First course
Cafes work in Sterling Heights
Sterling Heights is a built out suburb, and its cafe trade runs along the main roads that carry people across the city: Van Dyke, Mound, Schoenherr, Ryan, Dequindre and Dodge Park. The coffee side of the trade is a mix of national and regional chains on the big corners and independent shops and drive throughs in the strip centres and older commercial pockets. Around those, the food side of the cafe trade is strong here, with coney style diners, breakfast and lunch rooms, bakeries with seating and independent coffee houses serving the surrounding neighbourhoods. Searches for coffee, breakfast, brunch and a place to work or meet in Sterling Heights come from residents who already live within a few minutes of several options, so the choice is made on what shows up when they look. That is the demand available in this city, and it is steady because the population is settled and the trade is local.
