Podcasts Culture Best Of Belfast: Northern Ireland's #1 Interview Podcast #217 Napoleon Coffee: Rachel & Matt on their First Year Of Business

#217 Napoleon Coffee: Rachel & Matt on their First Year Of Business

Published: Aug. 2, 2021, 4 a.m.

Napoleon is an independent speciality coffee shop in Ormeau Baths that opened in August 2020 at the height of the pandemic. \xa0 Since then it has become a leading cafe in Northern Ireland\u2019s burgeoning speciality scene with their \u201cfront-and-centre\u201d approach to coffee attracting a loyal team of regulars from across the nation.\xa0 \xa0 Founded by superstar Barista-Manager extraordinaire Rachel Snowden and Data Scientist Matthew Mcauley, Napoleon is the realisation of a lifelong dream of owning their own cafe and the result of seven years of scheming, planning and drinking lots of coffee! \xa0 In this today\u2019s episode we talk about:

  • Matt\u2019s recent realisation about his brain as well as his unexpected PhD in Physics
  • What it was like opening a cafe during the height of the pandemic
  • How the reality of seeing their dream fulfilled compared to their expectations
  • And the greatest highs/lows of their first year of business\u2026
\xa0 Check it out! \xa0 https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/napoleon-coffee-rachel-snowden-matthew-mcauley