#217 Napoleon Coffee: Rachel & Matt on their First Year Of Business

Napoleon is an independent speciality coffee shop in Ormeau Baths that opened in August 2020 at the height of the pandemic.

Since then it has become a leading cafe in Northern Ireland’s burgeoning speciality scene with their “front-and-centre” approach to coffee attracting a loyal team of regulars from across the nation.

Founded by superstar Barista-Manager extraordinaire Rachel Snowden and Data Scientist Matthew Mcauley, Napoleon is the realisation of a lifelong dream of owning their own cafe and the result of seven years of scheming, planning and drinking lots of coffee!

In this today’s episode we talk about:

Matt’s recent realisation about his brain as well as his unexpected PhD in Physics
What it was like opening a cafe during the height of the pandemic
How the reality of seeing their dream fulfilled compared to their expectations
And the greatest highs/lows of their first year of business…

Check it out!

https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/napoleon-coffee-rachel-snowden-matthew-mcauley

#217 Napoleon Coffee: Rachel & Matt on their First Year Of Business

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