’t do business in the evening…don’t know.
Otherwise, this place looks cute from the photo, but the coffee better be damn good to get a following on the side street.
Cafe Regular du Nord has managed to do it, and I understand they are doing excellent business…much better than they ever expected (and that is off 7th Avenue on Berkeley Place…)