Introducing Handlebar Café, a community space disguised as a coffee shop, from the founders of Nantucket Bike Tours. Genuine personal connections breed happiness. But they’re not always easy to come by. Year-round island residents Courtney and Jason Bridges are on a mission to create a space where islanders and visitors alike can connect with the world on their own terms.

Nantucket’s newest coffee shop, the Handlebar Café, welcomes patrons who are as comfortable sitting quietly with their iPad as they are banishing their phones for an hour to connect with friends face-to-face. With doors now open and roasted beans in the brewer, the Handlebar serves hot and iced coffee drinks, exotic teas, quick snacks, and healthy light bites.