Cardinal Coffee and Bistro

07/20/2026

We don’t close very often and that’s because we are lucky to have a great team. Most of our crew is 16–21 years old and they can run the shop (and my house) while I’m out of town. But they’re also high school and college kids who have lots of fun things planned this summer too. We play a scheduling game each week that’s like a jigsaw puzzle working around their availability and somehow it usually all works out with no interruption in service at the shop. This weekend, though, we all ended up having plans at the same time. One of my birthday gifts was tickets to see Noah Kahan 🎉 and it just happens to be the same weekend that about 80% of our team is out of town. So this Saturday we’ll be a little short staffed and will be open with a limited menu (all drinks and desserts- just no made to order sandwiches). Thanks for understanding and for supporting a small business whose team has a lot of fun serving you all, but also a lot of fun in general 😊
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Just because we love a good theme- we will have our Stick Season Latte back on Saturday as well as debut “The Great Divide” latte. Come see us this weekend to find out more 😊

07/17/2026

If you didn’t catch these guys last Friday on WSPA 7News Zip Trip to Landrum, go ahead and check out this clip. They did such a great job telling about our shop and showcasing our goodies. My mom would be thrilled that Chase make a point to give her recipe credit for the cakes 🙂 Thanks so much again to Joy at Foothills Amish Furniture for being the biggest blessing to us and making our goodies look spectacular with her talent and some gorgeous items from the store. We are so blessed by all of our downtown business neighbors! Also- don’t forget National Ice Cream Day meets customer appreciation this Sunday from 1:30-3! Come see us for totally free ice cream and drip coffee!

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07/15/2026

On National Ice Cream day, this Sunday, our family will be opening the shop up to give away ice cream as a way to say thank you to our customers for supporting us for the past 3 years. This is also a great time to check out our new premium Ice Cream Club brand ice cream! Come see us at 1:30. We won’t be open for lattes, sandwiches and desserts. We will just have drip coffee set up for self serve and free ice cream. No purchase even possible this day 🙂 We will be opening from 1:30-3 or until we run out of 6 of our 3 gallon containers. Can’t wait to see you all on Sunday!

07/14/2026

Chase’s Super Shake this week is “The Carrot Cake Shake” He said and I quote “Every bunny is gonna want it” 😂 jk he definitely didn’t. I did.
This one is loaded with:
🥕Carrot Cake ice cream
Caramel drizzle
Cream cheese icing rim with cinnamon sugar
Topped with whipped cream and wet walnuts

07/13/2026

We had to bump the date out by 2 weeks because of scheduling conflict, so there is still time to sign up! This is going to be such a fun afternoon. So far, some of the things that people mentioned bringing are:
Reusable coffee sleeves
Latte keychains
Grocery bag holders
Crocheted item

And some are still up in the air. Send me a PM and let me know what you’re planning to bring and I will pencil you in for one of the remaining slots.

07/11/2026

To celebrate National Ice Cream Day, we will once again open up the shop even though it’s on a Sunday when we are normally closed. We decided this year to take it a step further and offer FREE ice cream! No purchase required. More details to come, but save the date!

07/10/2026

What a fun time 😊 HUGE shoutout to Joy at Foothills Amish Furniture for designing our table. It would have looked crazy without her expert eye and the gorgeous pieces from their Store. And SO thankful to Victoria and Chase for their willingness to be on the news especially being filmed live. Cardinal Coffee would have had to decline the offer if it wasn’t for them.

07/10/2026

We are SO honored to have been invited to be part of WSPA Zip Trip to Landrum tomorrow. Tune in between 8-9 to see these 2 cuties tell all about the shop and show off some of our favorite treats! Also- Latte flights are back starting tomorrow! Those are only available Monday- Friday 🙂

07/09/2026

We are offering free drip coffee for Coffee with the City tomorrow morning at 9. Come join us ☕️

Be sure to stop by Cardinal Coffee & Bistro on Thursday, July 9 at 9:00am and enjoy a free cup of coffee at our reserved table while you chat with city staff.

We’d love to hear your ideas, answer your questions, and connect with our community. We’ll see you there!

07/08/2026

🥤🍦When you see something like this, you need to know that means that Chase has been in the shop creating! We will be doing a Super Shake of the week and this week it is the Cookie Monster! This includes:
C is for cookie ice cream
Nutella rim with Oreo crumbs
Chocolate sauce drizzle
Oreo on top