Our story

What it does

The truck's own page: how it started, what it is about, where the food comes from and the people behind it.

Why it pays

A customer who knows the story and the crew picks this truck over a stranger. The page also shows where the truck is today.

On this screen

  • How we got here: three short sections on the history, the mission and the sourcing.
  • Today at: where the truck is and until when.
  • The people behind it: the crew, with photos.
  • Follow along: the truck's website and social links.
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From Austin, TX

Ember Coffee Co.

A two-person espresso bar in a 14-foot trailer.

Woman-ownedLocally roastedCompostable cupsLiving wage

345 followers

4yrs
4 years on the road
Est. 2022
Austin, TX

How we got here

Nadia pulled shots in Melbourne for four years and could not find a flat white she recognised when she moved here. She and her brother Sam bought a gutted concession trailer, put a two-group lever machine in it, and parked outside the same office block every weekday at half six. Most of the queue has been coming since the first month.

What we're about

Be the best four minutes of somebody's commute, five days a week.

Where it comes from

One roaster, twenty minutes north, roasting to order on Mondays. The single origin changes when theirs does, which is why the board says ask rather than naming it.


The people behind it
Nadia Haddad
Owner & head barista

Pulled shots in Melbourne for four years before the trailer.

Sam Haddad
Bar, books & the Monday roast run

Photos & clips

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From the truck

  • ● Live now23h ago

    Pulling shots at Congress & 5th 'til 2 — order ahead and your flat white is waiting when you walk up.

  • Special1d ago

    The kouign-amann went in at six and were gone by eight. We've asked for double tomorrow.

Order ahead2 minOrder ahead