The Teapot
for mommy groups and babysitters' clubs
The Teapot, a recent addition to Phoenix’s historic Roosevelt neighborhood, is the downtown area’s first kid-friendly coffee shop.
The business, created by Real London Bus Company owner Jonathan Pring and wife, Raelynn, opened in March in a restored 1906 house at 818 N. Fifth Ave.
The couple, with their 3-year-old son, Leyland, in mind, decided to create their own coffee shop after realizing there aren’t very many kid-friendly coffee shops in the area.
“One day we thought maybe we should make a space that’s like a cool coffee shop, that doesn’t look all kiddie, but has toys for kids to keep them entertained,” Raelynn said.
The couple named the shop The Teapot because they wanted a cute and simple name that a kid would recognize.
JJ Spreitzer likes bringing her 11-month-old son here so he can play in the grass without her worrying about pets or any trash.
“The kids all play together regardless if they really know each other or not,” Spreitzer said. “It’s just a great atmosphere.”
There is nothing Spreitzer knows of that compares to The Teapot. She hopes other places open in the area, keeping families in mind when designing the layout.
The shop appeals to more than families.
Felicia Butts, a neighborhood resident and an already regular, said she visits The Teapot two to three times a week for her drip coffee.
“I call it my ‘coffice’ because I’m a real estate agent for the area, so I work from here,” Butts said.
She said being surrounded by little ones doesn’t deter her from staying at The Teapot because, as a mother of grown children, she knows what it’s like to be surrounded by kids.
“Jon is really good with the kids,” Butts said.
Butts said The Teapot is just the latest example of how downtown Phoenix is maturing, becoming appealing to people of all ages.
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