Coffee shop and cocktail bar Trust opens Thursday

The people who brought St. Louis outdoor bar The Bronson House has a new project in store: Trust, a coffee shop and cocktail bar opening Thursday, Dec. 7.

Artisan Well Bar Services, the team behind the bar program at The Bronson House, partnered with Covo, a coworking company based in San Francisco. Covo recently set up its second location downtown at 401 Pine St., in the historic Mississippi Valley Trust Company Building, where Trust will be located.

Artisan Well co-founder Noah Prince-Goldberg said Artisan Well helped set up Trust's beverage program and will run the space initially.

“It’s a coffee bar by day and a cocktail bar by night,” Prince-Goldberg said. “Part of Covo’s twist on coworking is to build a community and center it around a bar and coffee shop that kind of works as a networking hub.” Though its located inside the shared office space, Trust is open to the public.

The coffee shop will be open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, featuring Kaldi’s coffee and pastries from Whisk! A Sustainable Bakeshop.

The bar will be open Wednesday and Thursday from 4 to 11 p.m., Friday from 4 p.m. to midnight and Saturday from 6 p.m. to midnight. The bar menu features a handful of house cocktails, beer and wine, as well as the capacity to make classic drinks. The space seats 40 for regular service but can be configured to seat more than 100 for special events.

Matt Sorrell is staff writer at Sauce Magazine.