Coffee at the Bank

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As I travel, I seek out places that have high-speed internet access at little or no cost. My stay on the Mississippi Gulf Coast led me to search the downtown area of Long Beach, Ms. I found a locally owned and operated coffee shop in what used to be the bank. The photos show that this was a Hancock County Bank Building. Now there is a hair salon upstairs in the back, and a coffee shop downstairs where the bank tellers used to be.

This is a wonderful place to sit, drink coffee, and do internet business. The coffee and pastries are good, but the best part is that this feels like a small-town coffee house. It is not a national chain and doesn’t have the slick marketing where everything in the place is an attempt to sell you the chain logo. People walk in, call the proprietor by name, and have their usual. People here even have tabs or charge accounts. The owner knows the person, their name, and everything is fine as they will pay at the end of the month. Everywhere I look I see announcements of coming local events. I love the feel of this place and wish that there were more of these in the places I travel.

Bank House Coffee is on Jeff Davis Avenue in downtown Long Beach, Ms. Their phone number is [phone]. If you are visiting the Mississippi Gulf Coast and would like some coffee, some internet access, and would like to get away from tourist traps and go to a local place where people know one another and are comfortable with that, find Bank House Coffee. Once you find downtown Long Beach, you can’t miss the building.

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Photos

The Bank Building
The Bank House Coffee Place

Historic Information
Historic Information

Comments

[Beth Hansen]

Bankhouse Coffee
When I was growing up during the 50's, this was the Post Office and had been for a long time. The old building has served in many capacities. After my dad-in-law (a baker) died, these folks bought some of his equipment that was used to make the pasteries. Hope they can open again.