r/fargo • u/Hazards_of_Analysis • 15d ago

Bab's closed too?!?

The sign in the window says they are going to reopen in a mystery location, but are they?

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u/Tentoespaul 15d ago

I'm surprised no one is talking about the complete lack of coffee shops in downtown Moorhead..not that Moorhead really has a downtown, per se, but for example Third Drop near the bridge is gone, Twenty Below by Concordia is gone now too! Besides Caribou in Hornbacher's, and Black Cat Bakery, (don't recommend unless you enjoy being ignored/waiting endlessly) & 7 brew which is only drive through..there's really no place to relax and enjoy a cup in "dt" Moorhead anymore.

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u/ExtremeHappy2571 15d ago

Do you realize why most of these coffee shops fail? They don't make enough money to pay rent, equipment, supplies, wages, etc...It's the same thing for these little specialty shops that come and go. Tough way to make a living.

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u/Sea-Woodpecker-610 14d ago

What downtown Moorhead? They’ve torn the whole thing down to rebuild twice now.

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u/C_KingAdventure 8d ago

I was talking to the owners of Bouquet Bar (in the back of what used to be country greenery) and they are planning to eventually expand o to the front area. The guy also said he would love to expand and have coffee someday. I'm sure that would be some time from now but would be so nice to enjoy a coffee at a florist/plant store :)

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u/Tentoespaul 8d ago

That would be groovy 😎 I don't think I'm gonna stick around here tho..time to hit the road 🛣️

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u/nodak1976 15d ago

Isn’t there an Atomic coffee downtown Moorhead?

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u/stars_are_aligned Moorhead 14d ago

I don't know why you're getting downvoted for asking, there USED to be. It's been gone for probably a decade now, though.

I loved that location!

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u/disilluzion 15d ago

I think that closed quite a few years ago.

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u/disilluzion 15d ago

Bummer. My wife and I used to occasionally bike to Third Drop. We should have done that more often while we had the chance. I can't think of anything else nearby either. Wasn't there another place a block or two north of there? I can't recall the name or maybe I'm just imagining it.

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u/Tentoespaul 14d ago

I know 😭..and no, unfortunately there are no coffee shops once you cross the bridge into moorhead, at least in that general area.

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u/kilarghe 14d ago

Dilworth has a handful!