A once-roaming coffee trailer is about to put down roots in one of Denver’s busiest neighborhoods. Bad Rabbit Coffee, the permanent home base for the Bad Rabbit Caravan mobile bar and coffee trailer, is headed for a ground-floor space inside the INDUSTRY RiNo complex at 3827 N Lafayette St, with an opening targeted for the first week of March.
Co-founders Taylor O’Doherty and Jolene Main started the business out of a refurbished trailer and have spent the past year pouring drinks at events across the city. Now they are trading parking lots and party circuits for a brick-and-mortar address in RiNo, without abandoning the personality that built their following.
According to WhatNow, the owners plan to keep the Caravan’s emphasis on fresh, housemade ingredients as they transition into the new cafe. O’Doherty told the outlet they will stick with in-house syrups and other fresh touches, saying, “We’re going to definitely hold to that for sure, with our new brick and mortar space.”
Menu Basics And The Roaster Behind The Beans
Bad Rabbit’s own menu outlines a streamlined lineup of straightforward coffee drinks built around “better-for-you” ingredients, with housemade syrups and simple flavor combinations front and center, per the company’s coffee menu. It is a learner approach that mirrors what they have been serving from the trailer, just in a more permanent setting.
WhatNow reports the cafe’s coffee will be backed by Copper Door Coffee Roasters, while Copper Door highlights its role as a locally rooted, female-owned roaster based in Denver.
The Space: INDUSTRY RiNo
The new cafe will be tucked inside INDUSTRY RiNo, a multi-tenant creative office complex at 3827 N Lafayette St that offers communal amenities and a street-level presence, according to commercial listings for the property. The spot drops Bad Rabbit into the thick of RiNo’s daytime buzz, surrounded by offices and residents who in recent years have been boosting foot traffic for nearby cafes and restaurants.
What To Expect Next
Bad Rabbit plans to open during the first week of March and will continue serving private events as the brick-and-mortar shop ramps up, WhatNow reports. The owners see the new location primarily as a daytime cafe, with an eye toward eventually flipping the space into a bar at night, a full-circle nod to the Caravan’s original coffee-and-cocktail setup.
