Extra Butter Coffee

“Nobody really knows the real story behind the name,” says Extra Butter Coffee co-owner Ian McPhedran. He and Cassie German (pictured below) named their Roncesvalles café after the popular dark roast blend from Dark City Coffee. “The story I’ve heard is that it’s called Extra Butter because the oily beans glisten like butter on popcorn,” he explains.

The popcorn reference is fitting for these two film buffs who first met while working together at a nearby coffee shop. Ian took a part-time job as a barista at Cherry Bomb while working on his PhD. Cassie was the manager at the time and the two became fast friends. After two years of slinging Americanos side-by-side, they decided it was time to start out on their own.

“It was important for us to stay in Roncesvalles,” says Ian, as both he and Cassie live in the area and are passionate about the community. The business partners pooled their talents and resources and opened Extra Butter Coffee in the spring of 2014.