Built for little ones and the grown-ups chasing them.

The play space is the reason you'll come. Here's what we're designing it around, in the order parents keep telling us matters.

Clean, every day

Toys get washed, soft play gets wiped, and it shows. If you'd let your kid put it in their mouth at home, it's clean enough here.

You can see them from your seat

The play space is laid out so every corner is visible from the cafe. Sit down, actually sit, and still watch.

Built for imagination

A pretend kitchen, a market, blocks, books, and things to climb. Less flashing plastic, more stuff kids invent games with.

A corner for the littlest

A separate soft area for babies and new walkers, away from the bigger kids' traffic.

Tell us what to build.

The survey asks which features matter most to you in a play space, and which ages you think Roanoke is underserving. We're reading every answer.

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  • Cleanliness
  • Safety
  • Visibility from seating
  • Variety of toys
  • Imaginative play

Questions we get a lot

When do you open?

We're not announcing a date until we're certain of it. The early-access list hears first, then Instagram, then everyone else.

What ages is it for?

We're designing for babies through early elementary, with a separate soft area for the littlest. The survey asks which ages you feel are underserved, and that answer is shaping the space.

What will it cost?

We're asking you in the survey right now, and pricing will be published on this site before the doors open. We'd rather get it right than guess.

What are the house rules?

Socks, supervision, food, and waivers are being decided now and get published before opening day. Nothing will be a surprise at the door.

Something else? Ask us directly.