For cafés
A neighborhood café for every neighborhood.
For independent and small-chain cafés in cities where the morning regular might be visiting for a week or living here for the first time.
Talk to us about a pilotThe problem
Cafés rely on regulars, and regulars are built one conversation at a time. The visitor who walks in for a coffee three mornings in a row could become a regular for two weeks — except the conversation past 'a flat white, please' is in a different language. The opportunity to make someone feel known, in the small way a café makes people feel known, gets lost.
What guests experience
- Guest orders in their language; barista hears the order in English.
- Small back-and-forth ("almond milk? yes, an extra 50¢, okay?") happens at conversation pace.
- Earbud goes back; guest gets their drink with the same warmth as any other regular.
Setting it up at your venue
- A single iPhone by the till is enough for most cafés.
- A small set of sanitized earbuds in a discreet tray.
- A line on the chalkboard: "Speak another language? Pop in an earbud."
Run a pilot with us
We're working with a small number of venues to shape what metcha looks like in practice. If your cafés might benefit, we'd love to talk.
hello@metcha.io