Local Cafe Does It Right

I probably don't have to say anything here, do I?  YUM!  You may not figure out that the cup holds vanilla yogurt and honey.  Delish! 

A young couple has taken a bold step.

They have opened a cafe in the city of Lancaster.

Running a cafe is not an easy thing

nor is it guaranteed success.

However, 

word of mouth is working well

in this case because this place is sweet.

They call it 

Cafe One Eight.

The home page of  their website

says

Christ. Compassion. Coffee.

The name is taken from both the address

at 18 W. Orange Street

and 

Acts 1:8

We discovered Cafe One Eight when our friends at 

Fab Fashion just around the corner recommended it 

to Georgia and I one day when we were out to market

and made a candle delivery to the shop.

We enjoyed our visit so much that I knew I had 

to introduce Chelsea to Cafe One Eight.

She LOVES it and so wishes we had something 

like it closer to home.

Matt and Kathleen....

I'm hinting here!

I'm sure there is a cute little spot 

that would be just perfect somewhere 

near Quarryville.

It Could be 

Cafe One Nine or something....

Then it wasn't too long until one of 

Chelsea's former co-workers was hired to 

work at Cafe One Eight.

Then he was singing for First Friday at the cafe.

We were out and about that night because of the van.

You may have read this post about the early part 

of that evening.

Amazing!

But even though Chelsea wasn't feeling all that well

she agreed that she really did want to stop by 

and hear Sheldon sing.

We all know Sheldon and his girlfriend from 

the theatre too so we were very happy to see 

him and hear his talent at work.

While the morning that I took these photos was relatively quiet

in Cafe One Eight, I can tell you that First Friday was not.

Wow.  I was a bit concerned for the antique floors.

It was so full.

What a sense of community.

I was impressed to see many of my 

former co-op students ...

of course they are quite grown up now.

How does this happen?

We also ran into a friend from our

co-op days.

She got an earful about the events from 

earlier in the evening.

Donna, it was so neat to be able

to testify to God's goodness.

Thanks!

The music was fantastic.

Sheldon and his friends did a great job.

If you love cafes

this is one you need to put on your 

list to visit while in Lancaster County.

And then pop around the corner on Market Street 

and visit our friends

at Fab Fashion.

It is just the perfect way to enjoy Lancaster City.

Of course if you happen to hit Market Day 

you'll have to check out Central Market just a few steps away

from Fab Fashion.