An artisan coffee shop from Dallas is expanding northward: Palmieri Café, known for its authentic Italian approach to coffee, is brewing a location in Plano at 2024 W 15th St. #G, in a former Starbucks, where it will open in late summer.
Palmieri was founded by owner Corrado Palmieri, a native of Italy who opened the first location at the Dallas Farmers Market in 2016. He takes a classic approach to the concept of a coffee shop, providing amenities like on-site seating, as well as an array of sweet and savory pastries and gelato, all made in-house.
It’s a departure from the direction coffee has been headed in the past few years. DFW has been besieged by an influx of chains offering drive-thru only with an emphasis on convenience — names like 7 Brew, Black Rock, 151 Coffee, Dutch Bros., PJ’s, Scooter’s, and Human Bean. Even Starbucks, the gold standard, has shifted away from cafes where you can go and sit and towards more drive-thrus…