Williston’s comic shop has a new name and new doughnuts after the sudden departure of Twisted Halo in late December. Now operating as Old Town Café & Comics, the café, located at 31 Cottonwood Drive, Suite 106, is open and preparing to expand its menu soon.
Ben Perry and his wife, Kelsey, purchased the comic side of the business from founder Rory Malone when it was still Champion Comics & Coffee. They previously partnered with Emma Slater and Taylan Hagen of Twisted Halo, who ran the café until their departure at the end of 2024. Now, the Perrys own the entire business, Perry told Seven Days. (Twisted Halo’s doughnut business in Waitsfield remains open.)
The couple has brought on chef Paul Truman and plans to launch a full breakfast and lunch menu in February. For now, Old Town Café & Comics is serving drinks from Vermont Artisan Coffee & Tea, along with doughnuts from Burlington’s Miss Weinerz, available Thursday through Sunday. Perry added, “Comic books, coffee, and doughnuts — that’s just a no-brainer. We really don’t have another space like this in Vermont, and now we have synergy between the two sides. It should provide nothing but smiles.”
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