Ken Nally, an industrial designer from Wicklow, and Ciara O'Shea, a makeup artist from Tipperary, had lived across the road for 20 years before they opened in August 2014. They married two weeks later.
From 2017 to 2020 a 1978 Ford Transit served Windrush Square commuters. The second cafe opened on Coldharbour Lane in 2022. Alchemy and Square Mile supply the coffee.