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Garden City Today
By the People, for the People
Nowadays Coffee to Open in Iconic Chinden Boulevard Building
The new coffee shop will transform a former title loans office into a vibrant community hub.
Apr. 3, 2026 at 5:28pm
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The vibrant new Nowadays Coffee shop in Garden City aims to blend nostalgic charm with a fresh, community-focused vision, revitalizing a long-vacant building and contributing to the neighborhood's ongoing growth.Garden City TodayGail and Jonah Eldfrick are opening Nowadays Coffee in a 480-square-foot building on Chinden Boulevard in Garden City, Idaho. The brightly colored building was previously home to Northwest Title Loans and has a history of housing a coffee shop in the 1980s. Nowadays Coffee will feature a vintage breakfast diner-inspired aesthetic with a modern twist, offering espresso drinks, specialty teas, and locally made pastries. The Eldfricks plan to utilize the entire lot, adding outdoor seating, yard games, and hosting regular flea markets.
Why it matters
The opening of Nowadays Coffee represents the revitalization of a long-vacant building and the continued growth and development of Garden City. The Eldfricks' vision to blend nostalgic charm with a fresh, community-focused coffee shop concept aligns with the neighborhood's efforts to attract new businesses and foot traffic.
The details
The 480-square-foot building that will house Nowadays Coffee was built in 1956 and was most recently occupied by Northwest Title Loans. The Eldfricks plan to maintain the building's iconic red, white, and yellow color scheme while adding their own modern touches. The interior will seat around 10 customers, but the Eldfricks intend to utilize the entire lot, adding outdoor seating, yard games, and hosting regular flea markets. The menu will feature espresso drinks with rotating house-made syrups, specialty teas, single-origin drip coffee, and locally made sourdough pastries.
- Nowadays Coffee is aiming to open by early June 2026.
- The shop will initially operate Wednesday through Sunday, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., with plans to eventually expand to seven days a week.
The players
Gail Eldfrick
Gail Eldfrick and her husband, Jonah Eldfrick, are launching Nowadays Coffee after nearly 10 years of experience in the coffee industry, including operating a successful coffee cart called Kindred Coffee Cart.
Jonah Eldfrick
Gail Eldfrick's husband, who is co-launching Nowadays Coffee with her.
Nowadays Coffee
A new coffee shop opening in a historic building on Chinden Boulevard in Garden City, Idaho, featuring a vintage breakfast diner-inspired aesthetic with modern touches.
Northwest Title Loans
The previous tenant of the 480-square-foot building that will now house Nowadays Coffee.
Joe on the Go
A coffee shop that previously occupied the building in the 1980s.
What they’re saying
“I've grown up in Boise, and it's always been a dream. Obviously, when you become a barista, you can really only go so far, and the goal was always to eventually have a space of my own that I really cared about.”
— Gail Eldfrick, Co-founder, Nowadays Coffee
“Something about it just really spoke to us. ... It's so small, it's funny. I just really love it. So many people already are like, 'Oh, I know exactly what building that is, that's on my way to work.' It's just easily recognizable, easy to get to. I think that's going to be super beneficial for us.”
— Gail Eldfrick, Co-founder, Nowadays Coffee
“Our color scheme is a red, an off-white, and a buttery yellow. So we're keeping the red and the white. We're replacing the big yellow awning with a big red awning. We're keeping a lot of the red notes, a little bit less of the bold yellow. We're pulling inspiration, think a vintage breakfast diner meets a cool, new coffee shop.”
— Gail Eldfrick, Co-founder, Nowadays Coffee
What’s next
Nowadays Coffee plans to open by early June 2026 and will initially operate Wednesday through Sunday, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., with plans to eventually expand to seven days a week.
The takeaway
The opening of Nowadays Coffee represents the revitalization of a long-vacant building and the continued growth and development of Garden City. The Eldfricks' vision to blend nostalgic charm with a fresh, community-focused coffee shop concept aligns with the neighborhood's efforts to attract new businesses and foot traffic, offering a unique and inviting gathering space for local residents.
