Equator
Coffee Plans to Revive the Historic Golden Gate Bridge Café in San Francisco
July 2 - 2021
Coffee Geography Magazine
The
famous Golden Gate Bridge Café, Round House was temporarily closed in early 2020, facing
challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic during the lockdown. Equator Coffee takes
over the brewing business to open the café in the fall of 2021 to serve
visitors for the first time after the long shut down.
“The
Golden Gate Bridge represents who we are as a people and as a country, our
community coming together to imagine and construct what was thought to be
impossible,” said Equator co-founder Helen Russell. “The Round House Cafe will
be a new point of pride for our partners. Locals from across the Bay Area to
visitors from across the world will have a chance to savor delicious roasts and
flavor profiles in ethically sourced and produced cups of coffee.”
The
partnership between Equator Coffee, the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy
and the National Park Service is not the first as Marin-based Equator opened a
retail shop at the Gatehouse at Fort Mason Center in 2017. The coffee company
also manages coffee houses at Presidio, the newly designed Warming Hut at
Crissy Field and forthcoming branch at Alcatraz Island.
“We
hope visitors will use this space to meet, learn about the history of the Bay
Area’s most iconic landmark, and enjoy their visit to the Bridge with a warming
beverage from Equator,” said Paolo Cosulich-Schwartz, spokesperson for the
Golden Gate Bridge, Highway & Transportation District.
The
coffee company is the first in California to become B-Corp certified, a designation that shows the company
operations creates positive impact for the company’s workers, community, and
environment.
“The
Golden Gate Bridge is the span that connects us, and the revitalized Round
House is where we’ll meet,” said Chris Lehnertz, President & CEO, of the
Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy. “We are delighted to work with Equator
Coffees, an organization that reflects our values of putting people and
communities first.”