The Alchemist Café is leaving its longtime garden location at 2430 NE 13th Ave. in Wilton Manors after 12 years. In a heartfelt Instagram Story, the coffee shop announced that it will soon begin redevelopment of the property and plans to move nearby.
“After 12 wonderful years, our time in The Alchemist Café’s magical garden is coming to a close,” the announcement reads. The café, which opened in 2014, has not shared a final service date or its next address. The team says it will announce the new location once it is ready.
A coffee shop worth finding
The Alchemist built its following in The Yard, a collection of restaurants and small businesses also known as Eucalyptus Gardens. The greenery has its own history. A plant nursery once occupied the grounds, and the remaining eucalyptus trees gave the gardens their name. The Yard’s name came from an adjacent former lumber yard that became part of the complex.
In New Times’ 2019 profile of the property, visitors passed residential streets before finding the entrance. Inside, painted sidewalks connected eateries and artist spaces, a vintage Airstream housed a boutique, and a resident cat kept customers company. The Alchemist was already a main reason people sought it out, best known for its iced coffee and open-faced sandwiches called slicers.
Recognition came early: Broward Palm Beach New Times named the Alchemist Best Place for a First Date in 2015 and Best Coffee Shop in 2016. By then, customers had a place to meet for coffee and stay through lunch, with tables spread through the garden…