# Coffee Shops – Taking the Village Test - Part 1
**URL:** https://forum.theneworleans.ca/t/coffee-shops-taking-the-village-test-part-1/157
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**Created:** [March 1, 2026, 6:27pm UTC](https://forum.theneworleans.ca/t/coffee-shops-taking-the-village-test-part-1/157 "2026-03-01T18:27:50Z")
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### Author:  [@robattrell](https://forum.theneworleans.ca/u/robattrell)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2026, 6:27pm UTC](https://forum.theneworleans.ca/t/coffee-shops-taking-the-village-test-part-1/157/1 "2026-03-01T18:27:50Z")
Originally published at: [Coffee Shops – Taking the Village Test - Part 1 - The New Orleans](https://theneworleans.ca/2026/03/01/coffee-shops-taking-the-village-test-part-1/)
Village Test Methodology I have begun to take an inventory of the area in and around the catchment of the Convent Glen Orleans Wood Community…
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### Author:  [@Marc\_Evans](https://forum.theneworleans.ca/u/Marc_Evans)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2026, 9:21pm UTC](https://forum.theneworleans.ca/t/coffee-shops-taking-the-village-test-part-1/157/2 "2026-03-01T21:21:30Z")
Very cool initiative. Inspiring me to to do something similar! Did you get to try Beyond Cafe? It’s quite unique and quaint. Iranian ownership with ( I assume ) Iranian inspired food and drink. I’ve been 4 or 5 times and have been very happy every single time. It’s a bit of a time warp in there but pretty cool. I’d be really happy to see more coffee shops on street corners in residential neighbourhoods once the zoning changes start being implemented.
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### Author:  [@robattrell](https://forum.theneworleans.ca/u/robattrell)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2026, 2:06am UTC](https://forum.theneworleans.ca/t/coffee-shops-taking-the-village-test-part-1/157/3 "2026-03-02T02:06:46Z")
I’m not really a coffee drinker, so I don’t visit many places like that (though I’m much more likely to visit one when it’s close or I get invited by someone). Looked cool based on the pictures though, and I’d be interested to visit at some point when I get the chance.
I’m looking forward to making the case over the next couple of years that we should be able to have ‘corner store’-type zoning across the city, not just in N5-N6 zones like it is currently as of the new bylaws. I intend to try to make the case through this series that Convent Glen North really desperately needs this kind of stuff.