David McHugh and Dominik Prosser opened it in 2009, with Eleni Thoma as café manager, chief barista and gallery programmer. Beans come from Climpson & Sons, and Brindisa, Ginger Pig and E5 Bakehouse supply the food.
The café is a converted ironmonger's, with the old A. Johnson & Son fascia kept on the front and pavement tables under an orange awning. Inside, curved corrugated-steel counters run along the back and side, and the radio desk sits at the window end.