Chiquitito Mexico City Ximena Rubio

It begins in London, where Jeremy Clouser and Cecilia Morales were working toward their master’s degrees. In a city known for its amazing coffee culture, the couple felt inspired to bring some of the British capital back to their home in Mexico City. They wanted to open a cafe, and so, in 2008, Clouser took another educational plunge and enrolled at Portlandโ€™s American Barista School.

Then, in 2011, a small space opened up in Mexico Cityโ€™s Condesa neighborhood. Or rather, a tiny space opened up in Condesa, and Clouser and Morales found themselves repeating the Spanish Chiquitito, over and over and over. And so their first cafe was named “tiny,” and they filled it with a La Marzocco Linea PB and beans from Caffรจ Pecora, which owns and operates a farm in Veracruz and a roastery in Mexico City.

Chiquitito Mexico City Ximena Rubio

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Chiquitito Mexico City Ximena Rubio

Clouser and Morales would go on to open a second cafe in Cuauhtรฉmoc after their first, and now are beginning to iron the kinks out of their third, in Prado Norte, a beautiful financial district near a residential area called Las Lomas. The cafe is equipped with a La Marzocco Strada and, in addition to sourcing beans from Pรฉcora, offers coffee from Cafรฉ con Jiribilla, the roasting arm of Avellaneda.

Clouser and Moralesโ€™ partnership with Pรฉcora persists today in large part because of their shared vision with Carlos Avendaรฑo, the companyโ€™s head farmer and roaster, whose ethic is one that prioritizes traceability. The three have a strong connection and believe that the keys to transparency are shortening the production chain and collecting quick feedback. As Chiquitito grows, Cafรฉ Pรฉcora does as well, but the transparency of their supply chain remains unchanged.

Chiquitito Mexico City Ximena Rubio

While Chiquitito is the first specialty cafe in Prado Norte, it and its historic name have so far been well received. Slightly larger than the previous locations, this newest cafe is already populated by locals and those working in the areaโ€”it represents an evolution of a tiny model thatโ€™s already proven to be a success.

Chiquitito has multiple locations around Mexico City. Visit their official website and follow them on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Ximena Rubio is a coffee professional based in Mexico City. Read moreย Ximena Rubio on Sprudge.ย 

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