Two years ago, Cindy and Cary Arsaga sold two of their local coffee shops in an effort to slow down a bit after 17 years in the business.
Recently, however, a really cool building opened up in downtown Fayetteville, and that “slow down” plan appears to be changing.
The Arsaga’s founders, who still own all but two of the coffee shops in town that carry their name, are planning to open a new location in the building most recently occupied by Habibi Hookah Lounge at 548 W. Dickson Street in Fayetteville.
“I know my wife thinks I’m crazy,” Cary told us. “When I got into the business 20 years ago, I wanted to open in the train depot. Then when the building next door came open, I just felt like ‘I have to do this.’”
It was the uniqueness of the building — located not only in the popular downtown entertainment district, but also along the popular Frisco Trail — that made the space irresistible.
“It really is such a great building,” he said. “And being right on the trail makes it even better. We’re planning to do a really cool patio there on the trail side.”
The new Arsaga’s will be a familiar concept, but with a bit of a twist.
“We’re going do do coffee, and crepes,” said Cary. “Daniel Estes (manager of the Fayetteville Public Library Arsaga’s location) and Cindy have been working on recipes.”
The building will require extensive renovations, Cary said, but if all goes well, he hopes to have the new coffee shop and creperie up and running sometime in the Spring of 2012.
Daniel Estes “Shades Of Jazz” DJ from KUAF and KXUA, concocting crepe recipes for new Arsaga’s coffee shop coming in on Dickson Street behind the Train Depot. This sounds like classic Fayetteville in the making.
Keep up the good work, local business, Fayetteville folks.
Dgold, Honest Tunes
“Goodnight Jazz” is the name of Daniel Estes show actually, “Shades Of Jazz” is by Robert Ginsburg!
Local jazz music radio is chill.
Looking forward to having a creperie in Fayetteville. My suggestion for crepe “recipe”….. dessert crepe filled with warm nutella. It’s so easy but so good.
I want to recommend a pear and goat cheese crepe. The creamy texture of the goat cheese is just so good in a crepe, and its tart flavor is offset by a sweet, ripe pear. Yum.
This is FANTASTIC news.
YES
Awesome. Just awesome.
This is great news. I love the trail tie-in. The only way this could get better would be if they would have a gluten-free crepe option.
amazing news. Daniel’s crepes are awesome.
This is the best piece of news I have heard all day.
Any chance they might apply for a liquor license to use in their coffee similar to common grounds? I love sitting outside and sipping on those kind of drinks. If not I still love that we are getting a new coffee shop on the trail.
Great news for Funky Fayetteville, but count me out. The one on Gregg is usually littered with pretentious hipsters and this location will be more of the same.
Wah, wah, wah.
@SemilyM
Just made low-carb, gluten free crepes with a cream cheese/blueberry filling this morning. Will give Daniel the recipe if he needs one. It’s a simple but unbelievably tasty recipe.
@ NoThnx
Would you, please, predict the next winning lottery number for me too! ;)