'Like a deli,’ but there's no food at this café moving to new space in Charlotte
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- La Bodeguita expands with 835-sq.-ft. studio opening Oct. 4 at Camp North End.
- New space triples size, adds workshop area, retail corner and lounge seating.
- Craft café offers creative sessions, artist workshops and community programs.
Charlotte is getting another café — but it isn’t what you think.
La Bodeguita is expanding its footprint at Camp North End with a new brick-and-mortar space, opening Saturday, Oct. 4, according to a news release sent to CharlotteFive.
The creative wellness studio and craft café has outgrown its post — a vintage Airstream trailer — and will relocate to an 835-square-foot storefront studio at 1824 Statesville Avenue in the coming weeks.
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Founded by local artist Michelle Fernandez, the space combines art, wellness and shared community through creative workshops, crafts and other programming. It opened in June and has been a hit with locals ever since.
“Camp North End is already home,” Fernandez, who’s also a therapist, said in the release. “The community’s support of our Airstream has been so generous, and this new studio will allow us to put down deeper roots.”
“Having a larger, permanent space means we can host more classes, expand our craft café hours, and continue building a home base for creative wellness in Charlotte,” she said.
What’s a craft café?
La Bodeguita is unique in that it doesn’t offer coffee, scones and other light bites you’d expect at your typical café. So what is it exactly?
“So a craft café is exactly as the name sounds: A magical place you can go and order a crafting experience off a menu just as you would at a deli but instead of food, it’s crafts,” Fernandez wrote on Instagram.
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The local artist said she was “instantly intrigued” by similar popups in other cities and decided to launch her own after realizing there was nothing like it in Charlotte.
La Bodeguita’s “menu” of crafts features everything from keychain making, paper portraits and water color.
It’s “like a deli but with no food,” Fernandez said.
The craft café operates Friday-Sunday, and reservations are encouraged.
La Bodeguita’s new home
With triple the room to play, the new studio will include new lounge-style seating and a dedicated workshop area, the release said. Fernandez described the aesthetic as “mid-century modern meets Old Havana,” where guests can nibble on bodega-style snacks and drinks as they let their creative juices flow.
The space will also feature a retail area with locally sourced crafting kits and wellness card decks created by Fernandez.
Guests can expect other programming, too:
- Parallel Play Fridays: A co-working space where guests can collaborate.
- Creative Wellness Cohorts: Small group sessions exploring themes like love and connection through an artistic lens.
- Workshops with local artists.
As for the old Airstream trailer, it’s here to stay and will serve as a private event space, according to the release.
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La Bodeguita
Location: 1824 Statesville Avenue, Suite 106A, Charlotte, NC
Hours: Wednesday-Sunday from 11 a.m-6 p.m.
Cuisine: Craft café , creative wellness
Instagram: @labodeguitaclt
This story was originally published September 19, 2025 at 6:30 AM.