Common Ground Cafe Cooperative
Serving Hampden's coffee lovers for over 25 years!
Serving Hampden's coffee lovers for over 25 years! The café opened in 1997 and has been worker-owned since 2023. Common Ground serves local-roasted coffee, house-made baked goods, and light fare.
Common Ground Cafe Cooperative was born from the collective efforts of Common Ground Workers United, the former organized employees of Common Ground Bakery Cafe. We are passionate baristas, bakers, cooks, and community members committed to each other and the people we serve. After we had began the process of unionization, the owner suddenly closed down the cafe in July of 2023, shocking the entire staff and community. With the help of the Baltimore Roundtable for Economic Democracy and Seed Commons, as well as the Hampden and Greater Baltimore community, we were able to bring back our beloved cafe under collective ownership within just 2 months.
Before we became a cooperative, Common Ground had been a staple of the Hampden neighborhood of Baltimore for over 25 years. We started as a small cafe on the Avenue, and moved down the street to our bigger location on Chestnut Ave at the beginning of 2022. We have steadily grown to be one of Hampden's favorite coffee shops and community gathering hubs.
COVID INFO: Outdoor dining & pickup available. Masks indoors are strongly encouraged!
3543 Chestnut Ave, Baltimore, MD 21211 443.438.5505 commongroundworkers@gmail.com