The new Anodyne Cafe, located at 7471 Harwood Ave. in Wauwatosa, opened today. And the shiny new cafe has already seen its share of excited new customers.
The cafe, which seats about 20 inside, offers a full menu of coffee and espresso drinks, along with tea and bakery items from local businesses including Le Reve, Cake Lady and East Side Ovens. Wine and beer will also be added to the beverage list within the next few weeks, pending acquisition of a liquor license.
Beverages are served up from behind a beautifully detailed wooden bar, which was designed by a local artist and built especially for the new cafe.
Romanesque art pays tribute to espresso cafes owners Matthew McClutchy and Lacey Perry encountered on their travels to Italy. Meanwhile, artistic renderings of waves crashing to and fro are displayed inside arched frames along the western wall above marble-topped cafe tables with modern red and black seats.
On the exterior, Anodyne boasts two patio spaces. One, situated on red brick seats 12-15 in front of the cafe.
Another poured concrete patio, which offers shade from well-established trees as well as a small garden, seats about 40 in the back.
Then again, one of the coolest features of the cafe just might reside in the bathroom, where there's an eye-catching display of vintage typewriters set against a black and white patterned wall. Geek chic, for sure.
Street parking is available in front of the Cafe on Harwood Avenue or behind it in the Tosa parking lot just off of Wauwatosa Avenue.
Anodyne Tosa is open daily from 6:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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