Another locally-owned fixture in Happy Valley is set to shut its doors.
State College’s Colombian coffee shop, Barranquero Café, will close at the end of September, store workers confirmed Friday.
Located at 324 E. Calder Way, its final day is Sept. 30. The future of the storefront has not yet been disclosed.
The business recently shortened its hours — closing at 4 p.m. each day — and its website was taken down.
Barranquero Café opened in the spring of 2016, bringing authentic Colombian coffee and finger foods like its signature empanadas to the downtown area.
Among the other eateries to close in the past year, Barranquero joins Zola Kitchen and Wine Bar, Ye Olde College Diner, Herwig’s Austrian Bistro and the original location of Spats — which has has since been reopened as a collaboration with the Allen Street Grill).
We‘ll continue to update this story as more information becomes available.
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