Indigo is described as a visual insight to the owner’s brain
18:21, 02 May 2025Updated 18:22, 02 May 2025
Indigo Cafe in Rock Ferry pictured Michalis and Golfo Migos(Image: Colin Lane/Liverpool Echo)
A vibrant cafe offering space for everyone has become a community staple. The colourful exteriors are only a small taste of the multitude of events, characters and aesthetics you’ll find inside.
Indigo in Birkenhead celebrated its second birthday on May 1 but it’s difficult to imagine life before the cafe arrived. Everyone from drag queens and up-and-coming musicians utilise the space to share their creativity with other like-minded individuals.
Indigo was created by brother sister tag team Golfo and Michalis Migos, both 31, from Rock Ferry, who owe their names to their Greek grandparents. Golfo studied a degree in archelogy and later worked as a stage manger in London for around a decade before heading back north.
Golfo’s career would prepare her to manager customers of her own on a regular basis. Foodie Michalis is a self-taught chef and together they ply the community with everything they need from food to company.
Golfo told the ECHO: “We’ve always been mates but we got closer and started to hang out more. We’re a double act – he does the food as the chef and I’m front of house.
“We were on our way to Liverpool when we saw the venue was available. It’s on the road between our house and the way to the train station.
“It was quite an evolved process. We cleaned and gutted the entire building and worked regular jobs alongside the renovations.”
Indigo is described as a visual insight to the owner’s brain(Image: Colin Lane/Liverpool Echo)
Indigo opened in Rock Ferry on May 1, 2023, with a little bit of everything. The colourful interiors throw caution to the wind, opting for a childlike whimsy without rules.
Fairy lights are strung from the ceiling while plants sit in abundance. Walls are multi-coloured with original art work and paint cans decorating most surfaces.
Vintage home decor has been reclaimed while tea is served in decorative china. You’ll struggle to describe Indigo’s’ image because it’s a presentation of the owner’s colourful mind.
Golfo said: “The aesthetic is the inside of my brain. It’s camp, fun, colourful and friendly and basically built to be somewhere we want to hand out. “The cafe is young and trendy but we like to keep a middle line and any old deers who want to come in.
Indigo welcomes all walks of life to embrace the space as their own. Throughout the month guests can enjoy everything from wellness walks, yoga and book clubs to crochet circles, open mic music evenings and quiz nights.
Michalis hjas you covered when it comes to food with a stacked menu of butties, and bagels and specials. Golfo added: “We like to keep busy.
“The initial intention was to create good food and give the community somewhere they could enjoy. We didn’t want to be one thing and so we’ve sort of become everything.People love Michalis’ food and the response from the community during events or simply calling in is really positive.