Though its name and location both recall a heavy industrial past, Milwaukee Caffe in a former automotive manufacturing neighborhood in Detroit is all about executing the finer details of coffee from within a small but welcoming space.

From co-owners Carlo Liburdi and Ashley Davidson, the small shop opened last month in Detroit’s Milwaukee Junction neighborhood, offering walk-up service. Liburdi, a first-generation Italian-American, and Davidson, who spent five years living and in Italy and studying in Milan, envisioned a fresh take on the traditional Italian coffee bar.