Greenville coffee roaster acquires popular bakery and will offer similar pastry treats

Bake Room will now be part of the Methodical Coffee brand, as the popular, local coffee purveyor has acquired the dessert shop from its former owner Wade Taylor which was located at 147 Welborn St., Ste. B — also known as The Commons at Unity Park.

Bake Room's closing announcement came on Valentine's Day and left many to question what would become of the vacant space and if anyone would be able to taste its beloved pastries ever again. A month later, the result comes in the form of new ownership, yet with similar breakfast breads to come.

Co-owners Marco Suarez, Will Shurtz and David Baker will transition the techniques and recipes of the Bake Shop into their local brewed beanery, Methodical Coffee — offering similar style croissants, buns, baguettes and sourdough bread that comes from Wade Taylor's recipe book.

"We are longtime friends with Wade, and we have a deep respect for his talent as a skilled baker," said Suarez, co-owner of Methodical Coffee. "We'll be working with Wade during the transition over the next few weeks to ensure our team is well-trained."

Bake Shop menu items will be offered at The Commons Methodical Coffee location and the former space of Bake Room inside 147 Welborn St. at The Commons. The former tenant station of Bake Room will host drip coffee from Methodical, as well.

Methodical Coffee plans to offer Bake Room sweets at its two additional storefronts located at 207 Wade Hampton Blvd. and 101 N. Main St.

Methodical Coffee was founded in 2014 in Greenville sourcing coffee beans from all across the world. They specialize in custom roasting, wholesale shipping and more. For more information, visit MethodicalCoffee.com.

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