Within walking distance to Dave Harper’s new Aussie/SoCal-inspired Bower Surf Club are not one, two or three but at least five schools: Village School,New Roads, Little Dolphins, Hill & Dale andWestside Waldorf Elementary and Middle School. That is a lot of parents and caregivers dropping off and picking up their little ones who need a lot of coffee and possibly a cheddar scallion biscuit. As of September 10, when it opened its doors, this is exactly what the Colorado Avenue café in Santa Monica is offering its guests.
“Other than Subway, there’s not too much to servicethem, not many cool, aesthetically pleasing restaurants,” said Harper. “I would like to be a breath of freshair in the day of the mum who’s dropping off their kid after a stressful morning, the office worker who wants their morning coffee ritual or needs something for lunch that’s affordable, or someone who wants to have a happy hour drink after work. People in corporate areas are used to that coming with a pretty underwhelmingaesthetic.”
Bower Surf Club is located in a commercial space, Colorado Center, yet it is beautifully designed in white and natural colors and decorated with a variety of root burls, rocks, driftwood and plants from Harper’s personal collection. . . .
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