Framed artwork by local artists hanging along the coffee shop wall

The vibe

Same owner, same shopping center, same welcome since 2000.

Slava took over the Coffee Grinder in 2000 and has been behind the counter ever since. Same shopping center, same low prices, a long list of coffees, plus beer and wine for the evening crowd.

If you're new, you'll be welcomed with a smile. If you've been before, you'll be called by name, and maybe teased about your haircut. That's why we don't have customers, we have regulars.

The playlist changes with the crowd, the walls are covered in work by local artists, and the tables fill with students, night owls, longtime Baymeadows regulars and a good share of the international crowd.

And be sure to look for Slava. He will be the man with a coffee in his hand, and a smile on his face.

Slava smiling at a patio table with an espresso in a red cup
The coffee bar lined with brass coffee pots, Turkish grinders and syrup bottles under the drinks menu
Slava Micukic, the owner, giving a thumbs up inside the shop
A barista smiling behind the espresso machine next to the coffee grinder

“More places like this make a city a city.”

Slava is from Bosnia, where coffee is something you sit down for. That idea still runs the shop.

“In my culture, we never had to-go cups. There is more of a social element to coffee.”
Slavisa (Slava) Micukic, in EU Jacksonville
“It is not a European coffeehouse, it is universal.”
Slavisa (Slava) Micukic, in EU Jacksonville

Art on every wall

Original work by Jacksonville artists covers the shop, and it changes as new artists come through. First visit? Give yourself 20 minutes to walk the walls.

A row of framed paintings above the leather sofa and the bar
A mixed-media portrait of a woman in a red scarf and headwrap, painted over newspaper TV listings with silver leaf
A row of framed paintings along the wall above the booths
Framed paintings running down the wall, seen at an angle
Wooden tables and red-cushioned chairs under a row of framed prints
Two framed paintings side by side on the gallery wall
Framed artwork by local artists hanging along the coffee shop wall
Café tables beneath a long line of framed prints
Two red armchairs by a small table under a pair of framed paintings

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Socials & press

Local creators and writers on the Grinder. Hover to preview, click to watch with sound.

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The counter, the patio and the people who have made it home since 2000.

The long leather sofa and tables beneath round painted plates and portraits, with the counter reflected in the mirror
Wooden tables and red-cushioned chairs under a row of framed prints, with a large portrait painting on the wall
A coffee mug held up on the patio
People talking at tables on the sunny patio
Slava, the owner, sharing a hug with Jenn, a former resident DJ at the coffee shop
Four friends talking over beer and espresso at a patio table
The Coffee Grinder storefront lit up at night, with people out on the patio
Friends clinking coffee mugs on the sunny patio
A DJ setup with a turntable and mixer on the patio at night, with the lit-up shop and customers behind it
Slava and a barista behind the espresso bar
Three friends smiling for a selfie at a table under the round framed prints
Danishes and muffins in the pastry case
Smiling behind the register, with the specialty drinks board on the wall
A customer giving a thumbs up from a table in the lounge
Friends talking at the covered patio tables at dusk

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