×
  • Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
FresYes!

FresYes!

The people, the places and the lifestyle of Fresno and Clovis!

  • Home
  • Real Estate
    • Fresno / Clovis Market Data
    • FresYes Realty
    • FresYes Ag
    • Tesoro Viejo Homes
    • Listings
    • What would your home sell for?
    • Home Sale Calculator
    • Affordability Calculator
    • Mortgage Calculator
  • Latest Stories
    • Fresno Flavor
    • Submit/Suggest A Story
  • Jump To
    • Food & Bev
    • Neighborhoods
      • Bullard Area
      • Downtown Fresno
      • Fig Garden
      • Historic Fresno High
      • Northeast Fresno
      • Northwest Fresno
      • Old Town Clovis
      • Northeast Clovis
      • Fort Washington / River Park
      • Sunnyside
      • Tower District
      • Tesoro Viejo
  • About
    • Our Beliefs
    • Meet our Staff
  • Store
  • Contact
You are here: Home / Breweries / Hi-Top Coffee sets up shop in the Tower District

Hi-Top Coffee sets up shop in the Tower District

September 27, 2017 by Natali Carrera Leave a Comment

1148
SHARES
FacebookSubscribe

Hi. I’m Natali, and I’m a coffee addict.

There, now that that fact has been made abundantly clear, I am happy to share with you that Fresno now has one more awesome place to grab a really great cup o’ Joe. Everyone, please welcome Hi-Top Coffee to Wishon Ave. in the Tower District.

I stopped by Hi-Top for the first time last Friday morning on my way to work and for having been open just eight days, it sure seemed like a popular place to be already! The whole place was filled with people enjoying the beautifully redecorated space, but despite that, the service was fast, friendly, and attentive. Long story short: my mocha was phenomenal, and it kept me energized until late in the afternoon, which was awesome.

Hi-Top Coffee
Hi-Top Coffee’s owners at work [photo: Hi-Top Coffee]

Hi-Top origins

Hi-Top Coffee is the product of a friendship formed originally at MetalMark climbing gym in Fresno. Hi-Top co-founders Aaron Bagato, Spencer Suvanto, and Karsyn Suvanto have a passion for coffee, from picking the beans to pouring a cup to every drink they serve.

Bagato started as a barista in Montana, and after moving back to his hometown, worked for Raizana Tea and helped Kuppa Joy open their Fresno location. Most recently, Bagato worked at Lanna Coffee Co. He traveled to Thailand and learned the full circle of third wave coffee, from sourcing to roasting, brewing, and serving.

Hi-Top Coffee
Hi-Top offers an open, friendly, and inviting space [photo: Hi-Top Coffee]

A Commitment to craft coffee

The Suvantos purchased a La Marzocco Strada EP, a rare, custom espresso machine that provided a catalyst for their coffee shop plans. Construction on the shop began in May with the help of Karsyn’s father, Joe Parker, owner of Karsyn Construction. The shop, formerly Café Corazon, was remodeled into a comfortable space with natural concrete floors, wooden tabletops, hexagonal tiles, large windows, and a custom mural by local artist Quinn Bowman.

“Our goal with Hi-Top Coffee is to create a quality experience from beginning to end; from the moment it is picked all the way to the final product served,” says Bagato, who considers himself a barista above a business owner. “Although we are providing a top-quality experience, we are not pretentious about the end cup of coffee, mainly because we realize there are so many hands along the way that helped create that single cup.”

Hi-Top Coffee sells and serves craft coffee from primary roasters Cat & Cloud, a shop based in Santa Cruz that was started by a team of national barista champions whose values and mission mirror those of Hi-Top’s founders. Hi-Top will feature Cat & Cloud’s flagship blend “The Answer” for espresso drinks, and will rotate in single origin coffees as they become seasonally available. Hi-Top Coffee also plans to be a multi-roaster shop, bringing in guest roasters on its pour-over menu each month.

Artisan teas will be offered from Kilogram Tea, an offshoot of Intelligentsia, and gourmet toasts will feature local, fresh-baked bread. A Hi-Top Coffee mobile cart is also in the works, which will be available for private event catering.

“We are intentionally hiring friendly people and are eager to share our love and knowledge of coffee to any customers who want to learn,” says Bagato. “Above all else, we want to create a place that offers people a great cup of coffee, a smile, and hopefully a better day.”

Hi-Top Coffee

What to try if you go

  • Hi-Top Coffee’s specialty drink, the “Low-Top”: a one-and-one split shot of espresso, one half plain and one shaken with almond milk, honey, cinnamon, and cardamom
  • A Flat Churro: toast with cinnamon and sugar, like you had when you were a kid… oh nostalgia…
  • Sweet Greens: avocado toast topped with lemon basil pesto, micro greens, and olive oil

Hours and location

Shop hours are Monday through Saturday, 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Sundays from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Hi-Top Coffee is located at 1306 N. Wishon Ave. For more information, visit www.hi-topcoffee.com or follow them on Facebook.

  • Author
  • Recent Posts
Natali Carrera
Natali Carrera
Natali Carrera is a proud Fresno native and passionate advocate for her community. A Fresno State alum and lifelong cheerleader for all things local, Natali has been a featured blogger for FresYes for over 10 years, where she writes weekly about food, coffee, family fun, and shopping local. When she's not sharing her latest discoveries, you’ll find her cheering on her teenage son at his baseball games alongside her husband of 22 years. Natali is also the founder and CEO of Success Together, Inc., a nonprofit dedicated to empowering parents through education.
Natali Carrera
Latest posts by Natali Carrera (see all)
  • Lunch Goals: Dervo’s Deli Lives Up to the TikTok Hype - June 19, 2025
  • Fresno Datebook: Local Ideas for Fun Nights Out - June 13, 2025
  • Where to Swim & Splash in Fresno, 2025 Edition - June 5, 2025
1148
SHARES
FacebookSubscribe

Filed Under: Breweries, Buy Local, Fresno, General Tagged With: buy local, coffee, coffee shops, craft coffee, local business, tower district

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Get the FresYes Insider Newsletter!

  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Fresno Flavor: Amalgamation

SEE THEM ALL

Who is FresYes?

Fresyes.com was started by me, Jason Farris. Yes, I'm in real estate. I think that real estate is so much more than buying and selling homes. It's all about the lifestyle, it's about community. Here in the Fresno / Clovis area we have such a wonderful sense of community. I wanted a place that best reflects the people, the places and the lifestyle that we call home. Fresyes.com is that place. We have fabulous authors who share what makes this community of ours so special. I also write here, and not always about real estate. You can find all my posts HERE

Call Us!

559 286-0055

Market Stats

Fresno / Clovis Market Data

Search Fresyes!

Look what’s happening on Twitter

Favorite Tweets by @FresYes

Recent Posts

  • Swim, Bike, Run… Stay? Huntington Lake Has It All
  • New Eureka! Summer Menu Just Dropped – See What’s Fresh for 2025
  • Lunch Goals: Dervo’s Deli Lives Up to the TikTok Hype
  • Your Donation, Their Future — F.A.R.A.F. Summer Drive
  • 5 Things I Overheard in Fresno This Week (That Made Me Smile, Cringe, or Think)
5 questions
FresYes | 8469 N. Millbrook Ave #106 Fresno, CA 93720 | Phone: 559-286-0055 | CADRE #01999186
Media
...another Custom Wordpress Website by Mike Mueller Hi!