Patrons of Shaker Square may notice the lack of a coffee shop — but that soon will change.

Cafe Indigo hopes to open by November, pending permits, owner Melissa Hirsch said Monday, Aug. 26, at a press conference updating developments at Shaker Square. Cafe Indigo will open in the space that has seen two other coffee shops depart in recent years: Dewey’s Coffee, which closed in May 2019, and Biggby Coffee, which closed at the end of 2022.

The new cafe will offer ice cream in addition to coffee and other traditional cafe items, such as sandwiches, soups and salads. Hirsch said Cafe Indigo will “feel a lot like a coffee shop,” but she’s adding the ice cream element as a “bonus to the community” because it’s not available in a nearby shop.