Faro Cafe

Faro Cafe is an independent coffee shop near Harvard Square built around leisure, community and abundance. Its owners describe it as post-productive, slightly romantic and very much in love with Henry David Thoreau, with a goal of offering a place for bringing friends together. They call it a friendly, lighthearted and a little bit irreverent new coffee spot, and they say it aims in some small way to counter the loss of independently owned spaces.

The cafe positions itself as a response to the loss of cherished local places, and as a place to reconnect with people, with the places they live and with the planet. It frames today’s social and ecological crises as a reason to look beyond consumerism and constant productivity, and it hopes to be a spot for imagining regenerative futures. That outlook shows up in the cafe’s programming as much as in its coffee.

What to Know

• The cafe hosts live music and talks.
• Skill-sharing sessions and repair workshops are part of its event lineup.
• Pop-up art exhibitions appear in the space.
• The owners joke that they kinda hate plastic lids.