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Dolce Caffè is a European-style coffee shop in Olathe, KS, opened in August 2025 by Michaela Krueger and Luka Pivk inside a renovated 1960s drive-in building at 435 S Parker St. It serves Austrian Julius Meinl coffee, espresso drinks, and European pastries.12

Description

Dolce Caffè is a European-inspired, family-owned coffee shop emphasizing quality coffee and a slow, social atmosphere where guests linger and connect rather than rush through.13 It serves the Austrian (Viennese) brand Julius Meinl, alongside espresso drinks (americanos, cappuccinos, flavored lattes), cold brew, matcha lattes and smoothies, and European pastries including burek.1 An affogato float on the menu is an “ode to Tastee Treat,” a nod to the building’s drive-in history.1 Co-owner Luka Pivk has said, “The first thing everybody notices is the quality of the coffee itself. (People say) they’ve never tasted a better coffee.”1

Ownership and history

Dolce Caffè was founded by the couple Michaela Krueger and Luka Pivk, who softly opened the café at the beginning of August 2025 and gradually phased in menu items over the following weeks.1 Krueger, a former Olathe resident, had pondered the idea of turning the building into a café for some time.2 The space at 435 S Parker St was originally a Tastee Freez in the 1960s, later operated as Sam’s Tastee Treat, and sat vacant for several years before the couple renovated it.12 Krueger said of the launch, “The community has shown up in just the most amazing ways for us.”1

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Disputes

Not to be confused with Dolce Bakery, a separate, long-established bakery in Prairie Village, KS. Dolce Caffè (this entry) is an independent European coffee shop in Olathe with different ownership (Michaela Krueger & Luka Pivk), location, and concept; the two businesses are unrelated despite the shared “Dolce” name.

Footnotes

  1. https://johnsoncountypost.com/2025/08/26/dolce-caffe-olathe-open-267299/ — asserts: name (Dolce Caffè), owners Michaela Krueger and Luka Pivk, early-August 2025 soft opening, European-café concept, Julius Meinl (Austrian) coffee, menu (espresso, cold brew, matcha, burek, affogato float), building history (1960s Tastee Freez → Sam’s Tastee Treat → vacant), hours, owner quotes. ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8

  2. https://johnsoncountypost.com/2025/06/12/dolce-caffe-olathe-261679/ — asserts: pre-opening coverage; café coming to former Olathe drive-in; Krueger former Olathe resident who long considered the building; address 435 S Parker St. ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  3. https://www.dolcecaffeus.com/ — asserts: official site live; name Dolce Caffè; address 435 S Parker St, Olathe, KS; European coffee-culture concept; Julius Meinl; contact (816) 400-7746. ↩

See also

  • Registry
  • Owner-And-History-Research-Toolchain
Categories
  • Locally owned
  • Coffee
  • Cafe
  • Olathe Ks