Two Kansas City Country Club Plaza coffee shops now under local brand, with pastries

Two Messenger Coffee Cafes are now officially open on the Country Club Plaza.

Locally owned FairWave Coffee Collective took over and remodeled the two Kaldi’s Coffee locations at 318 W. 47th St. and 4771 Jefferson St. Both cafes have indoor and patio seating.

The shops now serve the Messenger menu of espressos, lattes, cappuccino, cold brews and manual brews, as well as iced tea and other drinks. They also will have a rotating selection of pastries from sister company, Ibis Bakery, including breakfast/brunch burritos, a croissant breakfast sandwich and a seasonal fruit cup.

The Jefferson shop also is selling Ibis breads.

“We pride ourselves on serving locally roasted coffees, grown in partnership with farmers around the globe, whose passion for creating world-class coffee equals our own,” Dan Trott, CEO of FairWave Coffee Collective, said in a statement. “Our pastries are made with local ingredients, whenever possible, and are fresh-milled, organic and artisan.”

Hours for 4771 Jefferson: 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays, and 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.

Hours for 318 W. 47th St.: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays; 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; and 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays.

Delivery is offered through DoorDash.

To celebrate the grand opening Wednesday, it is giving away a “swag bag” with Messenger merchandise, freshly roasted beans, and its new coffee mug. Details are available on its Facebook page.

Messenger Coffee and Ibis Bakery also have a flagship location at 1624 Grand Blvd. in the Crossroads, which opened in 2017. They plan another combo operation in Overland Park’s Prairiefire for a spring 2022 opening.