Nestled in the heart of downtown Springdale, Arkansas, the newest Onyx Coffee Lab is a convergence of craft, collaboration, and community. The Springdale cafe is a living example of how thoughtful design and intentional partnerships can elevate every detail of the coffee experience.
We’ve had the privilege of working across nearly every facet of this cafe's launch—capturing behind the scenes content of the buildout, crafting location-specific products and storytelling, and spotlighting the incredible brands that help make the Springdale cafe Onyx’s most ambitious space yet.
A Space Built on Light, Legacy, and Craft
Housed in a beautifully restored 1950s bank building, the Springdale cafe honors the past while pushing design into new territory. Walnut, terrazzo, and glass blocks form the material palette, creating a warm, glowing atmosphere that is both modern and rooted in place. Every detail, down to the glassware and dishware, follows a cohesive design rulebook.
Inside this new cafe you will find some of the most respected names in coffee equipment—each integrated not just for function, but for how they support Onyx’s ongoing pursuit of excellence and hospitality.
The Equipment Partners Powering Springdale
Modbar – Modbar’s undercounter espresso system anchors the space both visually and operationally. Its minimalist footprint keeps the bar open and inviting, emphasizing face-to-face interaction between baristas and guests—a design philosophy that Onyx has championed in every location.
Ceado – Dialing in precision with every shot, Ceado E37Z Barista grinders provide the level of consistency and control needed for Onyx’s high-volume, high-standard environment. We’re collaborating closely with Ceado to create authentic content that shows how their technology supports real cafe workflow, and Springdale is the next setting where we will have new opportunity to showcase that.
Fetco NG Brewers & Brood – Built for reliability and high-volume excellence, the latest NG Series batch brewers from Fetco ensure that every brewed coffee meets Onyx’s high standards, no matter how fast the line moves. We’re partnered with Fetco to help translate this technical performance into beautiful, easy-to-understand content—visualizing features that matter to both operators and guests.
Brood brings cold coffee to the forefront in Springdale with a sleek, intuitive design that aligns perfectly with the space’s ethos. This machine originally came to us for content-creation purposes, during which the Onyx team fell in love with the product and decided to integrate it in to their cafe planning. This gives us the opportunity to create content that not only demonstrates Brood’s performance but also inspires creative drink builds—making cold coffee service feel just as crafted and intentional as a pour-over or espresso.
A New Chapter for Specialty Content
To us, this space is more than a coffee bar. It’s also a content engine—a stunning backdrop for photo and video, and a space where storytelling can unfold in real time. With multiple content campaigns in the works, Springdale will serve as both a cafe and a stage for powerful story-telling, allowing us to bring new visual narratives to life in a space that reflects the very best of what our partners stand for.
Stay tuned for:
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Behind the scenes content from the cafe's buildout and first days of service
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Partner features and walkthroughs filmed on location
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A deep dive into Onyx’s new bean-to-bar chocolate program, also to be housed in this space
An Invitation to Experience
This Springdale cafe represents the culmination of years of vision, refinement, and collaboration. It’s a space where great equipment meets great design, where thoughtful partnerships become tangible, and where the light always leads you in.
We’re proud to have played a part in bringing it all to life—and even prouder to able to continue telling the stories that emerge from within its walls. Follow along—this is just the beginning.