Principio Coffee

principio coffee roasts with intention, and that focus comes through in the cup. the vulcan road address puts you in the kind of birmingham corridor that doesn't announce itself loudly, which means the people who find principio usually came looking. that says something about the crowd, and about the expectations they show up with. this isn't a place hedging its bets across a sprawling menu. the roasting operation is central to what they do, so what lands in your hands traces back to decisions made before the café even opens its doors for the day. if you're anywhere near the 35209 zip code on a weekday morning, the espresso is the right place to start.