Much like the season itself, the Summer of Sabrina has encroached on autumn territory and shows no signs of stopping. The Espresso singer and ice cream collaborator was recently nominated for pretty much every Grammy category known to man, and now, she’s the inspiration behind a coffee pop-up this week in Los Angeles. Sabrina Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet Cafe is taking over Verve Coffee’s West Hollywood location, with a host of Sabrina-inspired drinks and merch.
As reported by Eater Los Angeles, the pop-up is part of an initiative by Cash App and will feature a completely revamped space, decorated in the key of Carpenter’s breakout album, Short n’ Sweet. Based on past installations of the Short n’ Sweet cafe—at Partners Coffee in New York City and Happy Monday in Chicago—visitors can expect lots of light blue, tons of hearts and images of Carpenter, and a love seat that looks like a giant pair of bright red lips.
The drink menu includes album nods like the Dumb & Poetic Latte, made with lavender, honey, oat milk, and, of course, espresso. There’s also the Common Sense Chai—a reference to a Coincidence lyric—which can be served hot or cold, with or without espresso, and with a seasonally-appropriate pumpkin-flavored variant. And there’s the Butterfly Boba Matcha, which I’m told is a nod to Carpenter’s signature “butterfly haircut,” that’s a blend of strawberry boba pearls, strawberry syrup, ceremony-grade matcha, and iced milk (unflavored for me).
The pop-up will also feature t-shirts, hoodies, tote bags, mugs, and socks, all with a Sabrina-meets-coffee theme. As part of the promotion, anyone who uses the Cash App Visa card will receive a 30% discount on their purchase, up to $40.
It’s all going down Friday through Sunday, November 15th through 17th, from 9am to 7pm at Verve’s West Hollywood location on 8925 Melrose Avenue. And while you are waiting in line to get into LA’s hottest pop-up, feel free to take a moment and appreciate the pop song that teaches the world how to properly spell “espresso”.
Zac Cadwalader is the managing editor at Sprudge Media Network and a staff writer based in Dallas. Read more Zac Cadwalader on Sprudge.
