Since opening
(2529 Detroit Ave., 216-554-4875) in Ohio City three and a half years ago, owner Matt Ashton says that the reception has been so positive that it motivated him to expand the brand.
In 2023, Ashton announced plans to open what would have been shop number two in Cleveland’s Old Brooklyn neighborhood, but another opportunity popped up in the meantime.
“While we did not expect any locations to come online before Old Brooklyn, this opportunity was too good to pass up,” he says.
Lekko slipped into the former home of Phoenix Coffee, which shuttered its downtown café last year. After a few months of readying the space for its first customers, Lekko Coffee (826 W. St Clair Ave.) opened this week. Like the shop in Ohio City, the downtown shop will offer high-quality coffee beverages, breakfast burritos and pastries. Unique to this location is a Decent espresso machine that will showcase coffees from nationally-known roasters.
As for the Old Brooklyn shop at 4298 Pearl Rd., Ashton says that it’s still in the works, just delayed. We’ll provide an update as soon as we have one.