Today's good mood is sponsored by Protagonist Cafe.
The Company
Protagonist Cafe is brought to you by the Founders of Pieces: Board Game Bar and Restaurant, located two blocks away from each other in Soulard. The name, Protagonist Cafe, is a reference to the theme as a “literary cafe” filled with over 5,000 pre-loved books for purchase. Our goal is very simply to provide Soulard with a much needed community space for gathering, meeting, and enjoying a great cup of freshly roasted coffee in a cozy atmosphere.
Our Coffee & Espresso
Our espresso and coffee beans are organic, fair trade certified, and roasted in small batches to ensure the freshest and highest quality coffee is poured into your mug. We utilize a local facility in Maplewood to roast our carefully chosen beans and grind them to order. If you want to enjoy a cup in the comfort of your own home, we welcome you to purchase a bag of our whole or ground beans.
In additional to our espresso and drip coffee, we also offer three special roasts - light, medium, and dark, for pour overs.
The Library
Protagonist Cafe showcases a custom made 27-foot bookshelf and a corner nook, housing over 5,000 books. Selections are organized by subject and author’s last name for ease of reference. (They are also labeled with their dewey decimal designation. But, don’t have grade school nightmares! That’s for the Staff to make sure all books are always organized!)
All books are pre-loved and priced for sale.
The Soulard Community
The picture on the right is Protagonist Cafe circa 1925. The building itself was erected pre-Civil War.
To protect the integrity and history of the building, we declined to renovate the interior to accommodate a full commercial kitchen. We will, however, offer various sweet and savory treats from our bakery.