✦ How It All Started
Our Story
A struggling antique shop, a creek nobody was sitting beside, and two people who saw what Vernon was missing.
A struggling antique shop, a creek nobody was sitting beside, and two people who saw what Vernon was missing.
Every regular has their own memory of walking in for the first time. Most of them don't know what this cottage used to be. This is that story.
Long before the espresso machine arrived, this cottage on Route 515 held an antique shop that never quite found its footing. The building had character — old wood floors, a creek running behind it — but not enough foot traffic to keep the lights on.
Rather than watch the building sit empty, Mark and Gina Dobrowolski saw an opportunity Vernon didn't know it needed: a coffeehouse. Room by room, the antiques gave way to a coffee bar. The back room opened onto the creek. The cottage kept its bones — just found a new reason to open its doors every morning.
The Daily Bean is now the place people build their mornings around — before a hike at Mountain Creek, after a shift, or instead of staying home. Regulars have their order memorized before they reach the counter. Bean has his own following.
Mark and Gina opened an indoor market right beside the café — a home for local vendors, crafters, and artists selling gifts and décor Vernon didn't have anywhere else to buy. It wasn't a pivot. It was the same idea, applied twice: give the town somewhere to gather.
We measure a good day by who we saw, not just what we sold. This cottage exists so Vernon has somewhere to gather.
Every drink is made to order. No shortcuts, no syrup pumps on autopilot — just care, every single cup.
We built this place for staying, not turning tables. Bring a book. Bring your dog. Stay as long as you like.
Curious who actually took this leap? Mark and Gina's own story — why they left an empty antique shop behind, and what they were chasing instead — is one page over.