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a specialty coffee shop founded by Joshua Bella, with a Northland location inside the Mid-Continent Public Library’s Green Hills branch (opened ~January 2023). Known for pour-over coffee using KC-local Marcell Coffee beans; a sibling of Bella’s West Bottoms flagship. Tier 1 (independent, owner-operated).

Description

Novella Cafe is a specialty coffee shop founded by Joshua Bella; its Northland location sits inside the Mid-Continent Public Library’s Green Hills branch at 8581 N Green Hills Rd and opened around January 2023 (Bella’s first Novella, in the West Bottoms at 1331 Union Ave, opened December 14, 2022).123 The café is known for a pour-over–forward program built on KC-local Marcell Coffee beans (including a single-origin Colombian espresso roasted in collaboration with Marcell); Bella also partners with Jason Provo of Blackhole Bakery on the concept.12

Ownership and history

Ownership

PeriodOwner / OperatorNotes
2022 → presentJoshua BellaWest Bottoms flagship opened Dec 2022; Green Hills (Northland) library location ~Jan 2023; sources Marcell Coffee.12

Sources

Disputes

(None active.)

Footnotes

  1. Novella Cafe — official “About.” https://www.novellacafes.com/about-1 — asserts: founder Joshua Bella; specialty/pour-over program; Marcell Coffee sourcing; Green Hills + West Bottoms locations. ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  2. Kansas City Magazine — Novella / Blackhole Bakery partnership. https://kansascitymag.com/new-west-bottoms-coffeeshop-will-partner-with-blackhole-bakery/ — asserts: Joshua Bella; West Bottoms flagship Dec 2022; Green Hills/Northland location opened mid-Jan 2023; Marcell Coffee collaboration; partner Jason Provo (Blackhole Bakery). ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  3. Mid-Continent Public Library — In-Branch Coffee Shops. https://www.mymcpl.org/services/branch-coffee-shops — asserts: Novella at the Green Hills branch (8581 N Green Hills Rd); current hours. ↩

See also

Categories
  • Locally owned
  • Coffee
  • Northland