Filter Coffee Parlor
Filter Coffee Parlor is a coffee shop located in the Munger Building at 1927 11th Avenue South in Five Points South.
The business was founded by James Little and Jill Marlar, and opened on January 7, 2019. They had discussed opening at another location on Five Points Circle when the space which had housed a Starbucks coffee shop since 2001 became available.
Filter features roasted coffees from Prevail Union in Montgomery and flavored coffees from Red Bike Coffee in Irondale. Alongside their coffees, Filter offers baked goods from Forest Bear Bakery and Beehive Baking Company. Little and Marlar anticipate offering a light lunch menu, and also hosting storytellers, musicians, artists and community groups in the space.
During the COVID-19 pandemic Marler overhauled the shop's food program to take advantage of local ingredients and become less dependent on national distributors.
In 2024 Little and Marler made plans to move closer to family in Greenville, Butler County, and sold the shop to Jeremie and Leigh Kirkwood.
References
- Edgemon, Erin (October 4, 2018) "Locally owned coffee shop coming to former Starbucks in Birmingham's Five Points South." The Birmingham News
- Hooks, Russell (January 6, 2019) "Filter Coffee Parlor Looks To Energize Five Points South." Happenin's in the 'Ham
- Byington, Pat (January 7, 2019) "A new gathering place: Filter – Coffee Parlor opens in the heart of Five Points South." Bham Now
- Van der Bijl, Hanno (December 16, 2020) "Doing More With Less: How Filter Coffee has battled Covid." Birmingham Business Journal
- Watson, Nathan (January 10, 2024) "Filter Coffee Parlor founders selling coffee shop after 5 years." Bham Now
External links
- Filter Coffee Parlor website