A new coffee shop from Moss Mills of Junkman’s Daughter and fiancee Ashley Saunders opened Saturday in Virginia-Highland.
Located at 1189 Virginia Ave. NE, the idea for Ash Coffee began during Mills’ and Saunders’ first date. Mills, who owns the Little Five Points varieties shop Junkman’s Daughter, mentioned that he had always wanted to open a coffee shop, Saunders said, and “the seed was planted.”
Several years and one engagement later, they’re bringing the dream to fruition.
Between Mills’ business mind and Saunders’ background in coffee shops and customer service, “it was just like the perfect pair,” she said.
Saunders wanted the space to be like an “extension of my home.” It’s tucked away on the corner of Virginia Avenue and Hudson Drive with plenty of indoor and outdoor seating and gift items to browse through. The products are similar to the eclectic items you might find in Junkman’s Daughter, she said, but a bit more polished and catered to the neighborhood.
Credit: Courtesy of Brett Johnson
Credit: Courtesy of Brett Johnson
Saunders, who is half Filipino, wanted to include Asian-inspired treats and flavors, she said. They source their coffee from Tanbrown Coffee, an Asian American roaster that uses almost exclusively Asian coffee. As for the food, they’re hoping to include a wide range of pastries from local bakeries, including ube cheesecake from Filipino bakery Beik’d, pastries from Persian bakery Knead to Savor and some items from St. Germain.
Credit: Courtesy of Brett Johnson
Credit: Courtesy of Brett Johnson
In addition to coffee, espresso and tea, the menu offers specialty drinks like egg coffee, a Vietnamese coffee with egg yolks, ube cold foam lattes and cookie butter lattes.
“I’m so looking forward to seeing how much it will grow,” Saunders said.
1189 Virginia Ave. NE, Atlanta. instagram.com/ashcoffeeatl.
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