Established in 2010, Small Point is one of the newest additions to the Providence coffee shop scene. However, seeing all of the hard work that must have gone into creating such a well thought out, sustainable eatery, it's obvious that this café has been in conception for a long time. This is the type of place which makes you wonder why anyone would walk into the Dunkin' just a few blocks away.
Small Point Café is a caffeine oasis, bustling with busy college students, typing away on their laptops, buried in a book, or just enjoying some delicious local food with their friends. With an Ipad-cash-register, Chemex filter-drip coffee pots, and robots drawn on the walls of the restroom, the décor screams post-modern in the best way. Upon walking in, you will be greeted by a plethora of chalkboards behind the counter which have all of the menu items hand written with care. Immediately to your right, there are booths lining a wall which doubles as a chalkboard. There are containers of chalk at each booth for anyone and everyone to leave their mark on the wall. Small Point has a pretty large amount of seating compared to some other coffee shops in the area, which is great, because no one likes the cut-throat competition between customers racing to acquire seats the instant they are cleared which seem to be the norm at other downtown cafes.
The staff at Small Point are incredibly nice, and you'll often see even the owners, Anne and Adam, working behind the counter, personally preparing food and drink for their loyal customers. Everything that comes out of their tiny kitchen is made fresh, with hand-picked, local, organic(when possible) ingredients. Even the coffee and is all fair trade. The coffee beans here come from a few different roasters, including New Harvest, which operates out of Rhode Island, and Equal Exchange, which uses only fairly traded coffee beans in their roasts. However, coffee isn't the only beverage that Small Point serves. They also have excellent espresso drinks (made with beans roasted by New Harvest), various fair trade and organic teas, locally made soda from Yacht Club, and even fresh squeezed orange juice, made to order. Anne and Adam make sure that everything on their menu is as fresh and sustainable as it can be, and they won't serve anything that doesn't meet their high standards.
One of my favorite things about Small Point are the Chemex coffee pots which they use. Chemex is a family owned company which makes an extremely unique coffee brewing system which is as much a work of art as it is a means of brewing up your daily dose of caffeine. In addition to being quirky, interesting showpieces on the counter here, these coffee pots make a perfect brew every time.
Chemex coffee pots
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