Two Fold Doubles Down on Quality in Tampa

Howard Bryman| August 6, 2026 Inside Two Fold at The Garrison in Tampa, Florida. All images courtesy of Two Fold. A new all-day cafe calledTwo Fold Coffee & Kitchenis now open in Tampa, Florida, splitting its focus between amultiroasterspecialty coffee program by day and a curated natural wine bar at night, each accompanied by chef-led menus of scratch-made food. For daytime service, Two Fold General Manager and Beverage Director Phil Schiller selects coffees from an international roster of roasters, including several whose coffees he has served during his decades in the industry. “It just so happens that a lot of the coffees I am interested in are based overseas, primarily in the Nordic countries,” Schiller told Daily Coffee News. The opening menu includes coffees from Oslo-basedTim Wendelboeand Brooklyn-basedLoveless CoffeesandSey Coffee. More than geography, Schiller prioritizes complex, vibrant coffees. The same approach informs the wine selection. “The fact that most of the wines we source are from small makers that focus heavily on biodynamics really just fit directly into [the] types of coffees I want to serve as well,” Schiller said. “I tend to bring in very fruit forward, expressive wines, and that’s pretty in line with the coffees I also serve.” A 2-group Modbar Espresso AV undercounter system preserves an open sightline between baristas and customers. Coffee for espresso is ground on dual Mahlkönig E80W Grind-by-Sync grinders, distributed with a Nucleus NCD Pulse and tamped by a Puqpress automatic tamper. On the back bar, a Curtis G4 batch brewer fitted with a Litmus Coffee Labs UFO Spray Head sits alongside two Orea Z1 brewers for manual pourover service. Two Fold Owners Jason and Emily Smith, who are also affiliated with the Tampa firmWatermark Design Build, designed the warm-toned cafe with an academic feel, using dark wood, soft lighting and comfortable

Howard Bryman| August 6, 2026 Inside Two Fold at The Garrison in Tampa, Florida.

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