Downtown Chandler is now home to a new and inviting coffee and cocktail bar where people can visit with friends and family late into the night while enjoying a variety of delicious beverages.
Maple House, which opened in mid-December at 198 W. Boston St., is located in a 1940s residential cottage.
“Maple House is the only late-night coffee shop in Downtown Chandler, and the first in the area offering a place to connect over freshly roasted coffee, wine, beer, and handcrafted, low ABV cocktails,” notes General Manager Stewart Martin, adding that they stay open until 11 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.
“We have an impressive lineup, including seven low ABV libations and three non-alcoholic drinks, 22 taps including craft beer, nitro coffee and a rotating nitro tea, and 23 wines by the glass sourced from rare varieties around the world.”
The property—which had featured maple trees when it was a residential property—has 8,500 square feet of indoor/outdoor dining space, including three outdoor fireplaces, a permanent outdoor stage for live music, and tables with outlets for the working crowd.
As Martin notes, Maple House is the fourth Downtown Chandler concept from noted restaurateur Gavin Jacobs and his longtime partner Jackie Hall.
“As with all of Gavin’s concepts, he aimed to create a space that didn’t yet exist in Downtown, while honoring the history of the area,” Martin says.
Martin, who has 25 years of experience with craft breweries and elevated eateries, previously worked for the James Beard Award-winning chef at Underbelly Hospitality in Texas, and most recently at Hidden House, which his located next door to Maple House.
Maple House will rotate its selections, Martin notes, including offering unique beers from female-owned breweries, vegan and gluten-free beer, and rare varietals of wine.
“To consistently push our creativity and provide something unique, we will have daily and weekly rotating nitro teas—from green to Thai tea—cocktails from house-made recipes, and will take recommendations from the community on types of drinks they’re looking for,” Martin says.
Because Maple House doesn’t have a chef’s kitchen, Martin says they will offer small bites and snacks, as well as feature local food trucks.
Jacobs says he is excited to bring global experiences to a local environment, one noteworthy beverage at a time.
“Maple House is where connections begin, whether it's a friendly hangout, first date, or where you write the next great novel,” he says. “I’m passionate about continuing to serve the needs of Chandler and bring this new vision to life.”