👋 Sam here, scampering out of the rain, gesticulating wildly in the direction of the Vessel Coffee Collaborative bathroom, where a framed poster of Alejandro Jodorowsky's "The Holy Mountain" humbly presides.
Why it matters: The new coffee shop on Detroit Avenue in Detroit-Shoreway opened this week and should find immediate devotees among coffee enthusiasts and creatives alike.
Vibe check: Bespoke lattes on the menu at an inflation-adjusted price point ($7-9); predominantly Gen-Z butts in the seats.
Comfortable, cushioned seats!
👍 What I drank: Drip coffee, which arrived in a personal insulated pot that I could pour in intervals into a small tinted glass cup to ensure it was piping hot for the duration of a 90-minute work session.
Let the record show: I dig this format.
Between the lines: I drink hot coffee year-round, and while I hate ordering to-go cups, I simply can't abide my coffee falling to room temperature after only a few minutes in large, wide-mouthed mugs.
Zoom out: Remote workers on the west side now have two new coffee joints to try out on Detroit.
And disciples of Jodorowsky's avant-garde 1970s cult classic films have a poster to salute.
