To the yay-or-nay question of whether Napa, California, was ready for a second Naysayer Coffee location, the public answer has been a resounding yay.
The homegrown company opened its second shop in mid January in north Napa, adding another neighborhood-focused retail outpost to complement its growing roasting operation.
On the bar, a Slayer Steam EP espresso machine is flanked by three Mahlkönig espresso grinders, while a Mahlkönig EK43 handles coffee for Curtis batch brews and a manual pourover bar featuring multiple NextLevel Pulsar brewers.
“I wanted something that’s user-friendly for the baristas while still having a high level of versatility and cup quality,” Naysayer Coffee Co-Founder Chris Vecera told Daily Coffee News. “We like to nerd out and go down the rabbit hole on the pourover recipes.”…