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Hip + Cool Name For Coffee/espresso Bar
Posted By: joeykwanusc* on 2/7/2007 11:48 PM (CST) 250 Points
Opening a european style coffee/espresso bar...

I wanted to use Vida e Caffe (Life and Coffee) but it's been registered already.

Any other cool names???

Thanks,
JoJo

Posted by: shghosh Member Response
2/8/2007 1:24 AM (CST)
CoCoCo- Cozy Corner of Coffee & Cocoa
Cappuccino Cocktails with Mocha
Express over Expresso
Caffeine ChokoLa
Barista Hours
Coffee Grinders
The Perfect Caffeine Fix
 
Posted by: ASVP/ChrisB Member Response
2/8/2007 3:09 AM (CST)
Coffee bars are right up there with hairdressers for having huge scope for creative naming.

How about...

Italian
Caffe e Cucina
Via Roma
Vita Roma
La Dolce Vita
La Vita Latte
Vita Espresso

English
Rush
Vibe
Java
Aroma

Latin
Ars Longa Vita Brevis (Hard work, short life)

German
Mach Pause (Take a break)
Kaffee und Kuchen (Coffee & Cake)
Imbissstube (Snack bar, the only word I know in any language that legitimately has three S's in a row!)

Where are you thinking of situating this coffee bar?
 
Posted by: tdbill Member Response
2/8/2007 8:41 AM (CST)
Barista

Barista's Bistro

- baristas are people who make expresso coffee

Coffe Express - O

Express Ohs

Caffe a Go Go
 
Posted by: msumner1* Member Response
2/8/2007 9:13 AM (CST)
Well, the two biggest chains in my area are Starbucks (obviously), and Caribou Coffee. Notice the deer thing? Buck... Caribou... I'm thinking you can choose a name that naturally competes with the major players.

Picture it...

Cheetah Cafe
"We devour the competition!"

(Joking)
 
Posted by: Frank Hurtte Member Response
2/8/2007 9:17 AM (CST)
coco coffee... logo could be a coco clock with a wild bird holding a cup of coffee...

Or maybe i am over cafinated....
 
Posted by: steezin_sammy Member Response
2/8/2007 9:55 AM (CST)
You could keep it simple

"The Coffee Bar"
"The Coffee Room"

Im more a Red Bull drinker...in fact I have never really drank a real cup of coffee, but I believe they saw you brew coffee so maybe "The Coffee Brewery"

idea for a slogan
"Your one stop Coffee Shop"

Good Luck with that!!
 
Posted by: pblanton* Member Response
2/8/2007 11:18 AM (CST)
How about:

Barista Express
Java Cafe'
A La Mocha Express
MochaLatte
 
Posted by: pblanton* Member Response
2/8/2007 11:32 AM (CST)
Here's some more for you:

Coffee & Cafe'
Java & Java
 
Posted by: proeditor Accepted Answer
2/8/2007 3:04 PM (CST)
Koffie
(Dutch for coffee, and really cute, I think)

café et bonheur
(French for coffee and happiness)

café y felicidad
(same thing, but Spanish)

café et joie
(French, coffee and joy)

taza de alegría
(Spanish, cup of joy)

la tazza nera
(Italian, the black cup)
 
Posted by: pghpromo Member Response
2/9/2007 2:02 AM (CST)
JoJo, what happened to the furniture biz from 2005? If you are still attached to furniture, perhaps your coffee shop could sell coffees AND furniture.

Sounds crazy, but just think of a college-town coffee house where every piece of furniture has a big price tag on it. Maybe no one would buy, maybe someone would. The point is, just for fun, someone COULD buy any piece of furniture in there. This certainly would establish an ecclectic look to the place.

So, for a shop name, how do you say "Coffee and Couches" or "The Coffee Couch" in any of the Romance languages?
 
Posted by: john.blackmore* Accepted Answer
2/9/2007 8:23 AM (CST)
I like what one of the posters said about hair places--I've always wanted to collect in one book the wacky names of hair salons...my favorite is Curl up and Dye.

All that to say, to me, the name has to spring from what slice of the audience you think you can attract. Are you fighting Starbucks around the corner? Do you have a niche audience you'd like to attract? Is there something special about the way you brew coffee, or the ambiance you bring, or the attitude you project? Do you have a geographic niche (if I was close to a university, e.g., I may play off--or against--that.

Rather than being cutesy (like my "Dye" friends, but no slam against the reasonable Euro names our colleagues have suggested) think about that. Perhaps if you give us some of that character, we may better help you select a name that helps embody and brand it for you.
 
Posted by: kbell* Member Response
2/9/2007 4:49 PM (CST)
Cafe a Deux

The Coffee Sophisticate

Coffee Chalet

Coffee Lounge

Caffee Creme

Coffee...and all that jazz

Casa de Caffee

Smooth Mocha

Hot Drinks for Cool People

Cafe Europa
 
Posted by: bigstarnow Member Response
2/9/2007 6:09 PM (CST)
The Foam

Grounds

Press

Strong
 
Posted by: proeditor Member Response
2/9/2007 7:21 PM (CST)
Caffè crema

(Italian for "coffee cream". Crema is also the termed used for the creamy top of a nicely brewed espresso)
 
Posted by: NovaHammer Member Response
2/10/2007 5:26 PM (CST)
Queequeg's Cafe -

Queequeg was once a prince from a South Sea island who stowed away on a whaling ship in search of adventure. Like Coffe, he is a composite of elements of African, Polynesian, and Islamic, Christian, Native American cultures. He is brave and generous, and enables Ishmael to see that race has no bearing on a man’s character.

Cool or what!?

This is a name not to be forgotten and discussed often!

ps In case you didn't know - he was Starbuck’s skilled harpooner and Ishmael’s best friend.

GL making your mark!
 
Posted by: Jeremy Shearer* Accepted Answer
2/13/2007 10:56 AM (CST)
The name has to be memorable (as some have indicated above). Random coffee antiquations really don't work in this industry as they are easily forgotten. The best coffee shop that I have ever visited in my journeys was a shop in San Diego called the Pannikin. I don't really know what the name meant, but it intrigued me and I never forgot it.

The rules to this game:
1. name must be pretty short, the longer it is, the more likely it will be forgotten.
2. Simple, but not too simple...complex can be dangerous, after all it is a coffee shop (sorry nova, I loved the book though)
3. It must have some connection to the market, the product or the area...people need a reason to believe.

focus on your product and what will make you different from the other coffee shops in your area...think about specifically who your customers are going to be and come up with a name that means something to them...but what ever you do

DON'T SETTLE FOR A RANDOM NAME

best of luck

Jeremy
shearer consulting
specializing in hospitality marketing
 
Posted by: NovaHammer Member Response
2/14/2007 6:24 PM (CST)
Jeremy...then another 2 syllable name (KWEE KWAY) like Starbucks wouldn't work you say?

Rigid rules are so artificial and a coffee shop name like Starbucks proves it!

Ride the wave I say....
 
Posted by: joeykwanusc* Author Response
2/15/2007 11:23 AM (CST)
thank you everyone for all your ideas!
 
Posted by: rebeccaruck* Member Response
2/16/2007 3:37 PM (CST)
Here's an idea:
"The Perk" and then "Perk U Later"could be the afternoon special brew you offer to increase traffic after lunch or dinner.
 


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