Openings: Lucky Cafe on Avenue A

Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy 

There's a new coffee-and-matcha option on Avenue A. 

Lucky Cafe opened on Sunday at 64 Avenue A between Fourth Street and Fifth Street. 

The cafe serves coffee, matcha and a selection of baked goods from Brooklyn's Colson Patisserie.

Owner James Phillips (above) and "master barista" Max Vitkus — both East Village residents — are behind the venture.

The space itself has a thoughtfully designed interior, with a warm color palette and a few welcoming extras for now, including chocolate and caramel sauces to top drinks, plus games, books and cozy seating nooks.

For now, hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, though that could shift a bit as the team settles in.

Lucky Cafe brewing up a mid-March opening on Avenue A

Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy

We have more details about the incoming coffee-and-matcha shop at 64 Avenue A: It will be called Lucky Cafe. 

The owner is East Village resident and artist James Phillips (below). Some readers may recognize Phillips from his skateboard artwork, which he has displayed on the SE corner of Second Avenue at Seventh Street.

Lucky Cafe is aiming for a soft opening in mid-March. The space is coming together with a green, cream and brown palette, and bench seating. Phillips also designed and made the floor tiles.

This will be the latest addition to the block-long Untitled building between Fourth Street and Fifth Street. Other new retail tenants here are Barryville General and B&H Barber Shop.