Every time you watch a rerun of Friends on television, don’t you long for a neighborhood coffee shop like Central Perk?
If you’re lucky enough to live in Lake Toxaway or find yourself traveling through, do yourself a favor and stop in at Sweetwater Perk & Creamery located at 15886 Rosman Highway.
New owner Jacob Matuszcak has already settled in and is making this charming coffee and ice cream shop such a place.
Jacob purchased the business in April, fresh from his five-year stint as a pastry chef, and he is in his element concocting coffee drinks using premium Pisgah Coffee Roasters coffee to serve alongside his pastry and breakfast selections. Drink specials rotate weekly, but he is always happy to provide your tried-and-true favorites. This is the perfect place for a quick cup of joe and a bite to eat to go, or if time allows, settle in and sip and chat with your friends and neighbors.
Sweetwater is a warm and welcoming retreat with plenty of seating inside and out. Those front porch rockers are bound to call your name.
Open the door to the scent of freshly brewed coffee and select from his gleaming cases of pastries, breakfast bites, or cookies. Jacob is already so at home here that he greets many regulars by name and knows their regular orders.
On the day we visited, we overheard vacationers exclaim to each other that they wish they had discovered this place sooner.
It’s easy to focus on the coffee and goodies, but let’s not forget that this is also an ice cream shop with hand-dipped ice cream and frozen yogurt, and old-fashioned freshly made milkshakes, making it the perfect stop for the entire family.
Sweetwater also has an extensive selection of pottery, locally made goat milk soaps, gift items, and more, as well as coffee and tea to go from local companies such as Pisgah Roasters Coffee and Asheville Tea.
Jacob is reveling in his new endeavor and says he “would like to thank the community and the many visitors to our beautiful area who have supported us here at Sweetwater Perk and Creamery. I very much look forward to many years of serving you all.”
Sweetwater Perk and Creamery is located at 15886 Rosman Highway and is open Monday-Saturday 7:00 A.M. until 5:00 P.M., but Jacob says he often happily stays open as long as the coffee is flowing, ice cream is being enjoyed, and neighbors are visiting. If the blue and white flag is flying, Sweetwater is open.
That’s what we call neighborly!
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