Des Moines, Iowa and the surrounding suburbs have many coffee shops. Anything from a franchise like Starbucks to small local coffee shops. I visited one of the many local coffee shops, Horizon Line Coffee, which opened in 2017. Since the coffee market is so competitive each shop must find a way to uniquely stand out from the rest. I looked at how Horizon Line Coffee has their own ways to be conspicuous in the highly competitive world of coffee.
I am a coffee enthusiast and always looking for new coffee shops with unique aspects. I had heard of Horizon Line Coffee for years now but never took the time to visit. I decided it was finally time and took a solo visit to Horizon Line located on Walnut St B, downtown Des Moines. It is towards the back edge of downtown which makes it feel cozy and quiet while being close to the business of the big city.
Parking was not ideal as the shop does not have its own parking lot. The only parking offered was meter parking. If you are anything like me, parallel parking can be quite the challenge on a busy day. And it just so happened that the day I visited…