La Dolce Vita Olde Town Arvada · est. 1993 Play at LDV →
Our Story

Same family. Same shop.
Thirty-plus years on Olde Wadsworth.

We've been pouring coffee in the same spot in Olde Town Arvada since 1993. Same family recipes. Same scratch-made quiches. Same coffee cake from a great-great-grandmother's recipe. We're not a chain, we never have been, and we don't plan to be.

"Customers are treated like family, and they're sure to get a smile." — La Dolce Vita, since 1993
  • 1993

    The shop opens on Olde Wadsworth

    A family opens a small coffee house in the heart of Olde Town Arvada. The neighborhood is quieter then — but the regulars start showing up the first week.

  • 2000s

    Great-great-grandma's coffee cake

    A recipe handed down through four generations becomes the pastry case staple. Locals start ordering whole loaves for the holidays.

  • The next chapter

    A family keeps going

    Confirm with Debbie

    After the loss of Debbie's late husband, the family commits to keeping the shop alive — for the regulars, for the neighborhood, for the legacy.

  • Recognition

    "Badass Women of Arvada"

    Confirm with Debbie

    Debbie is recognized by the Arvada Chamber of Commerce as one of the "Badass Women of Arvada" for keeping an independent, family-run shop thriving in a chain-store world.

  • Today

    Still scratch-made, still family-run

    Beans roasted in small batches every week. Quiche made by hand. Live music on the weekends. The same spot, the same family, 30+ years on.

Chamber Recognition

A "Badass Woman of Arvada"

The Arvada Chamber of Commerce recognized Debbie as one of the "Badass Women of Arvada" — a nod to her decades of keeping an independent, family-run coffee house alive in the heart of Olde Town.

Year and citation to be confirmed by Debbie before launch.

Come meet us.

We're at 5756 Olde Wadsworth in Olde Town Arvada — open from 6:30 every weekday morning.

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