Ridgefield coffee shop KaFo to close Main St. business

KaFo, a European-style coffee shop in downtown Ridgefield, has announced it is closing its 417 Main St. location after less than three years in operation and will focus instead on e-commerce.

KaFo took its name from the Esperanto word for coffee and promoted itself as serving “the absolute best coffee you have ever tasted!” The store ”“ which was owned and operated by Sylvia Barnett, Sarit Weiner and Laura Welber ”“ also served sandwiches, salads and pastries, and occasionally staged stand-up comedy revues and live music performances.

The KaFo owners announced their decision to leave Ridgefield”™s downtown on their Facebook page.

“KaFo will be moving to an online platform and closing our brick and mortar,” they wrote. “Recent restrictions due to COVID have pushed us to shift our focus to online and we discovered this is a much better fit for us. The last two and half years have been such a learning experience for all of us and we want to thank you for all the support you have given us, particularly these last few months.”