We’re loving this trend of third-wave coffee joints all over the Valley. One of the newest spots to join the brew crew is Founders Coffee, conveniently located across the street from IKEA in the southwest. The concept is from one of founders of MTO Cafe, the popular comfort food eatery with locations Downtown and in Summerlin. Founders is a spacious, industrial-chic space that invites lingering over handcrafted caffeinated drinks like cappuccinos, espressos and nitros. (For the non-lingering types, there’s a full-service drive-thru.)
The walls of Founders Coffee feature a chalkboard mural that speaks of the beloved beverage’s origins. It’s a nice summation of how that latte in your hand, with its Insta-ready art, came to be. The lattes ($4-$5) come in a variety of flavors, including vanilla, mocha, white mocha, cafe coco colada, lavender white chocolate, salted caramel and matcha. There’s also a latte of the month—February’s was a rose tea latte—paired up with a local charity that receives a portion of the sales.
Eye rolling be damned, avocado toast ($6.25) is a solid choice among seven kinds of toasts—both savory and sweet—on offer. Served on multigrain bread, slices of avocado are topped with sun-dried tomato, red onion, chive and garlic aioli, with an option to add a boiled egg or bacon for $1 each. Other standouts include the Deluxe Lox ($6.75), with smoked lox, smoked lox cream cheese, red onion, chopped boiled egg, capers and chives; and the Ferrero Rocher ($6.25), with Nutella, chocolate crispy rice, candied pecans and chocolate sauce. Portions are generous, perfect for a pre- or post-IKEA fuel-up.
FOUNDERS COFFEE 6410 S. Durango Drive #100, 702-916-4442. Daily, 6 a.m.-6 p.m.
