Hodgepodge Coffee to close in East Atlanta after more than a decade

Longtime East Atlanta coffee shop Hodgepodge Coffee will close at the end of the year.

Hodgepodge, located at 720 Moreland Ave. SE, is set to close after service on Dec. 31, according to an Instagram post from owner Krystle Rodriguez.

“While the past twelve years at the corner of Ormewood and Moreland have been truly indescribable, this corner has also become incredibly desirable, and we simply cannot afford the significant rent hike accompanied with renewing our lease,” the statement said. “Each and every price increase we made in the last two years went directly to the rise in cost of goods and pay increases for the team as we tried to navigate the cost of living crisis in this city. We have tried our damnedest to keep true to our mission while keeping the doors open and lights on, but the reality is that success in this current landscape makes exploitation almost a necessity. I know our customers are trying just as hard to survive right now. I don’t have the power to fix that, but as a business owner, I do have a choice of whether or not to participate.”