Offbeat Coffee is On Point

More than two years in the making, the friendly folks at Furbish, A Salvage Place, have expanded their territory…across the street. Welcome to Offbeat Coffee, where you can grab a cuppa, listen to records, and get inspired.

Aimed at being an experience enhancement to Furbish, Offbeat highlights vintage decor while offering something more, something unique.

Everything about this creative coffee shop has been carefully crafted and curated. Intentional in design and with well-thought execution, Offbeat features a mix of vintage vibes, eclectic but cohesive. It is rich with plant life, and locally painted art — some directly on the walls — and emanates comfort with bohemian style.

Looking for tunes? The vinyl room is like a modern study, featuring shelves of organized records plus listening stations complete with headphones, providing you an opportunity to try before you buy or just sit, sip, and listen.

Then there’s the coffee — espresso on tap — which is a custom cold brew concentration crafted by Nam Nguyen at Archive Coffee Roasters. It forms the base of the coffee beverages, which are available hot or iced. You can get your coffee staples, like lattes and mochas, plus tea and kombucha, and there is talk of fizzy drinks and unique flavored lattes coming in the future.

And what’s coffee without a snack? Offbeat features pastries from Manna Bakery and desserts from Sewell Sweets, plus savory offerings from resident food cart Presto Sando, which crafts panini-style sandwiches and anticipates expanding its menu as business grows.

Behind all this, Furbish owner Joel Cowley and his wife Cindy, joined with Brock Bowers (the creative mind behind the original Slick Licks, among other local projects) to create the space.

Brock wants Offbeat to be a hub for the community, a gathering place for people to experience coffee, music, and each other.

Eventually, he hopes it will grow into a prefunk destination as it’s conveniently located between the brewery district and downtown Salem. He sees it becoming a jumping-off point for people to discover the city and experience everything Salem has to offer.