The Bad & The Good News

OUR OPENING DATE IS FINAL! BUT...

First off, the Bad News: We are STILL waiting on our license to offer you coffee, matcha, tea & sweet and savoury bites at the store. We knew beforehand that bureaucracy would take a long time here but it is still taking longer than expected. My trusted contact tells me it might be another 3 months until we can receive the license from the city (and this is the lucky case).

Now, the Good News: Thing is – people know this about me – I'm a little impatient. I don't want to wait! It feels like a set-back, since I was planning on opening with the complete concept, but the first lesson as a business owner is almost always: things won't always go to plan! I can mope and wait, or I can still go ahead and open Read The Room anyway – as a concept bookstore at first, café second (once we have that license).

Of course you'll be the first to know when we finally have it approved – because the moment we get that piece of paper, we’ll immediately start serving our exciting menu (which for now will still remain a secret). Please know that we want nothing more than serve you those drinks - we are simply not allowed to yet.

More details on the Opening Day here.