Peixoto Coffee Shares the Spotlight at CP Coffee and Pâtisserie in Phoenix

Howard Bryman | October 14, 2025

At the new CP Coffee and Pâtisserie in central Phoenix. All images courtesy of Peixoto Coffee Roasters.

Two culinary masters in Phoenix have aligned like yin and yang at CP Coffee and Pâtisserie, featuring specialty coffee from Peixoto Coffee Roasters and the edible art of Chacónne Patisserie.

Julia Peixoto Peters, founder of the coffee business with direct ties to Brazil, teamed with award-winning baker and Chacónne Patisserie founder Mark Chacón to create the umbrella brand, where top-shelf coffees and pastries share the spotlight on conjoined stages within a single food-and-beverage theater in the city center.

A rounded bar shaped for flow and symmetry stretches through the space. Customers can find almond croissants, pistachio cream puffs, passionfruit entremets and other sumptuous gems lining extensive multitiered cases. A jade-green tile section of the counter is filled with breads, cakes, tarts and viennoiserie.

At a separate bar section fronted with terracotta tiles, a three-group Sanremo Opera espresso machine pairs with dual Victoria Arduino/Simonelli Mythos grinders for the espresso program and a Mahlkönig EK43 for manual pourovers, opposite a row of taps dispensing cold beverages made in-house.

Golden elements on the pastry side evoke Parisian bakeries, while the Peixoto side features raw finishes indicative of coffee’s agricultural nature.

On the menu, the sole overlapping item is the Sip of CP — a 3-ounce snifter filled with Peixoto’s light-roasted natural process Familia espresso topped with housemade chantilly whipped cream, rimmed with burnt honey caramel made by Chacón, plus Maldon salt. The drink comes with an additional spoonful of caramel to be savored slowly.

Customers can indulge in Sips and other treats in a combined seating area under a spiral chandelier, with modern leather-lined furniture and huge floral murals bursting with color.

“This is a collaborative space whereby our two businesses and brands still operate independently,” Julia Peixoto Peters told Daily Coffee News. “The exclusive beverage we are offering celebrates the partnership between this chef, who is celebrated for his high-cuisine patisserie, and our family coffees with a long line of legacy and tradition.”

Within the 2,250-square-foot facility, space is allocated proportionally according to the needs of each business, with distinct back-of-house areas and front-of-house counters, while seating is shared throughout the cafe.

Founded in 2015 with its original roastery cafe in Chandler, Peixoto Coffee Roasters opened a second location in Gilbert in 2022. Roasting for all three locations continues on a 30-kilo Primo roaster inside the company’s current 9,500-square-foot roastery in Chandler, where a 15-kilo machine stands as backup.

With coffees from Colombia, Ethiopia and elsewhere rounding out its offerings, Peixoto remains focused on Brazilian coffees, especially beans from the owners’ family farm. While the Trump administration’s tariffs on goods from coffee-producing countries are pinching coffee businesses, the 50% tariff on Brazilian goods could have an outsize impact on small businesses like Peixoto.

“The tariff situation is yet another ‘big wave’ coming directly at us,” Peixoto Peters said. “We have been controlling our coffee inventory closely this whole year and are trying to time the entry of our next harvest around a possible tariff exemption or reduction. If that does not work in a reasonable timeframe, then I am afraid we will have to bite the tariff bullet like everyone else.”

In the meantime, while the new co-branded location is exciting, Peixoto Peters said the coffee company intends to pursue more solo Peixoto locations before another partnership.

“Our vision is to continue to grow gradually and intentionally to create new meaningful opportunities for people to experience our family coffees in beautiful and functional coffee shops,” said Peixoto Peters. “We grow only as fast or as much as the business’ own resources allow us to, so we are hopeful we will open a couple more shops in the Phoenix metro area in the next few years.”