By Connor Zielinski
In February, south St. Anthony Park residents Hayden and Moriah Harpole-Walter opened the doors to Tact Coffee in the former Roundtable Coffee Works space.
The married couple are no strangers to coffee, having worked for many years at Misfit Coffee in Minneapolis. Both were regulars at Roundtable, and when that owner asked if they would be interested in taking over the space, they couldn’t pass up the opportunity.
“We’ve been talking about it for as long as we’ve been together,” Moriah said. Both were excited to open their own coffee shop in the neighborhood they call home.
Tact stands for “Tea And Coffee Thoughtfully” and is located at 2386 Territorial Road, near Raymond Avenue. Coffee prices range from $3 to $6.50 per cup.
For Hayden and Moriah, Tact means taking a sensible approach to enhance the coffee experience for farmers and producers at origin and customers visiting the shop space. Central to Tact’s philosophy, the pair work meticulously to responsibly source their coffee beans.
“We want the brand to be everyone that is helping make the product possible,” Hayden said.
On the menu at Tact is intentionally sourced coffee with playful specialty drinks and delicious vegan pastries from Front Porch Pies.
“The space, as we intended it to be, is a place for people to gather and for community to take place,” Hayden said. “It is not necessarily for us to dictate how that occurs, but rather just to provide the space for it to occur.”
Tact also offers local bicycle delivery for most online orders placed from Minneapolis and St. Paul. As spring and summer take hold, Hayden and Moriah are looking forward to tending to the rain garden outside of the shop. They are also hoping to host community events at their shop and in the adjacent parking lot.
Since opening Tact, Hayden said, “We wanted to take a simplistic approach that recalls the profound feeling you get when you discover a joyful experience, like a tasty coffee, for the first time.”
To explore their coffee offerings, or check their current hours, visit tact.coffee. n
Connor Zielinski lives in south
St. Anthony Park and serves on the board of the St. Anthony Park District 12 Community Council.