Wow, it was very refreshing to walk into this coffee shop this morning. It was a beautiful morning, and I decided to simply walk around the neighborhood and stop in to a new place for a good cup of coffee. This place is unlike any other shop in the city: it's in such a cool unique space right on Penn, and I ironically enjoyed the whiteness and pure minimalistic design of the place. Simply furnished with a few simple tables and a bar in an older store-front (probably an older house), this place is all about the coffee. And it's great. I lived in Central America for almost two years and didn't have coffee this good. The young woman who owns the place - I think her name is Amy - was wonderful and incredibly educated about her coffee. We stood and talked for a few before things started to pick up. And I loved the other patrons that come in here. This is by far the hippest shop in Pittsburgh- frequented by the alternative and very Lawrenceville-y crowd. It was so hip that I felt like I didn't belong; but dammit, I'm coming in again as soon as possible!